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which is better?turning off the overdrive on a regular driving?when do i turn overdrive?is it when the vehicle is in idle?
Does anyone else (besides me) turn the O/D Off when taking a curve at above 50mph to get a better hold of the engine and traction? It feels like lowering gear on a manual ****** vehicle, instead of going in a curve at 4th gear, you would lower it to 3rd (what I would do) and lightly tap on the gas.
I always leave Over Drive on. Unless I'm going down a huge hill b/c then i'll use the engine to help keep my speed down when coasting.
My parents bought a used vehicle in which the previous owner never used over drive (which they didn't know at the time) and b/c of that the entire engine and ****** had to be rebuilt b/c a lot of parts were warped from heat of running at high speeds while in only Drive.
So in my opinion. If the vehicle has over drive. Leave it on over drive. Unless there is a good reason to turn off.
Does anyone else (besides me) turn the O/D Off when taking a curve at above 50mph to get a better hold of the engine and traction? It feels like lowering gear on a manual ****** vehicle, instead of going in a curve at 4th gear, you would lower it to 3rd (what I would do) and lightly tap on the gas.