Eikari Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I had a rear flat tyre recently and put the spare tire which is 14 inch but the tires under the car are 15 inch. So i put a 10a fuse in the Fwd circuit and disabled the 4wd. So my question is that is it OK to drive in the FWD on regular basis. Or is it doing some damage to the driveline and/or the tranny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebmaster Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 There has been a lot of discussion on the importance of maintaining a consistant tire size on AWD Subarus (See this post...) I think that the FWD fuse is for emergencies only, and leaving the fuse in for a prolonged period of time will be bad for your transmission, but I could be wrong. I'd play it safe and get the tire replaced, and turn the AWD back on (remove the fuse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eikari Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 I got a new tire which is the same size as the others. I was just wondering if i could save some fuel by having the car in FWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebmaster Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Well, this too is controversial, if it was me, I'd leave well enough alone...(See this post) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eikari Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Well it seems to me after reading the post that there isn´t any gain in fuel by having the car FWD. Probably not good for the drivetrain. The FWD circuit is only i think for when towing the car or have a mismatch tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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