# 2008 Citroën DS - Can I do what no other human wishes to do?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 30, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440 "2024-09-30T20:17:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wendy33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@wendy33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wendy33)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440/1 "2024-09-30T20:17:36Z")

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Can you put a stop/start engine into an older Corsa that has no stop/start function?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440/2 "2024-09-30T21:19:03Z")

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With enough time, money and fabrication skills you can put almost any engine in it.

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440/3 "2024-10-01T00:19:39Z")

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+1

Short answer, Yes, long answer, how deep are your pockets??..

A different answer, just turn the key off when stopped… You have to be good at timing your red lights, but I did this when driving my fun car a lot at longer red lights in the hot summer…

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440/4 "2024-10-01T02:11:06Z")

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The stop/start feature is a function of the engine computer. If the replacement engine is mechanically the same as the old engine, it will function as it should (no stop/start).

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-citroen-ds-can-i-do-what-no-other-human-wishes-to-do/197440/5 "2024-10-01T15:01:19Z")

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Most often asked question: “how can I defeat start/stop”.

My question for you, why would you spend a lot of money to add a “feature” that places extra strain on your battery and starter?