E torque rant! Canada

[mikeru]

I have a 22 model with the etorque. I got used to the stop/start function and just ignored it. Then I got to hearing about the starter/alternator motor going out and taking weeks if not months to get a new one. That's when I put the stop/start override chip in so it no longer kills the engine at a stop. My thinking is that the etorque starter isn't going to fail if I don't use it.

The main failure in the MGU is the bearings. Since it's connected to the crankshaft directly with the serpentine belt it's always spinning if the engine is spinning, so the bearings aren't really getting a break by disabling start/stop.

Edit:

Yes it will if you have a bad unit. It runs constantly if the engine is running. It charges the 12v battery through the 48v system Also, if a bearing fails then you are still out of luck. Usually what fails are the bearings, and those are replaceable for around $40. The reason the winding fails is when the bearing goes, it wobbles, and the windings can get damaged.
So, all turning the stop/start does is stop the action, not any damage.
Although there is a back-order at dealers, it appears that the MGU is still available.

https://parts.allmoparparts.com/oem-parts/mopar-engine-generator-kit-68623194ab?origin=pla&srsltid=AfmBOopA98VaYM-gFUEZD_vCy3UWXv_zEVbsw5FNzFrp_4RML9JpZnajshY

https://parts.allmoparparts.com/oem-parts/mopar-engine-generator-kit-68623194ab?origin=pla&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=20612670178&gbraid=0AAAAACn8CRl9WzQEOIF-g1UOsW1PVKcNK&gclid=CjwKCAjwz5nGBhBBEiwA-W6XRFIDckEENSZ6WwEDrDNhgnkVDqTBkGqWFu_gQ9L06LnbCiP1n3eWkhoCdnkQAvD_BwE

You beat me to it lol.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Imagine opening the hood of a truck, seeing all this extra useless garbage and saying to themselves . This should be a good buy.

When will people wake up and stop buying this new junk.

 

[mikeru]

Imagine opening the hood of a truck, seeing all this extra useless garbage and saying to themselves . This should be a good buy.

When will people wake up and stop buying this new junk.

It's not even new anymore. It's eighth model year on the Pentastar and seventh model year on the Hemi. The thing is lots of car makers are now producing mild hybrid vehicles using a belt driven motor/generator. Ask Audi owners about the BSG shortage with several of their models equipped with the 3.0 V6 engine. The difference is that Audi has dealt with the BSG shortages as well as fixed the issue with them. Ram has had supply issues with the 48v battery module and with the MGU since it was released, and is still having supply issues with them.

 

[turkeybird56]

It's not even new anymore. It's eighth model year on the Pentastar and seventh model year on the Hemi. The thing is lots of car makers are now producing mild hybrid vehicles using a belt driven motor/generator. Ask Audi owners about the BSG shortage with several of their models equipped with the 3.0 V6 engine. The difference is that Audi has dealt with the BSG shortages as well as fixed the issue with them. Ram has had supply issues with the 48v battery module and with the MGU since it was released, and is still having supply issues with them.

No MGU for me, LOL, I be happy with my plain jane VVT.,. lol.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Every post COVID vehicles including Yotas are massive prices of chite.

Anyone buying a hybrid deserve what they get.