Hasn’t anyone heard of double-clutching, most of this is BS.
I disagree with your statement about the throttle valve closing that causes engine braking. I have a 93 Chevy C3500 with 6.5 turbo diesel. This engine does not have a throttle valve and I engine brake quite often. This engine does not produce vacuum at all, unless the air filter is causing restriction. The accelerator pedal operates the injection pump only.
I used engine braking along with the brake pedal as a daily driving habit, I learned it when I learned how to drive manual. I did this in my 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T, and I didn’t need my first brake job until 150k (not including the new rears and rear rotors at 8k, under warranty, because the brake bias was off from the factory). I also didn’t need a new clutch until 175k. Did the same in the previous car, a ‘94 Ford Probe, which also went a long time between brakes and clutch replacements. So yeah, IME it’s safe (and prudent) to do.
The engine shouldnt become hotter when youre coasting in gear since there is no fuel being injected. And yes when youre coasting down the hill at high RPM its going to wear the engine, but so is reving the engine when accelerating so it really doesnt matter to much i guess :D
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Hasn’t anyone heard of double-clutching, most of this is BS.
I disagree with your statement about the throttle valve closing that causes engine braking. I have a 93 Chevy C3500 with 6.5 turbo diesel. This engine does not have a throttle valve and I engine brake quite often. This engine does not produce vacuum at all, unless the air filter is causing restriction. The accelerator pedal operates the injection pump only.
I used engine braking along with the brake pedal as a daily driving habit, I learned it when I learned how to drive manual. I did this in my 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T, and I didn’t need my first brake job until 150k (not including the new rears and rear rotors at 8k, under warranty, because the brake bias was off from the factory). I also didn’t need a new clutch until 175k. Did the same in the previous car, a ‘94 Ford Probe, which also went a long time between brakes and clutch replacements. So yeah, IME it’s safe (and prudent) to do.
The engine shouldnt become hotter when youre coasting in gear since there is no fuel being injected. And yes when youre coasting down the hill at high RPM its going to wear the engine, but so is reving the engine when accelerating so it really doesnt matter to much i guess :D