cruising in neutral
03-30-2006, 11:11 AM
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No damage to powertrain that I can think of, but this practice is poor driving skill. Why would you want to do this anyway? You need the tranny in gear and connected to the engine to have full control of your vehicle.
03-30-2006, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by trabman,Mar 30 2006, 02:01 PM
Anybody know of any known damage to the engine or transmission if the car is in neutral on a down hill stretch of road???
If you leave it in gear engine braking will ensure that you keep a fairly constant speed without the need for brakes.
Also, you don't have much control over the car when it's not in gear. When the car is in gear you have the ability to give it power in an emergency situation.
03-31-2006, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by koala,Mar 30 2006, 05:56 PM
you don't have much control over the car when it's not in gear. When the car is in gear you have the ability to give it power in an emergency situation.
Having control of your car at all times is best practice.
"COASTING" in neutral is the same as coasting to a stop instead of properly downshifting to the correct gear.... both are bad practices IMO.
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03-31-2006, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ztopgun28,Mar 31 2006, 10:24 AM
but doesnt coasting down a hill save gas?
I kinda thought you did this thinking it would save fuel. In this case, it's false economy and false reasoning. Not only do you not save fuel, you are relinquishing control over your car.
Not necessarily on this car, but on some cars, putting it into neutral when rolling confuses the hell out of the ECU. The engine revs sporadically and without much control. The ECU hates this.