[KarstGeo]

My high school auto mechanics teacher used to say that the worst thing you can do to a car (in terms of wear) is to start it.
However, I am starting to rethink the whole memory module approach, although I am looking at one which I paid $65, sitting on my desk. The area to fit it is really cramped, it will involve splicing into small wires, will probably be a hassle and might give the dealer cause to void future warranty repair items if discovered.
I am not a mechanic, but I used to do a lot of repairs to my cars, as a hobby. Everything on the VW is ridiculously over engineered, (I really want to say stupid). Simple things like swapping out the battery requires special equipment so you won't have to reflash your ECM and doing a simple oil change requires removing splash shields, making simple DIY jobs unnecessarily complicated. Thanks for your post, I will consider it.

And your HS auto mech teacher was basing this off what....1960s car tech? Stop-start technology: what's the long-term impact on my car’s engine? | Autocar

 

[KarstGeo]

I guess I always default to - the folks that design these have to have some notion of what is going on and designing them to work. Start/stop tech has been around for quite a while now (I remember it available on the 2013 Focuses when I bought mine) and I'm not hearing any long-term issues with starters and engines failing prematurely. ****, most folks don't keep their cars long enough anymore for it to matter even if did have an impact. Read up on it. The starters work differently on vehicle with start/stop than the old-school/traditional starters to accommodate the higher duty cycles. The article I posted explains the differences in bearing tech to help with it. Do I miss it in my Golf wagon b/c it's a base model? No. Do I think I'll have my Atlas 10 years with no failures related to the start/stop? Yes. I got used to it, I like it/doesn't bother me. The sweet silence at stop lights! The only downside to me is w/r to the HVAC in the summer. The current programming has the start/stop disabled if you are 1) using "max" A/C or 2) if you have more than 4 for your fan speed. Sometimes I just let the brake up a skosh if I want the A/C to kick back on and it's bothering me.

Do stop-start systems wear out your car's starter?

The fuel economy boost might be negligible, but should you worry more about wear and tear?

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[KarstGeo]

I sent it back to the seller today. I think that KarstGeo is started to get to me....scary!😊

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[KarstGeo]

Thanks for your input. I tried this before, but I am interested in more of a long term, custom solution so I can use it or disable it, as I choose. The device works, but the dongle is too big for the space available. Once I figure out how to remove the side panels on the center console and I can see what is going on, I might try to reinstall the device, but only if I can properly free up some space. I don't want to jam it in.

Remind me again - you have one that you can't code out using VCDS/OBDEleven by the voltage method? I seem to recall there was another way to do it on the newer models...