putting in neutral when stationery

[aaronng]

im manual, and i put my car into neutral wen im travelling at a speed that i dont need 2 stay in gear like especially going downhill or something, and surprisingly my GBOX needs REPLACING and my BREAKS are FINE... very strange... if i dont need 2 become stationary then i just throw it in2 a higher gear, like 3nd would be ideal, but i dont wanna risk the revs going real high suddenly so i'll put it in2 4th, so its not like i force it back in to 2nd or watever..

Of course, because you're not meant to put it in neutral when travelling at speed. What has probably happened is your synchros have worn out when you put it back into gear from neutral when you are at speed.

[aaronng]

It is fine to do as long as your car isnt equipped with one of those locks that you have to [put your foot on the brake before you can release out of Park] (this is for auto cars btw)

cos i used to have a golf and it had that feature and i constantly put in neutral at the lights and going downhill. but soon enough it broke and i couldnt get it out of park so it got towed and fixed. not too pricey but still such a hassle. lucky it only happened at my girlfriends house.

I think you will find that it was the brake light switch (which is also used to disengage the Park lock) that failed.

[markCivicVti]

Ironically its better for fuel consumption to stay rolling in gear.. as the momentum keeps the engine running... where as in neutral it has to use fuel to keep it idling.

[kazam]

i dont know if you do this but, going too slow in a higher gear than necessary makes ur gearbox/engine struggle when you step on it that cant be good too.

yeh im not that noob, i put it into a comfortable gear were the revs sit at around 2500 - 3000 not just suddenly downshift into 6000rpm vtec..

so aaronng your sayign i SHOULDN'T put it in2 nuetral? y but?

[aaronng]

Ironically its better for fuel consumption to stay rolling in gear.. as the momentum keeps the engine running... where as in neutral it has to use fuel to keep it idling.

I agree 110%