carl0s Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I've been meaning to ask for a while, which is better for my autobox: holding on the brake at lights w/the TC doing it's stuff, or dropping out of drive into neutral? will doing the latter bother the box at all, long term? It seems very happy to be dropped into drive while it's moving, say for example I'm coming to a red light so I knock it into neutral, then the lights have changed so I drop back into Drive while still rolling. any thoughts? cheers, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I think it depends on how long you're going to be sitting there. If it's any length of time I'd bung it into neutral. I'm no expect (no, really) but I would have thought all the time it's sitting there in D it's just wear and tear on the TC. As for the other one It doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but someone more knowledgeable may pop up shortly and say 'Nah, it's fine'. Just remember - there are no serviceable parts in the autobox, once damaged it's a straight replacement (£++). Treat it nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 I thought that was only the case with the Getrag 6sp. The A340 was used in the MkIII Sup, (A340E is an evolution of it) and as such I thought some people kind of had an idea what was going on inside it and could maybe fix certain problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 You could be right - I'm poor on technical stuff. I read this in a Supra buyer's guide in Japanese Performance Mag (or 'Jap Banzai Mental Car Magazine' as my girlie calls it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 you can get uprated gears, i have had a new oil filter for my gearbox and have had a broken oil pump swopped from a uk gearbox to my broken jap box. you can get replacements in america as i have asked about them. seems over here they dont offer parts. CW told me. if your box goes you can pick up a spare box as there is lots of auto supras about. i keep mine in drive most of time and have pulled the trac fuse too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 I read this in a Supra buyer's guide in Japanese Performance Mag I was gonna back order that issue, but unfortunately I've come to the oppinion that even Japanese Performance Mag is not much more than another showcase for new 'tuning' companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 The article was 'okay' - it had a few inaccuracies and just briefly touched on stuff like the VVTI, paddle shift and Aerotop models which was a bit poor. The actual car they used for the photoshoot wasn't a particularly good choice either being a J-Spec with UK bonnet scoop (just to confuse people!). Didn't really seem to be anything in there that you couldn't find out on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Every time you put an auto box in neutral or park brake and / or clutch packs engage and disengage, and that causes wear. As any New York Yellow Cab driver will tell you max auto box life comes from leaving in drive unless you are expecting to be staionary for many minutes. They also run modified valve bodies to give hard shifts. Uncomfortable for passengers but less slip equals less wear, and these boys don't like box rebuilds So leave in drive unless you are stuck in a major jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 thanks mate I was hoping you might have something to say on the subject. Staying in drive it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Originally posted by Chris Wilson Every time you put an auto box in neutral or park brake and / or clutch packs engage and disengage, and that causes wear. As any New York Yellow Cab driver will tell you max auto box life comes from leaving in drive unless you are expecting to be staionary for many minutes. They also run modified valve bodies to give hard shifts. Uncomfortable for passengers but less slip equals less wear, and these boys don't like box rebuilds So leave in drive unless you are stuck in a major jam. Buggering buggeration. And there was me thinking how good I was being by conscientiously shifting into neutral every time the car is stationary for two nanoseconds. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 Originally posted by Tannhauser Buggering buggeration. And there was me thinking how good I was being by conscientiously shifting into neutral every time the car is stationary for two nanoseconds. Sigh. hehe that's exactly why I asked :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Thats good to know - thanks Chris. Sometimes I leave in D and sometimes N, will leave in D now and annoy the muppets in the car behind me with brake lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I always tend to leave it in drive. If you pull the handbrake on fairly hard it will hold the car so you dont need to stay on the brakes all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Buggering buggeration. And there was me thinking how good I was being by conscientiously shifting into neutral every time the car is stationary for two nanoseconds. Sigh. Same here. Thanks Chris. Perhaps we could collate all of Chris's "pearls of wisdom" into one cohesive document. Would save a lot time and embarassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 And old thread revivals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 *blows dust off* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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