Clutch burnt out at 14000 miles?
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Clutch burnt out at 14000 miles?
Hello all I bought my Evo in February and it had 10000 miles on it. It is now at 14000 mile and I have a problem. Whenever I put the car into a gear the car doesn't stall out when I let off the clutch at a complete stop. Also when attempting to drive a birnt clutch smell is very strong and there is a considerable lack of power. Due to this I stopped driving. Can anyone help me diagnose exactly what is wrong before i go spend a butt load of money to fix this?
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Trying really hard to understand what you're asking here... So you're saying that your car does not stall and turn off when in gear and no gas is given? hmmmm... this could be more than just your clutch.
You will know when your clutch is slipping by simply giving it gas while driving and not going anywhere like you used to. Your RPM needle will shoot up.
You will know when your clutch is slipping by simply giving it gas while driving and not going anywhere like you used to. Your RPM needle will shoot up.
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I don't want to be the one to say it, but I don't think it was the previous owner's fault on this. If they had already ruined the clutch, you would've been able to tell when you bought it at 10k miles.
Have you been launching or driving hard since you bought it? I've seen people on here who ruined the clutch at 1500 miles because they sucked at driving a manual.
Have you been launching or driving hard since you bought it? I've seen people on here who ruined the clutch at 1500 miles because they sucked at driving a manual.
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no one knows your car repair ability. if u read the diy on clutch install and think its easy then go for it.
act hdss i heard is good, i've had the comp stg 2, 3 and 4 before and like them.
i always just took it to a shop, faster i guess, and if its a good nice shop they can even tell you if anything else is out of the ordinary
act hdss i heard is good, i've had the comp stg 2, 3 and 4 before and like them.
i always just took it to a shop, faster i guess, and if its a good nice shop they can even tell you if anything else is out of the ordinary
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I don't think I suck at driving manual. I've been to the track once. I do like to get on her every once in a while. I've added bolt ons and then she just blew one day.
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I don't want to be the one to say it, but I don't think it was the previous owner's fault on this. If they had already ruined the clutch, you would've been able to tell when you bought it at 10k miles.
Have you been launching or driving hard since you bought it? I've seen people on here who ruined the clutch at 1500 miles because they sucked at driving a manual.
Have you been launching or driving hard since you bought it? I've seen people on here who ruined the clutch at 1500 miles because they sucked at driving a manual.
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Evos clutches are weak. I have 15k on mine and it is holding strong still... some people have over 45k on stock clutch.. just demands on your skill at driving. Downshifting, launching, going fast and slamming the clutch in for the psssht, heal toe clutching gone wrong, again... downshift without Rev matching. These can all be your problems.
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To be honest improperly breaking in or simply failing to all together will cause premature failure. When the car is new it needs a few hundred city miles like you are driving grandma around to break it in right.
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Evos clutches are weak. I have 15k on mine and it is holding strong still... some people have over 45k on stock clutch.. just demands on your skill at driving. Downshifting, launching, going fast and slamming the clutch in for the psssht, heal toe clutching gone wrong, again... downshift without Rev matching. These can all be your problems.
Evo clutches are weak? Are you out of your mind? There are plenty of guys running 400whp on stock clutches without trouble. There are also many who have 80+k miles on stock clutch. If you cant drive, you will burn any clutch. Simple as that.
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Evos clutches are weak. I have 15k on mine and it is holding strong still... some people have over 45k on stock clutch.. just demands on your skill at driving. Downshifting, launching, going fast and slamming the clutch in for the psssht, heal toe clutching gone wrong, again... downshift without Rev matching. These can all be your problems.
When I first got my car in late may, I downshifted without Rev matching. I've just started trying to Rev match, and it's hard to get the timing down but I can feel myself getting better at it. I have the habit of not adding enough gas when downshifting, or coming off the clutch too soon. Practice makes perfect I guess.
Looking at posts like this make me super nervous though.