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Originally Posted by wilnj

https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-advice/myth-busting-stop-start-damage-engine/

If you tried to apply the tech to an engine that wasn’t designed for it, yes you would have a problem.

Interviewing an auto executive probably isn’t the most unbiased source, and I still take objection to some of the “facts” cited in that article. These systems have been scabbed onto existing engine platforms, do you really think they redesigned the bearings, oil system, and starter for an engine like the VAG 2.0T that’s been mostly unchanged for years? Battery tech hasn’t really changed for 10-20 years, except some of these cars have a second battery tacked on for start/stop purposes so now you have two to replace. Oils have continuously gotten thinner for MPG and not engine life, compounded by extended oil change intervals for marketing’s sake.