LSCobaltlover05

I was wondering what the advantage, if any there is for putting your car in neutral at a red light.
This is for Automatic transmissions.
I know it doesn't save gas so don't go there.
I have never done it but I know some people who do so they don't accidently hit the gas and cause an accident.
But does it take pressure off of the transmission?
Thanks.

CSuttie

theres no point. at all.

lsjwannabe

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^^ yep

jasonbolt06

none at all they are koko

springerdesigner

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to rev the engine

joeworkstoohard

my old ford used to act up, so putting it in neutral made it idle a lot smoother.

thought

There is no benefit really as I see it. Any wear you may save on the tranny and engine by "unloading" it (putting it in neutral) will be matched by the increased engaging and disengaging of Drive. You also run into the possibility of hitting the gas before it is fully locked into Drive. When I drove an auto, the only time I did that was in Winter to allow the RPMs to rise higher during the warm-up cycle, as well as to allow the alternator to produce enough power for the lights, radio, heater, wipers and defroster.

CSuttie

heres something fun for ya to do. put it in neutral, rev it, and pull it into drive.

J.CobaltLT

theres not a point to it unless you dont feel like having your foot on the brake

FASTL61

i actually do it in my roomates g/f's car cause here mounts are **** and it vibrated really bad if you leave it in gear...lol GO 91' Toyota Crapolla.....im mean corolla

LSCobaltlover05

Thanks.

Well duh!

Ya, I know people who do that also.

Ya, I was thinking that it wouldn't help the transmission since you are then going back into D, but i was just checking since I heard it somewhere.

CSuttie

good, were done here... /kill

LSCobaltlover05

Ill have to try that

Ya, that too.

Ya, thats like what joe said.

Yep, It was nice to actually have a thread with a car question in it for a change though.

thought

I actually wrecked a tranny in my first car by neutral revving then slamming into drive. Yay highschool. Mechanic said the gears were stripped.

CSuttie

/fail

/fail

again...

pare_john

It's an autotragic leave it in drive and press the gas when it is time to go. Also if it is in neutral and you need to move i n a hurry you will be fvcked

GTO 1

I have been practicing this for many years. Why would you want to sit there in gear (sitting still) with all the clutches-gears "engaged", especially in warm weather generating all that friction and heat... for nothing? ESPECIALLY in warm weather with A/C on, also generating extra heat. An engaged transmission is for vehicle movement. Also takes the strain off entire drivetrain and brakes too.
Great idea in sitting still for more than a few seconds... such as stop lights, bank/fast food restaurant drive-thru's etc.

GTO 1

EmperorJJ1

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i use park for drive thrus... but easiest way to solve this issue is get a manual. honestly i dont know of anyone that has done that and auto trannys arent new so if that helped at all im sure someone somewhere would have found that out and let the rest of us know

06' SS2SS

It saves gas.





















J/K

campo165

i used to do that in my dads mazda haha! stupid 4-cylinder mazda 626...i think it had 95 hp...so slow...itd rev to 4grand, id drop it, and theyd barely chirp.

I had a lot of fun in our 3800 series v6 transport van! Id do 60 foot burnouts! haha so much fun, if my parents only knew what i did to those things haha.

joeworkstoohard

a 91? you realize that it's 17 years old, right?

i figure that once a car passes the ten years/100,000 mile mark, it's allowed to act a little funny.

Pully Police

There is nothing generating friction or heat. When you are in drive and sitting still with the brakes on, the torque converter is unlocked and you are just spinning fluid inside it. It is made to do this...that is the whole idea behind the torque converter. Neutral is only for emergency situations ("runaway" engine) or when you need to tow the vechile by a towbar or with the drive wheels on the ground.

Keep it in drive when you are driving.