Eco start stop not working.
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Eco start stop not working.
My Eco start stop seems to have stopped working. It hasn't for a year now. I know the temp outside and if the AC or heat needs to be on ETC affects how it functions. Now I am not complaining, I always turned it off at start up.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
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My Eco start stop seems to have stopped working. It hasn't for a year now. I know the temp outside and if the AC or heat needs to be on ETC affects how it functions. Now I am not complaining, I always turned it off at start up.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
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My Eco start stop seems to have stopped working. It hasn't for a year now. I know the temp outside and if the AC or heat needs to be on ETC affects how it functions. Now I am not complaining, I always turned it off at start up.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
What I was thinking is the battery for the start stop has gone bad, and if it has, does this matter if I don't want the ECO to work. Does it affect anything else in the long run?
The green ECO light comes on at start but goes off after a second or 2 to never be seen again till the next start up. I have a 2015 base V6 with about 45K on it. If I need not be concerned I will chock it up to good fortune. If I need it checked, I do have the CPO warranty in effect. Thanks.
Anyone have the link to the pic of the second battery and how to disable/remove? If not, I'll disconnect the ground and just leave it in there.
Last edited by Taylorguy74; 02-11-2020 at 01:07 PM.
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Anyone have the link to the pic of the second battery and how to disable/remove? If not, I'll disconnect the ground and just leave it in there.[/QUOTE]
disconnect the ground wire, disconnect the positive wire, remove the battery clamp, lift the battery out. Done.
There are no negative effects whatever from removing the second battery from the power equation. But there is a positive effect, no, two: first, you rid yourself of the annoyance of the stop/start system and second, you save 30 pounds of weight.
Anyone have the link to the pic of the second battery and how to disable/remove? If not, I'll disconnect the ground and just leave it in there.[/QUOTE]
disconnect the ground wire, disconnect the positive wire, remove the battery clamp, lift the battery out. Done.
There are no negative effects whatever from removing the second battery from the power equation. But there is a positive effect, no, two: first, you rid yourself of the annoyance of the stop/start system and second, you save 30 pounds of weight.
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There are no negative effects whatever from removing the second battery from the power equation. But there is a positive effect, no, two: first, you rid yourself of the annoyance of the stop/start system and second, you save 30 pounds of weight.[/QUOTE]
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There are no negative effects whatever from removing the second battery from the power equation. But there is a positive effect, no, two: first, you rid yourself of the annoyance of the stop/start system and second, you save 30 pounds of weight.[/QUOTE]
Are you sure it's as easy as that?
Coz I have looked at doing this and I can see no way of accessing the rearmost battery clamp bolt without ripping out all or most of the rear trim panels in the hatch, and I really don't want to do that so I haven't bothered.
Or is it different on the 'vert compared to my coupe?
Anyway, the very first day I got my F-Type home (3.4 years ago) I simply unbolted the earth lead from the secondary battery to where it bolts to the floor of the boot/hatch/trunk and zip tied it up out of the way, no more incredibly annoying and useless SS and zero problems or hassles ever since.
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Inspired by sov211 I decided just now to have another look at completely removing the secondary battery.
Success!
It's out and not quite as difficult as I first thought.
It just took a wobble extension and some skun knuckles to get that rearmost mounting nut off and no need to remove any trim pieces.
Four nuts and one bolt, all 10 mm, to get the battery tie down bracket off.
I left the little base plate in place as it's small and light and looked to be more hassle than it was worth to remove.
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Yep that should work.
Inspired by sov211 I decided just now to have another look at completely removing the secondary battery.
Success!
It's out and not quite as difficult as I first thought.
It just took a wobble extension and some skun knuckles to get that rearmost mounting nut off and no need to remove any trim pieces.
Four nuts and one bolt, all 10 mm, to get the battery tie down bracket off.
I left the little base plate in place as it's small and light and looked to be more hassle than it was worth to remove.
Inspired by sov211 I decided just now to have another look at completely removing the secondary battery.
Success!
It's out and not quite as difficult as I first thought.
It just took a wobble extension and some skun knuckles to get that rearmost mounting nut off and no need to remove any trim pieces.
Four nuts and one bolt, all 10 mm, to get the battery tie down bracket off.
I left the little base plate in place as it's small and light and looked to be more hassle than it was worth to remove.
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I completely removed the secondary battery negative/earth lead from the car but I left the positive lead in place, zip tied up out of the way together with the end of the battery vent tube.
Here's a couple of pics of the end result showing the red positive lead and terminal cover near the middle, sorry they are a bit blurry!
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If you are talking about the secondary/small battery then both terminals are on top (but with the mounting nuts on the side).
I completely removed the secondary battery negative/earth lead from the car but I left the positive lead in place, zip tied up out of the way together with the end of the battery vent tube.
Here's a couple of pics of the end result showing the red positive lead and terminal cover near the middle, sorry they are a bit blurry!
I completely removed the secondary battery negative/earth lead from the car but I left the positive lead in place, zip tied up out of the way together with the end of the battery vent tube.
Here's a couple of pics of the end result showing the red positive lead and terminal cover near the middle, sorry they are a bit blurry!
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