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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jwah" data-source="post: 574390" data-attributes="member: 25001">One of the major characteristics of Diesel engine is, RELATIVELY, economical if under idle speed! However, this stop/start function builtin will certainly save a lot of fuel, because you do need to inject Diesel into the cylinders to keep the engine alive. pro and con with the system then, however, I do see why they omitted the auto start/stop function in Diesel models.quote "The power output of a diesel engine is controlled by regulating the quantity of fuel that is injected into the cylinder. Because the engines do not need to control air volumes, they lack a butterfly valve in the intake tract. "</blockquote>