From Drive to Neutral

[prinsipe]

Mga Pre,

sa automatic transmission, hindi ba masama pag lipat from Drive to neutral habang tumatakbo ang sasakyan?

salamat po!

[theveed]

it'll wear out your tranny faster... best to wait until full stop before moving the shifter.

[prinsipe]

maraming salamat!

[kiper]

more wear and tear.

bakit? kasi sa palaging paglipat ng gears.. masmaganda ung steady lang.

[splerdu]

not gears, the torque converter. for the same reason that its not a good idea to tow an A/T car, its not a good idea to shift it to neutral while moving.

[prinsipe]

salamat sa inyo!

akala ko kasi ok lang yun e. para sana makatipid sa gas, freewheel ko pag malapit na sa stop light or toll gate. sobra mahal na kasi ang gas.

salamat uli!

[zildjian]

I once asked the same question though on a manual tranny. I was convinced that it isn't really a good idea. Cruise ka na lang na nasa drive mag-freewheel pa rin naman kahit papano.

Anyway, it's good though to shift to neutral first before turning off the engine then shift to park instead of park then engine off.

[Leon275]

Anyway, it's good though to shift to neutral first before turning off the engine then shift to park instead of park then engine off.

Hi Zildjian,

Why?

[crawdaddy]

it'll wear out your tranny faster... best to wait until full stop before moving the shifter.

oops.

thanks for the tip! di pa naman nasisira matic ng dad ko... buti nalang... hehe

[zildjian]

i happen to read an article actually before and it has something to do with flow of the atf fluid. just can't find where is the article now.

[Leon275]

Ah ok, If and when you do find that article be kind enough to post it man.

Salamat!:mrgreen:

[zildjian]

no problem dude.

[DragOn]

not necessarily titipid sa gas..yes titipid nga, pero konti lang..then u have to think of what you spend to save gas..fluid, torque converter, etc..ksi yang auto trans, it also uses energy to change gears..so you wear out more stuff in the process..parang u save 1 peso but in the process u have to spend 2 pesos naman.

and pag hihinto ka na, wala ka ring engine braking assistance.

hope this helps. peace. :mrgreen:

[20vanda01]

follow up question lang.
so pag trapik ba, (stop and go) dapat naka drive lagi para hindi shift ng shift from drive to neutral then back to drive again?
ok lang ba na naka drive tapos apak ka lang sa brake kung trapik?::?

[sHoCkAbSoRbEr]

and pag hihinto ka na, wala ka ring engine braking assistance.

yup totoo yan! mahina yung pagpreno mo in case of emergency...

ok lang ba na naka drive tapos apak ka lang sa brake kung trapik?:

same question din... i am doing the same thing... step on the gas while on D pag traffic... eh madaling magwe-wear off yung brakes mo... kaya pala one year lang tapos palit kagad ako ng break pads... :?

[HBOY]

if it is prolonged traffic jam... it is advisable to put your gear in Neutral..so as not to stress your brakes, and tranny.... pero kung stop and go na sandali lang.. keep it in drive.

[IMm29]

if it is prolonged traffic jam... it is advisable to put your gear in Neutral..so as not to stress your brakes, and tranny.... pero kung stop and go na sandali lang.. keep it in drive.

Agree!