Subject	I guessing your talking about a manual transmission>
Posted by	300Z-GTXR on September 10, 2000 at 11:33 AM
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In Reply To	why does putting car in neutral to slow down hurt the engine posted by Jang300zx on September 10, 2000 at 09:59 AM
Message	And doing this should not hurt the engine in any way. Your going to have to use the breaks anyway so you should not get anynore wear and tear from this. On the other hand using the engine to slow the car is not good over time. When downshifting you should apply the breaks enough so that the RPM's are at a low enough level and then you select a lower gear. Simply downshifting from 5th to 4th (as an example) without applying the proper amount of breaking will result in the engine and cluth wearing faster.
Follow Ups	why does putting car in neutral to slow down hurt the engine - Jang300zx 09:59:56 09/10/00 i've never heard of that before... besides, brake pads are - Bernie 10:52:17 09/10/00 Re: i've never heard of that before... besides, brake pads a - craZy 11:06:40 09/10/00 I push the clutch in then hit the brakes to slow down - Brett S 12:07:44 09/10/00 actually, you waste more gas putting it in neutral. (more)>> - Bernie 19:32:23 09/10/00 Re: why does putting car in neutral to slow down hurt the en - got rice? 11:29:29 09/10/00 I guessing your talking about a manual transmission> - 300Z-GTXR 11:33:53 09/10/00 Thank you-good explanation>> - SLINCO 16:35:38 09/10/00 It doesn't hurt the egine, it hurts the tranni & clutch... - zippin 14:31:48 09/10/00
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