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Old 03-23-2018, 11:38 AM   #12 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
X2. With my diesel Golf I only E-On coast (which I do a lot). With the key off you lose not only oil circulation to the turbo but also airbags, ABS, power steering and eventually brake boost, and it messes up my ScanGuage. In my experience you will not hurt your transmission from coasting briefly, even at higher speeds. Towing a car could conceivably be done over great distances and time, which may eventually do damage.
Sounds like you need an injector kill switch.
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