gn3ric

Hello fellow members,

Well, I was wondering you auto transmission people if you guys like to put your car in neutral when you guys get to a red light. Here in CA where I live it's mostly flat and I'm pretty lazy to hold my foot on the brake and wait for the light and I developed this habit of sliding it to N when I get close to the light and then brake completely. I was curious if doing this often will do any damage to the car. Or is it better to just hold the brake and wait? I don't know, something I've been wondering for a while.

sicma99ot

i do the same thing.

xplicit503

I believe there was somewhere from either fueleconomy.gov or the owners manual that says to put the car in neutral if you are going to stay stopped for a long period of time, if its a short red it doesn't help you out.

I think the worst thing you can do is try to shift the car like a manual. Otherwise I don't think it does your car any harm.

gn3ric

I agree. Thanks for the input.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

i do it at every light but only once i stop first. it will save the trans by letting it cool off at lights.

gn3ric

thanks gear.

TRIZ

iTrader: (14)

What changes is your rev's and your AFR when you slid it into N.

gn3ric

I've noticed that for sure, just wondering if it does damage to the transmission if abused,but i guess that's what neutral is for.

DeX

If you use it too much it will wear out faster but not sure if it'll be noticeably faster. That's common sense.