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by Singh7 on November 4th, 2004

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I heard that when you're stopped, you should shift to neutral from drive to increase the life of the engine and keep it cool. Is this true?

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  • by Aminor on July 11th, 2005

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    You don't say whether you're in an automatic or stick shift. If the latter, yes, don't sit there with the clutch pedal depressed, shift to neutral and let the pedal up. It won't make any difference to the engine, but it will save the throwout bearings in the clutch. In an automatic, if it's well tuned, it doesn't seem likely there'd be any significant cooling increase by shifting into neutral, but perhaps a little. And a slight drop in fuel consumption, since you'll no longer be holding the brake against the car's tendency (on level ground) to creep forward). But as pointed out nearby, shifting itself isn't quite free: you stress the transmission and engine very slightly at any shift.

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