Cruising in Neutral: Bad?

[pal]

Tanong ko lang po, if you are going downhill at naka 4th or 3rd gear ka pero di mo na inaapakan gas pedal, is it also considered cruising? ganoon kasi gawain ko pag nag drive ako

[noreturn]

This is what happens when a country doesn't issue a real driving test. The reasoning behind not cruising in neutral is that it is unsafe. Not that it will hurt your (MT) car; it won't, it's simply better driving to keep it in gear.

[Shadetree MKNX]

Coasting in Neutral with an A/T is bad....if the engine is not running.

Unlike an M/T, the A/T needs a pump to distribute the ATF all over the tranny. This pump derives its power directly from the torque converter's impeller, which in turn is connected to the flexplate and on to the engine's crankshaft. If the engine is off, the pump is also off, and the ATF can't get to certain moving parts causing premature wear and early failure.

[Shadetree MKNX]

Tanong ko lang po, if you are going downhill at naka 4th or 3rd gear ka pero di mo na inaapakan gas pedal, is it also considered cruising? ganoon kasi gawain ko pag nag drive ako

That's called engine braking or coasting in gear, depending on the rpm of the engine.

If the engine is being used to slow down the vehicle, obviously it's called "engine braking"; but if the engine is merely pacing along with the slowing car, then it's more appropriately called "coasting".

[ian_rex]

post ko lang po ang opinion ko i don't know for sure. pero ang alam ko, either M/T or A/T pag nag- neutral while cruising is bad. for one, you are compromising the traction of the vehicle. to make it simple, you are simply removing the force between the contact patch and pavement by putting the tranny in neutral while cruising, making the vehicle much lighter applying the mechanical advantage. besides, sino namang matinong driver ang gagawa nun?

[Shadetree MKNX]

Cruising in neutral isn't really that bad unless unless you do it in an old technology vehicle with bad brakes. Most, if not all modern cars have brakes that are more than sufficient in stopping a car safely repeated from high speeds with little or no brake fade.