Does coasting in neutral hurt anything?

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05-19-2006, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Gordio

Also, my bro says if you coast, it has to eat its own oil since you're not feeding the engine gasoline or something (he's saying it needs something, and will eat engine oil if you don't give it gasoline oil). I don't believe him, but anyone clear the light what he's talking about?

This is incorrect. When you are coasting the engine just idles like if you were at a stoplight.

Yes coasting can be dangerous if you need to use your brakes to keep your speed down, but if the hill is that steep just keep in in gear with your foot off of the gas, and you will get all the benefits of coasting.

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05-19-2006, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Gordio

I wonder why it's illegal in the first place.

Also, my bro says if you coast, it has to eat its own oil since you're not feeding the engine gasoline or something (he's saying it needs something, and will eat engine oil if you don't give it gasoline oil). I don't believe him, but anyone clear the light what he's talking about?

Haha, that's hilarious. Of course the engine is still using a bit of fuel to keep running. No it's not using the oil!!

The laws seem to mention "downgrade" so it's probably some law intended to prevent bad things on steep grades. Cars have evolved a lot in the last 10-20 years -- as in the brakes are kick-butt these days compared to the all-around drums brakes of long ago.

Also, in reverse, gas goes back into the fuel tank...

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05-19-2006, 07:53 AM

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No harm risked. Brake job easy, clutch job not.

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05-19-2006, 02:39 PM

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do you suppose that anti coasting laws refer to rolling down a hill with the engine OFF?
I think that the laws are on the books because of that Garp film/book.

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05-19-2006, 02:46 PM

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Also, in reverse, gas goes back into the fuel tank...

But the odometer goes backward too so your mileage doesn't get any better.

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05-19-2006, 04:08 PM

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But the odometer goes backward too so your mileage doesn't get any better.

You might want to check that! The last several Honda's that I had record a positive mileage when you are in reverse.

In other words, it is picking up a movement sensor which pulses the distance to the computer, which adds to the mileage whether you are going forwards of backwards.