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Hi everyone, i got a question for you guys and gals.

today i was driving back from work on the highway at about 90km/h (65mph) and noticed rpms were unusually high for this speed (i got auto) about 3000rpm or so, so i took a look at my AT and it was in D3, i figured out i have to switch it to D, so i took my eyes off AT and i was so damn sure D position is one back from D3, but it was one up, so instead i switched it into 2 , so my car jerked quite violently, rpms jumped to 5000 and it wasnt nice, i realized i was retarded and changed it to D.

well my question is - could that downshift screw up my engine, everything works fine after that, just wondering if it could potentially lead to serious engine/transmission problems?

thanx a lot.

 
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Naaaa.......

5000 isn't hurting the engine unless you decide to drive it like that all the time.

Now REVERSE would have been a whole different story.

 
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hehe. downshift sometime is a good thing if u are racing. it wont screw up ur engine.

 
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here's a hint, you dont have to press the shift button when going from neutral to D to D3

the shifter can be pushed back and forth from N to D to D3

i think the reason this can happen is because if your car stalls on the road, you can put it into neutral to restart the engine w/o ever having to take your eyes off the road

 
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it only kills the tranny.....

 
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Nah, the engine is fine; if you damaged anything it would be the tranny. Chances are any damage incurred won't be seen for a few years anyhow. I'd not lose any sleep over it.