Release of accelerating pedal

• jat_pal

  17 May 05, 00:18

  i drive an auto sunny 1.6
  
  Just wanted to ask the rest of the nissan drivers who have also driven other cars this question.
  
  Have you all realise that when you release the accelerate pedal, there is a sudden decrease in speed then when you shift to neutral gear. Also, the sudden decrease in speed is far more significance than that compared to that of another brand of auto car.
  
  Please advise.
• Theatre Of Dreams

  17 May 05, 00:46

  Originally posted by jat_pal:

  i drive an auto sunny 1.6
  
  Just wanted to ask the rest of the nissan drivers who have also driven other cars this question.
  
  Have you all realise that when you release the accelerate pedal, there is a sudden decrease in speed then when you shift to neutral gear. Also, the sudden decrease in speed is far more significance than that compared to that of another brand of auto car.
  
  Please advise.

  it's normal to have more decrease in speed when the gear is engaged as compared to neutral because of the pulling force of the engine. the revolution rate of the engine drops when gas is released, hence slowing the wheels.
  
  for the comparision with other car makes, i think it has something to do with the flywheel factor. anyone can elaborate?
• Praetorian111

  17 May 05, 11:00

  The difference might be becos of better engine braking, but it might also be worst technology in comparison with other car makes... as it is not smooth deceleration causing the driver to be able to feel the difference..
  
  In additional, the diff might be man created factor for eg.... releaseing the accelerator pedal in an abrupt manner.
  
  However, there should be no problem with the car.
  
  Cheers
• hei_lancer

  17 May 05, 13:15

  Hey people,
  
  I think we are NOT SUPPOSED to shift to Neutral from Drive while the car is in motion. By doing so, you actually cause harm to the auto transmission...
  
  Its not about saving some petrol... Its about causing premature damage to the auto transmission..
  
  Im not actually a mechanic, but if there are any mechanics here, pls do feel free to agree, or if i am wrong, disagree with me.
  
  Gd day!!
  
  Cheers
• Praetorian111

  17 May 05, 22:16

  Originally posted by hei_lancer:

  Hey people,
  
  I think we are NOT SUPPOSED to shift to Neutral from Drive while the car is in motion. By doing so, you actually cause harm to the auto transmission...
  
  Its not about saving some petrol... Its about causing premature damage to the auto transmission..
  
  Im not actually a mechanic, but if there are any mechanics here, pls do feel free to agree, or if i am wrong, disagree with me.
  
  Gd day!!
  
  Cheers

  Yes you are correct... the neutral gear is sort of redundant.
  
• AE86tofu

  18 May 05, 18:56

  yea and also dun ever shift to neutral even while waiting...heard that it causes pretature failure too....and it does not help improving fuel consumption
• jonathan_n80

  18 May 05, 20:19

  Originally posted by jat_pal:

  i drive an auto sunny 1.6
  
  Just wanted to ask the rest of the nissan drivers who have also driven other cars this question.
  
  Have you all realise that when you release the accelerate pedal, there is a sudden decrease in speed then when you shift to neutral gear. Also, the sudden decrease in speed is far more significance than that compared to that of another brand of auto car.
  
  Please advise.

  never allow ur auto car to move long distance in neutral mode. try goin into neutral gear when u come down from mount faber. when u reach e bottom ur auto tramsmission is gone.
• cornyfish2000

  18 May 05, 20:27

  Hmmm.. guess the only reason for there to be a Neutral gear at all for an auto car is that it is needed when the car is being towed.
• zulu4

  18 May 05, 21:32

  Originally posted by AE86tofu:

  yea and also dun ever shift to neutral even while waiting...heard that it causes pretature failure too....and it does not help improving fuel consumption

  i've been told that shifting to neutral while waiting may be useful in circumstances when you've been working your brakes really hard.
  
  putting the car in neutral gear allows you to release the brakes while waiting; this reduces contact time between the brake pads and brake discs and helps prevent warping of the discs.
• Praetorian111

  20 May 05, 12:10

  Originally posted by zulu4:

  i've been told that shifting to neutral while waiting may be useful in circumstances when you've been working your brakes really hard.
  
  putting the car in neutral gear allows you to release the brakes while waiting; this reduces contact time between the brake pads and brake discs and helps prevent warping of the discs.

  In normal road situation you will not be working your brakes hard until ur discs warp. shifting to neutral do you still need to pull your hand brakes??
  
  Cheers
• jat_pal

  21 May 05, 00:40

  thanks all for the great help. thanks !
• zulu4

  21 May 05, 18:10

  Originally posted by Praetorian111:

  In normal road situation you will not be working your brakes hard until ur discs warp. shifting to neutral do you still need to pull your hand brakes??
  
