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- #16
It absolutely is bad for the engine, long term. Shorter term, it's bad for the starter. And I can see some potential safety hazards as well, or at least much greater annoyances than seem to be obvious to many.
Certainly, if your engine is being stopped and started much more often than actually makes any sense, you're going to wear the starter out that much faster. And eventually, this will lead to its premature failure.
Now, without stop/start, when your starter does eventually fail, it will be when you are parked somewhere safely, and trying to leave. With stop/start, your starter will fail much sooner, and there's a very good chance that it will be when you're stopped in traffic, and trying to get moving again.
Consider, also, than while most fairly new engines start up very quickly, older engines, with some wear on them, often get a bit fussier about starting, and may need to be cranked for several seconds before they start. Do you really want to be stopped in traffic, trying to get moving again, with others backed up behind, you, and possibly a short light that will soon turn red again, when your engine is being fussy about restarting?
When I get my Bronco, this is going to be one of the very first modifications I make to it.
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