| 摘要 |
An engine control apparatus is provided for controlling an engine of a motor vehicle. The engine control apparatus is configured to automatically stop the engine by stopping combustion in the engine when a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied and restart the engine by driving a starter when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied. The engine control apparatus includes a calculator and a condition changer. The calculator calculates an accumulated value by accumulating a starter deterioration-related value each time the engine is started or restarted by the starter; the accumulated value is indicative of the degree of deterioration of the starter. The condition changer changes, when the accumulated value has increased to reach a threshold value, the predetermined automatic stop condition so as to lower the frequency of the engine being automatically stopped and restarted and thereby suppress deterioration of the starter.
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