  Cheers

  i never mentioned anything abt pulling the hand brake.
• jonathan_n80

  23 May 05, 13:28

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  Hmmm.. guess the only reason for there to be a Neutral gear at all for an auto car is that it is needed when the car is being towed.

  auto car aint towed like manuals cars. if its being towed that way e gearbox will be gone. it has to be supported by a pair of "rollers" instead.
• bismarck

  23 May 05, 13:30

  seriously...waht's the N gear for ?
• jonathan_n80

  23 May 05, 16:02

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  seriously...waht's the N gear for ?

  Neutral gear is if u need to idle ur car for more than 10mins.
• AE86tofu

  23 May 05, 16:48

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  auto car aint towed like manuals cars. if its being towed that way e gearbox will be gone. it has to be supported by a pair of "rollers" instead.

  I thought thats for 4WD cars???
• stylistic

  24 May 05, 20:36

  No matter AT or MT, how your car is towed, whether from the front or from the back, depends on whether your car is rear or front wheel driven. If yours is front, then your front two wheels will be lifted and the rear to follow, and vice versa. For those rollers, yes its for 4WD vehicles.
• jonathan_n80

  24 May 05, 22:20

  Originally posted by stylistic:

  No matter AT or MT, how your car is towed, whether from the front or from the back, depends on whether your car is rear or front wheel driven. If yours is front, then your front two wheels will be lifted and the rear to follow, and vice versa. For those rollers, yes its for 4WD vehicles.

  rollers also for car wif low body kit...
• tailslide

  24 May 05, 23:12

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  auto car aint towed like manuals cars. if its being towed that way e gearbox will be gone. it has to be supported by a pair of "rollers" instead.

  nonsense.
  
  auto and manual cars are towed the same way depending on whether the gearbox is driving the front, rear or all 4 wheels. whether u engage neutral or not doesn't even matter if u tow the right wheels.
• io

  25 May 05, 16:32

  Auto gears
  P - Professional
  R - Racing
  N - Nitro
  D - Drag
  2 - 2 persons in car
  1 - 1 person in car
  
  
• AE86tofu

  25 May 05, 19:52

  Originally posted by tailslide:

  nonsense.
  
  auto and manual cars are towed the same way depending on whether the gearbox is driving the front, rear or all 4 wheels. whether u engage neutral or not doesn't even matter if u tow the right wheels.

  but i thought i saw some manuals like for those 4x4 veh saying that u have to disengage the diff b4 u tow (something which i read from the land rover 110 manual)and heres a quote from my X-trail manual: Never tow the veh with the rear of front wheels raised as this may cause serious and expensive damage to the transaxle.if its necessary to tow the veh with either wheels raised,always use a towing dolly under the other wheels.
• jonathan_n80

  25 May 05, 22:29

  Originally posted by AE86tofu:
  
  but i thought i saw some manuals like for those 4x4 veh saying that u have to disengage the diff b4 u tow (something which i read from the land rover 110 manual)and heres a quote from my X-trail manual: [b]Never tow the veh with the rear of front wheels raised as this may cause serious and expensive damage to the transaxle.if its necessary to tow the veh with either wheels raised,always use a towing dolly under the other wheels.[/b]

  thats true.. some ppl jus dnt read n then think wat they alway say are correct. ignore those jerks.
• tailslide

  25 May 05, 23:36

  Originally posted by AE86tofu:

  but i thought i saw some manuals like for those 4x4 veh saying that u have to disengage the diff b4 u tow (something which i read from the land rover 110 manual)and heres a quote from my X-trail manual: [b]Never tow the veh with the rear of front wheels raised as this may cause serious and expensive damage to the transaxle.if its necessary to tow the veh with either wheels raised,always use a towing dolly under the other wheels.[/b][/quote]
  
  u are not wrong to say this, but tarry a little and read what i posted again
  
  [quote]Originally posted by tailslide:
  auto and manual cars are towed the same way depending on whether the gearbox is driving the front, rear or all 4 wheels. whether u engage neutral or not doesn't even matter if u tow the right wheels.

  right wheels in this means ALL FOUR WHEELS for 4wd vehicles, front wheels for FF and rear wheels for FR.
• tailslide

  25 May 05, 23:40

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  thats true.. some ppl jus dnt read n then think wat they alway say are correct. ignore those jerks.

  some twerps dunno nuts about towing and they like to talk c0ck about cars. go brush up ur knowledge before posting nonsense like;
  
  

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  auto car aint towed like manuals cars. if its being towed that way e gearbox will be gone. it has to be supported by a pair of "rollers" instead.
  

• jonathan_n80

  26 May 05, 10:29

  Originally posted by tailslide:

  yeah troll.. aft all i jus own a humble 1.3L thats all..