Proper Way of Using Engine Brake...

[gearhead000]

hahaha.... i agree with ry_tower... depende sa real world conditions kung anung gagamitin mo na style to effectively brake safely or brake economically...

kasi kung galing ka sa top tapos mag dedescent ka, it obvious na before reaching the area where you will actually start to descent, that you will be already in low speed low gear...alangan naman pagbaba mo eh ang tulin mo at mataas gear mo, eh malamang malaglag o madisgrasya ka...

kung sobrang layo nang distance nang descent, being in first gear or second gear for a long descent won't destroy your engine...... UNLESS you are overloading the vehicle... and unless your engine has an inherent defect...
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pag baba ka naman at alam expected mo yung terrain o gradient nang road, always be on the safe side, low gear na agad then surely but consistently apply brakes in cycles... so that meh time to cool off ang brakes and the weight is never solely on the braking system to stop...

if naka pag slow down ka na at prepare, pag engine brake mo hindi dapat mag rev sa redline or close to redline yan,,,

proper preparation sa gearing, tip-top brake condition, and good anticipation, there will be no problems....

sa haba-haba ng binasa ko sa thread, eto na yata pinaka-rational post. proper braking is really a combination of tools and techniques that are available to you. like if going downhill, you don't just rely on engine braking to slow you down, but it can be your main means of doing so. kasi you run the risk of brake fade if nakababad ka sa brake pedal. on normal city (or highway) driving naman, you can still utilize engine braking, but only sparingly relative sa use of the main brakes to control vehicle deceleration.

kung hindi lang kasi 3rd world pinas eh uso na rin siguro dito exhaust brakes.

in some first world countries naman, like Canada, use of engine brake is restricted. when we were there, we were discussing about why it has to be so. it was mainly for the compression type of engine brakes pala, though it wasn't clearly indicated in the road signs.