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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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Will this hurt my trans?
To save gas mileage whenever I am going down a hill, or coming up to a stop, I put the car in neutral and let it cost to save on gas.

Will it hurt my trans to continue to do this while driving down the road?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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No, it won't hurt anything.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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It shouldnt hurt the trans. Mine does not like me doing that. If i bump it into nuetral when coasting i get a nasty clunk that can be felt in the car.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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Part of hypermileage tchniques.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Joshua022
To save gas mileage whenever I am going down a hill, or coming up to a stop, I put the car in neutral and let it cost to save on gas.

Will it hurt my trans to continue to do this while driving down the road?
Going down hill or coasting to a stop, the throttle is closed so how would being in neutral save gas?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Going down hill or coasting to a stop, the throttle is closed so how would being in neutral save gas?
On cars of today it really doesn't benefit. It's cars with a carb so there's less load on the engine.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by db/sb
Going down hill or coasting to a stop, the throttle is closed so how would being in neutral save gas?
exactly....fuel is cut off when in gear and coasting...neutral will use gas...
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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Doing 2800 rpm while coasting or 800rpm

The throttle blade may be closed while coasting, but it has to take more fuel to keep it at 2800rpm rather than 800.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Joshua022
Doing 2800 rpm while coasting or 800rpm

The throttle blade may be closed while coasting, but it has to take more fuel to keep it at 2800rpm rather than 800.
I dunno about that. HHR is pretty good at lean cruise. Fuel is cut for coasting yielding a slight engine braking feel.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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True it may not be a huge difference. But definetly some, wether its worth it or not I dunno either.
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