Cambelts change on a F355
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Clutch kit is around £900 +vat (original valeo kit from super performance) and £300 +vat in labour for an Indy (but that labour charge very much depends on the labour rate of who is doing the work? main dealers or an Indy?) i suppose it also depends what it needs once its all dismantled, the clutch plate is only £176+vat..
The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
andyman_2006 said:
Clutch kit is around £900 +vat (original valeo kit from super performance) and £300 +vat in labour for an Indy (but that labour charge very much depends on the labour rate of who is doing the work? main dealers or an Indy?) i suppose it also depends what it needs once its all dismantled, the clutch plate is only £176+vat..
The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
Yep valid points, the clutch isn't slipping just very high. Ideally I'm trying to save time and money now rather than have the clutch need replacing in 1k miles.The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
Yes it's definitely easier whilst the engine is out but the 355 clutch can be changed with just the rear bumper off. It isn't a gearbox removal job as it sits behind the box. Personally I'd leave it until it needed changing.
Unless owned from new you never know how and where its been driven but 22k isn't a lot of miles for a 355 clutch.
Unless owned from new you never know how and where its been driven but 22k isn't a lot of miles for a 355 clutch.
Edited by mike01606 on Wednesday 1st May 16:14
Andyandyhall said:
Yep valid points, the clutch isn't slipping just very high. Ideally I'm trying to save time and money now rather than have the clutch need replacing in 1k miles.
Have you driven any other F355’s to compare the clutch? However for the £ states above and the fact it’s out anyway it would nearly always be worth while doing (regardless of the car).
Andyandyhall said:
andyman_2006 said:
Clutch kit is around £900 +vat (original valeo kit from super performance) and £300 +vat in labour for an Indy (but that labour charge very much depends on the labour rate of who is doing the work? main dealers or an Indy?) i suppose it also depends what it needs once its all dismantled, the clutch plate is only £176+vat..
The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
Yep valid points, the clutch isn't slipping just very high. Ideally I'm trying to save time and money now rather than have the clutch need replacing in 1k miles.The time/labour needed for the 355 is same as the 348.
Ask whoever is doing the work for an accurate price, or maybe just have to grin and bear it, depends if its slipping, you may get longer from it, ask them if its actually saving you any money to do whilst engine is out or if the price for this work is fixed price.
andyman_2006 said:
Meant to ask, is it F1 or Manual? as i'm aware the clutches don't seem to last as long on the F1 cars, i know friends who have got less than 20K from a 360 F1 clutch, but as someone else said here it'll all depend on how and where its been driven. If its not slipping and you do nominal summer (social) driving, no track days or daily use then it could well last you another year, all comes down to whether you can stomach the costs now or not but then you already have the heady bill for the cam belt engine out - so maybe it is a good time to do it if engines out though?
It's a manual, I haven't driven any other F355s but the clutch is right at the top of its travel. To my knowledge the car hasn't been tracked and is well looked after, maybe when the engine is out the indie will get a better idea of the clutch situation.Tbh was just wondering if anyone has been here as if it's about to go it might save some ££ and time getting it changed with the belts
I've always found the clutch bite point on my 348 quite high, though the clutch is fine. Maybe best you get your mechanic to have a drive and see how it feels compared to others as it could just be something to get used to.
I did have a clutch release bearing fail, and (as said above) getting to it the clutch isn't a big deal - it's the clutch housing you can see beneath the bumper at the back of the car. Maybe you'll save a bit changing the clutch now, but unlikely to be a material sum in the scheme of things.
I did have a clutch release bearing fail, and (as said above) getting to it the clutch isn't a big deal - it's the clutch housing you can see beneath the bumper at the back of the car. Maybe you'll save a bit changing the clutch now, but unlikely to be a material sum in the scheme of things.
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