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Originally Posted by kelvo
I drive a Volvo 740 automatic as my other car and if I'm stopped at lights then I'll put in Neutral and put the handbrake on. I've never believed that it's good for an automatic to sit idling in gear for any length of time, leading to overheating of the torque convertor.
I also drive a bus with a semi-automatic box and again it's not recommended to leave idling in neutral as it leads to overheating of the fluid flywheel.
I think more modern autos select neutral when stationary so I suppose it's not an issue with these.
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I know some don't, I can feel the back going down as the car tries to move forward so its into park......will have to remember to use nutral
macafee2