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My clutch "went" today (not sure where to, but certainly doesn't appear to have relationship to the engine any more!).
Car is an 03 Box S, with 27k on the clock, but prior to me spent a fair deal of its time in London.
Is it normal for a clutch to go from perfectly OK to f
ed in the space of a few miles (maybe 30 gearchanges in total)?
Car is an 03 Box S, with 27k on the clock, but prior to me spent a fair deal of its time in London.
Is it normal for a clutch to go from perfectly OK to f
ed in the space of a few miles (maybe 30 gearchanges in total)?Fidgits said:
Schmalex said:
sleep envy said:
I'll wager 5 internet pounds that it's either the slave or master cylinder
So, is that a good or bad things (price wise?). New clutch fitted by by my local Indy is £650....
that depends whether it is the master or the slave.
Hmm. I wait the call from Northway Porsche with baited (sp?) breath (and a very scared wallet!)
Fidgits said:
well, ive been told Porsche clutches dont slip, they just get heavier and heavier until you cant engage them.
If its *gone* then that would suggest something in the mechanicals that mates the clutch with the gearbox?
If its *gone* then that would suggest something in the mechanicals that mates the clutch with the gearbox?
Interesting - it was slipping like a bastard in pretty much every gear......
Schmalex said:
I know - the garage were pretty taken aback too. Anyway, it's fixed now, so some weekend hoonage is due!!
that was bloody quick repair!
Did you not get any smell coming from the rear when you were at rest in the last few weeks; or the revs going well through the range above 3/4k rpm with little / no corresponding power coming on in the higher gears?
SNDa said:
damiangt3 said:
Are you sure it's not the first signs of an RMS problem, with the oil contaminating the clutch?
tell me more.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=48&h=&t=110003
No smell, nothing. It was fine and then it was gone - literally just like that in the space of maybe 20 mins!!! Weird, as I have had clutches go on previous cars & you normally get a week or so where you can feel it slipping ever so slightly.
On a positive note, while it was out, they checked the RMS and that is perfectly OK, so a big worry out of the way (for the moment!).
However, I want to give a massive recommendation to Northway Porsche.
I called them as soon as it happened yesterday (as I was coming onto the M4 at Swindon). 30 minutes later I was at their premises (about 3.00pm). Explained what happened & also my predicament (my wife is out of the country, with her car in LHR long term & I need my car to pick my son up from Nursery). Northway asked me to leave it with them for them to squeeze in when they could. 11.30am this morning, the phone rings with it all completed, with them having prioritised it for me. Absolutely fantastic service.
On a positive note, while it was out, they checked the RMS and that is perfectly OK, so a big worry out of the way (for the moment!).
However, I want to give a massive recommendation to Northway Porsche.
I called them as soon as it happened yesterday (as I was coming onto the M4 at Swindon). 30 minutes later I was at their premises (about 3.00pm). Explained what happened & also my predicament (my wife is out of the country, with her car in LHR long term & I need my car to pick my son up from Nursery). Northway asked me to leave it with them for them to squeeze in when they could. 11.30am this morning, the phone rings with it all completed, with them having prioritised it for me. Absolutely fantastic service.
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