Okay with that but to get a usable braking force you need high revs so what about engine wear and does using the engine brake regulary over a long period of time eg. For 10 years with high revs harm my engine
You forgot to add that you also get better lubrication from engine breaking and thus afterwards(especially if you had a long downhill trip, with properly warm oil and engine) you can feel the engine smoother. Nice vid as always tho!
I’m going to add to this that my Focus has 491K on the original engine and transmission, and I always engine brake. The difference is that I actually downshift to do so. I rarely use my actual brakes. I’ve never had a problem related to doing this. I’ll also point out that when I’m about to come off of a highway at high speeds, I’ll engine brake with downshifting to the point of almost touching redline.
I had the same thermostat issue in my E36. The way I saw it was that the fan and radiator were working more than they were asked to since there was no “additional heat from combustion” to cool.
Trucks have factory equipment for this. Its perfectly fine.
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Nice vid. I like to engine brake my dads a4 2.0 diesel with heel’n’toe. Is that good too?
It doesnt harm it as long its not strong
Ofc engine braking is better closer to redline, but even then id say your motor wont have a lot of notable wear over time
My A3s DSG actually shifts down when going downhill to be able to use engine braking.
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Okay with that but to get a usable braking force you need high revs so what about engine wear and does using the engine brake regulary over a long period of time eg. For 10 years with high revs harm my engine
You forgot to add that you also get better lubrication from engine breaking and thus afterwards(especially if you had a long downhill trip, with properly warm oil and engine) you can feel the engine smoother. Nice vid as always tho!
I’m going to add to this that my Focus has 491K on the original engine and transmission, and I always engine brake. The difference is that I actually downshift to do so. I rarely use my actual brakes. I’ve never had a problem related to doing this. I’ll also point out that when I’m about to come off of a highway at high speeds, I’ll engine brake with downshifting to the point of almost touching redline.
I had the same thermostat issue in my E36. The way I saw it was that the fan and radiator were working more than they were asked to since there was no “additional heat from combustion” to cool.
Trucks have factory equipment for this. Its perfectly fine.
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Nice vid.
I like to engine brake my dads a4 2.0 diesel with heel’n’toe.
Is that good too?
It doesnt harm it as long its not strong
Ofc engine braking is better closer to redline, but even then id say your motor wont have a lot of notable wear over time
My A3s DSG actually shifts down when going downhill to be able to use engine braking.