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I have been using this product auto stop eliminator for a few months and I have no complaints.

https://www.autostopeliminator.com/...4u8jCeVTuQz2z-kLpyncg-8K6PX1GgaYaAiVWEALw_wcB

But I saw this video from Scotty Kilmer talking about Dongles in the OBD port causing computer issues and not to drive with anything in the OBD port. He also says he hates the Auto Start stop feature in modern cars and that they cause premature wear. What sayeth the forum?

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JFC, someone put that fool out of our misery.

There is no harm.

Unsubscribe from that idiot and live a better life.
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let's talk specifically about why there is no harm. electrically, it literally is remembering if you have autostop on or off, and if it's off it will send the same signal as a button push each time you start your truck. literally the same as pushing the button in the lower center console.

about the port itself. the autostop eliminator for the maverick weighs just a few ounces, but despite that, it comes with a zip tie that will relieve any strain on the connection. it's also connected to the back of the port, so that a tech can happily just connect to the interface with their scantool normally. they wouldn't necessarily even notice an autostop eliminator is installed.
 

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TBF, he's a genius. He's a clickbait mechanic that generates a ton of revenue from YT and knows his target audience very well.
impressionable, semi-knowledgeable car enthusiasts. anyone who really knows anything should not be drawn in by his flying spit tirades...
 
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JFC, someone put that fool out of our misery.

There is no harm.

Unsubscribe from that idiot and live a better life.
TOTALLY AGREE! Dude should get sued for defamation by companies. That stuff he spews he has no Idea about.
 

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I have been using this product auto stop eliminator for a few months and I have no complaints.

https://www.autostopeliminator.com/...4u8jCeVTuQz2z-kLpyncg-8K6PX1GgaYaAiVWEALw_wcB

But I saw this video from Scotty Kilmer talking about Dongles in the OBD port causing computer issues and not to drive with anything in the OBD port. He also says he hates the Auto Start stop feature in modern cars and that they cause premature wear. What sayeth the forum?

I just used Forscan to change a 1 to a 0 with an obd cable. Works like a charm. Many threads about this on this site.
 

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I have been using this product auto stop eliminator for a few months and I have no complaints.

https://www.autostopeliminator.com/...4u8jCeVTuQz2z-kLpyncg-8K6PX1GgaYaAiVWEALw_wcB

But I saw this video from Scotty Kilmer talking about Dongles in the OBD port causing computer issues and not to drive with anything in the OBD port. He also says he hates the Auto Start stop feature in modern cars and that they cause premature wear. What sayeth the forum?

I don't have a problem with the auto stop: it is part of the routine: open door, sit, turn on with the key, press the auto stop, no stinking dongle needed
 

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I have been using this product auto stop eliminator for a few months and I have no complaints.

https://www.autostopeliminator.com/...4u8jCeVTuQz2z-kLpyncg-8K6PX1GgaYaAiVWEALw_wcB

But I saw this video from Scotty Kilmer talking about Dongles in the OBD port causing computer issues and not to drive with anything in the OBD port. He also says he hates the Auto Start stop feature in modern cars and that they cause premature wear. What sayeth the forum?


he is a giant fool. all his videos are click bait junk. never ever listen to that oil drinker.
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