• joelfromaus@aussie.zone
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    12 hours ago

    Newer engines use different starter motor technology to reduce starter motor wear and the oil channels are designed to retain oil in the engine where previously there would be a moment of low pressure which you could hear as a slight tinny sound before oil flow.

    Source: I’m no mechanic but I’ve dealt in parts for stop-start engines.