over drive or O/D for 'matics

[rlp1099]

using O/D for city driving regardless of type of your ride consumes more gas ba?

ano nga ba rule of thumb for using O/D

[ILuvDetailing]

when you turn off O/D your engine only shifts up to third gear (for four speed automatics, not sure for the 5 or 6 speed automatics), this is usefull when towing something heavy or during stop and go situations where a fourth gear is not necessary. But for normal driving turn on the O/D to be able to use all the gears and save on fuel.

[Ungas]

Some of the past overdrive threads/issues:

- 2003 CRV overdrive

- when to shift to over drive?

- Starex overdrive switch

- Downshifting with an A/T?

- ano ba ang use ng overdrive

- avoiding eratic gear changes by autotranny going up baguio

- Overdrive

- A/T Questions

[mbt]

rlp1099,

kung mabagal yung takbo sa city, let's say matrapik, turning off O/D off won't have any difference because your tranny will be using only 1st and 2nd gear mainly anyway