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waynne · 07-12-2006, 10:38 AM

We all have those naughty little driving habits and some will eventually kill our cars here are mine what are yours?

Keeping clutch down at junctions - This can wreck the release bearing, stretch the cable and helped me kill 3 clutch cables overall (its worse on power and uprated clutches as there is more stress.

Driving off immediately - rather than wait for the engine to warm up! This causes premature engine wear as the oil is not fully circulating.

Revving hard when cold - (Nearly cured of this habit now) This really does cause damage, to the pistons especially eventually your pistons will permenently rattle when cold.

07-12-2006, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
waynne Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK Posts: 6,787	Naughty little habits - Fess up! We all have those naughty little driving habits and some will eventually kill our cars here are mine what are yours? Resting hand on the gearstick - this can cause premature wear I'm told! Resting foot over the clutch - caused very slight drag wearing the clutch. Keeping clutch down at junctions - This can wreck the release bearing, stretch the cable and helped me kill 3 clutch cables overall (its worse on power and uprated clutches as there is more stress. Driving off immediately - rather than wait for the engine to warm up! This causes premature engine wear as the oil is not fully circulating. Revving hard when cold - (Nearly cured of this habit now) This really does cause damage, to the pistons especially eventually your pistons will permenently rattle when cold.