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Old 02-02-2010, 09:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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2) I just read another thread about messing up an engine if doing EOC by shutting off the engine.....is this an issue with newer cars (ergo, my '09 cobalt?) I gathered that I should be letting the engine drop to idle before turning off the engine...is that enough?
This is only an issue for carbureted engines. For fuel injected engines, there is no risk of sucking extra gas into the combustion chamber when you kill the injectors.

I recommend a kill switch instead of cycling the ignition, mostly because all your computers - airbag, ABS, ECU, etc. power down when you turn the key.

Personally, I don't feel that P&G pays at high speeds, unless I'm headed downhill, but that's your call to make.
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