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Originally Posted by Sprayed 01
Are you saying to push in clutch, put the shifter in neutral then shut off?
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Yes.
Basically any time your clutch pedal is pressed in, there is a thrust load on the thrust bearing (center bearing) of the engine. This bearing requires oil pressure to operate correctly. If you shut the engine off with the clutch pressed in, the engine will still be spinning as oil pressure is lost.
Probably not nearly as bad as starting the car with the clutch pressed in, where not only is there no oil pressure, there isn't even any residual oil on the bearing. In that situation, you have a thrust load on a dry bearing.
I'm probably being overly cautious, but given the issues I've heard of with Saturn thrust bearings, I'd rather be safe than sorry.