Niko Posted 23March, 2016 Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 I am guilty of at least one of these..... http://rennlist.com/articles/true-or-false-5-bad-habits-that-hurt-your-manual-transmission/?utm_source=jan16&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 23March, 2016 Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 I am guilty of at least one of these..... http://rennlist.com/articles/true-or-false-5-bad-habits-that-hurt-your-manual-transmission/?utm_source=jan16&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=contentget your hand off it Niko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 23March, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 get your hand off it Nikothats the one actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 23March, 2016 Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 plenty of history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepo Posted 23March, 2016 Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 I have also been told by a Porsche mechanic that it is always preferable to start the car in neutral (not in gear with the foot on the clutch). I think it was something to do with the thrust bearing may be starved of oil / dry if engaging on start up, thus creating excessive wear My wife has a BM which is button start and I think you need to have the clutch engaged for the button to work. It's a newer car, so maybe not as much of an issue compared to an older Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 23March, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 23March, 2016 Cayman is the same foot on the clutch to start. plenty of historyprobably also accounts for my failing eyesight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 24March, 2016 Report Share Posted 24March, 2016 I was always taught start car with clutch in, less work for the starter at any rate.Resting your hand on the lever - only matters if you are pushing it towards the synchros, but probably good advice to just leave it alone.the rest of them? Does anyone really use the clutch to balance on a hill? Luggin the engine? That hurts the engine more than the gearbox.what about dropping the clutch? Skipping gears without rev matching? Engaging reverse before stopping?those are more serious crimes I see committed, yet no mention.actually a pet peeve is people who put automatics in D out of R without stopping first. Or who ram the shifter through the gate likes its a rifle bolt and the enemy is upon you. reminds me of a story. I knew a guy who bought a s3 rx7 back when they were still relatively nice cars (you could still buy a s5 at the time). He and his friends had a 'rally course' they had set up on some dried up mudflats. They spent hours at this place essentially doing special stage circuits which was a blend of drifting and Dakar-style top speed.a week later he was complaining about bits and pieces of trim that were falling off, declaring the Mazda build quality was crap. I had to point out to him that a 10 year old car wasn't really designed to do that type of thing, and that sort of treatment was going to have some sort of effect. He ended up selling it, and the guy who bought it rang up a couple of times complaining about broken bits and pieces. Mechanical sympathy, people. Don't abuse your cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 24March, 2016 Report Share Posted 24March, 2016 II think it was something to do with the thrust bearing may be starved of oil / dry if engaging on start up, thus creating excessive wear Thrust bearings are sealed so not possible to be "starved of oil" so not sure what line he was trying to spin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 24March, 2016 Report Share Posted 24March, 2016 get your hand off it NikoDrive a a Sporto, that'll break that nasty habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 24March, 2016 Report Share Posted 24March, 2016 Look at a picture of a clutch/flywheel and it , well kinda all makes sense. Well it did to me aged 7!It's just springs and friction, like those little cars you pull back and let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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