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Originally Posted by philmcneal
question. Does the Ford Escape Store Warm engine lubricant to help speed up cold starts? I'm aware that the Toyota prius II has this featureand was wondering if the Escape has also.
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The FEH does not have an on-board coolant heat storage feature (thermos bottle) like the Prius II. These feature signifcantly reduces warm up time and gets the engine into closed loop mode (O2 sensor working) faster which allows the computer software to shut off the engine sooner. A similar benifit might be possiable with an engine block heater or a heated o2 sensor.