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Originally Posted by steffen707
I'm guessing bump starting the car uses less gas than with the starter, but have you read/noticed/found any info about how much more fuel is used with the starter?
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Originally Posted by California98Civic
I don't think the bump start uses really any significant extra power, other than the slight rev up you get when you get a good "spin" on the bump sometimes. The starter definitely draws some juice, which will ultimately have to be restored to the battery by the alternator.
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I wasn't as concerned about the electricity that the starter uses, but more about the gasoline spent to fire the engine back up. I figure that bump starting uses less fuel than using the starter. But has any info been gathered about how much fuel is used to start an engine?
Or like how many seconds at idle is equal to starting an engine? Kinda like, if you idle for more than 5 seconds its always better to shut the engine off and restart it to use less fuel?