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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.

 
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i do the same thing.

 
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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.

 
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I agree. Thanks for the input.

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

 
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thanks gear.

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

 
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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.

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