Question if i messed up my tranny in my 370z

ZedZed · 08-23-2010, 01:25 PM

No worse than us manual drivers putting the car into gear without pressing fully on the clutch... *crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*. Only happened to me once even though I hated myself for it, if you don't make a habit of it, the car will be fine!

kenchan · 08-23-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by antman22

Ken, I think there's no lock out for that because in some ways, its a last ditch effort if for some reason you can't stop your car; usually throwing it into park will cause the car to stop.

i think toyota can learn from this.

ClemsonWill · 08-23-2010, 02:56 PM

I did this same thing to my wife's 2010 Toyota Rav4. I think they must have made some changes after the whole Toyota gas pedal issue. lol The whole situation was bad. I had a complete brain lapse. I thought I was down shifting in the Z. Before I realized what I was doing I put the car in park and itmade an awful noise. I was only going 10 mph or so it came to a complete stop pretty quick. It's been fine since. But I beat myself up over it all day.

antman22 · 08-23-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i think toyota can learn from this.

i was going to make a crack about toyota drivers, but i decided to refrain lol

Mt Tam I am · 08-23-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ZedZed

No worse than us manual drivers putting the car into gear without pressing fully on the clutch... *crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*. Only happened to me once even though I hated myself for it, if you don't make a habit of it, the car will be fine!

I know that sound from past cars. The thought gives me the willies.
Are you sure its the same putting a car into park as us manual drivers putting the car into gear without pressing fully on the clutch? It seems like it could be more damaging.

ChrisSlicks · 08-23-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I know that sound from past cars. The thought gives me the willies.
Are you sure its the same putting a car into park as us manual drivers putting the car into gear without pressing fully on the clutch? It seems like it could be more damaging.

Less damaging. The parts that are grinding in the AT case aren't the gears, just the park mechanism. Worst case would be if you did it repeatedly that you wouldn't have a park transmission lock anymore. The engineers think of people doing things like this and design the teeth on the park such that they cannot engage at speed.

08-23-2010, 02:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 447	I did this same thing to my wife's 2010 Toyota Rav4. I think they must have made some changes after the whole Toyota gas pedal issue. lol The whole situation was bad. I had a complete brain lapse. I thought I was down shifting in the Z. Before I realized what I was doing I put the car in park and itmade an awful noise. I was only going 10 mph or so it came to a complete stop pretty quick. It's been fine since. But I beat myself up over it all day. __________________ Slightly modded

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08-23-2010, 01:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
ZedZed Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Belgium, Brussels Posts: 237 Drives: nothing Rep Power: 17	No worse than us manual drivers putting the car into gear without pressing fully on the clutch... crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Only happened to me once even though I hated myself for it, if you don't make a habit of it, the car will be fine!