is it bad to put my car in neutral frequently?

Question

i put my car in neutral anytime when i need to slow down or dont need to use gas. is there any disadvantage to this? im getting 55mpg on my nissan doing this

sort of???cmon people!

its a manual car

Answer 1

You may get 56 mpg if you stop doing that depending on what year your nissan is. Most late model cars with EFI shut off all fuel flow when coasting in gear. If your model is like this putting it in neutral will use more gas cause it will be using gas to idle. Cars built this way should be left in gear going down hill or coasting to a stop for best mileage.

Answer 2

Wear and tear, ya ya ya.........it's a machine and it's for transportation isn't it?
I put my manual transmission into Neutral if:
Im coming up to an icy intersection (almost stopped), Im waiting for a long red light to turn green, Im stopped at a railroad crossing.
Doing this allows me to take my left foot off the clutch anytime Im stopped for a while to rest my left foot/leg.
Shifting down through the gears should slow you down better, as well as just coming off the accelerator.
If you are driving along and randomly shift to neutral, you will tend to travel faster (and this is illegal too because technically you don't have full control of your vehicle.)

Answer 3

Huh? Take your foot off the gas and let the engine slow you down. Who taught you to drive anyway?
Daniel B, you answered the wrong question, sorry.
Of course you put it in neutral when you stop, and actually shut the car off if waiting for a train to clear a crossing. You shut the car off anytime you will be stopped for more than a minute to save gas. The restart takes less fuel than 30 seconds of idling, unless you have neglected your maintenance.

Answer 4

I thought you were talking about an automatic!

If you have a manual, the answer is an unequivocal NO!

If you use the clutch to pull it out of gear, you're going to sustain premature wear on the throw out bearing and a little on the clutch disc, but if you finesse it out, you're not sustaining any wear to any moving parts.

Don't listen to the guy who says neutral is like driving with the clutch depressed. That is incorrect. Your clutch is only sustaining wear damage when your foot is on the pedal. When your foot is OFF the pedal, no clutch wear is occurring.

I bought a 4 speed car 30 years ago, but I really wanted the 5 speed. I decided I'd shift without using the clutch because I didn't really care about the 4-speed trans. I got really talented in synchronizing the engine speed with the tranny mainshaft speed to slide it into gear.

The transmission lasted about 237,000 miles until I sold the car. My abuse didn't ever effect the lifespan of the trans. And because I only used the clutch to get off in first, I never needed to replace the clutch either!

In case anybody's wondering. It was a Honda.

Boy Hondas are well-made.
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Answer 5

Is it an automatic? It wont hurt a standard transmission but an auto is different. Why do you suppose the manufactures tell you not to tow a car with an auto in neutral? This may come as a shock to you but coasting in neutral is the same thing.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Putting it in neutral is the same as pushing in the clutch and holding it in. You must know what you are doing and it is working for you, so there you go. You will lose the advantage of the engine braking that will help your car slow down on downhill roads. good luck.

Answer 8

No, I do it all the time. Especially when at a long stop light.
I slip it into neutral and put on the parking break. This also excercises the parking break mechanism so it won't lock up from lack of use. Rust etc. in the linkage and cable.

Answer 9

No, it doesn't do anything.. believe it or not alot of people just put it in neutral when they go to stop and stuff.

Answer 10

its not hurting anything by you doing this,if your getting that kind of mileage from doing this,the id keep doing it,it wont hurt nothing,just a little extra wear and tear on the clutch system every time you do it,good luck on it.