Is there more wear on the gasoline engine due to all the starting and stopping it does in normal driving? I mean that while driving, every time the gas pedal is released the engine stops, and then restarts again when the gas pedal is pressed. This is normal SOP for the vehicle. My initial wonder…

No more wear, I’d think. While it does start/stop more often, it’s not every time the gas pedal is released, at least no in my Ford. More wear would be in the starter, which is designed to handle the extra load. As for the oil pressure, I’m sure that’s designed for. No engine wear issues have bee…

It takes a while for the oil to drain back, so the pressure builds quickly, and there is residual oil in the system, too. Not like starting a gas engine in the morning after sitting all night.

I feel, the biggest problem would be the starter motor, not the engine. When you consider the shock load on motors of regular cars as for example, spinning wheels suddenly hitting dry pavement, asking them to the work in unison with a high torque electric in parallel or just drive a generator like a…

Not sure how the engine kicks in…but are you sure it’s the starter and not just momentum of car that starts the engine…The electric motor gets the car moving first…Just wondering…why use a starter when the vehicle is moving.

COLD starts cause the most wear in internal combustion engines. Once the engine is warm there is no additional wear caused by starting. There’s no extra wear on the engine, and we should all ask ourselves, “Do these vehicles have conventional starters?” Perhaps some hybrids do, but perhaps others…

I don’t think the Prius engine even has a conventional starter or alternator for that matter. There’s not even a fan belt. The engine is started through the transmission gears by one of the two traction motor/generators in the prius transmission or possibly even the car’s momentum if the car is al…

Not sure, you tell me. But the gas motor is not engaged all of the time. The starter motor for the gas engine could be the transmission working by way of the electric motor, which is what a starter motor is and is dual or full function use in this case. Either way, that’s the weakest link, not the g…

Thanks for all the great responses. There is a starter and from the auto parts pix it looks like it is constantly engaged, I mean no bendix to kick it in. The dash touch screen shows when the motor is powering it and when the batteries are and the motor does stop each time I let off on the gas pedal…

Please guys, it’s a starter drive. Bendix? is a registered trademark.

I recently took a 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid out for a quick demo ride…Wow is all I can say…It’s light-years ahead of anything on the road…When you “start” the car, (turn on the key) nothing happens except the Star Wars dashboard comes to life and the car goes into motion smoothly and SILENTLY…At some …

Wear and tear on a gas engine in a hybrid?

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the_same_mountainbike December 18, 2010, 1:38pm 12

So is Kleenex…but if I have to sneeze I don’t care what the box says. Bendix has really become as much a generic term as kleenex has, which is a compliment and a credit to both companys.

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