MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: phem0r on February 11, 2014, 09:20:30 am

Title: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 11, 2014, 09:20:30 am
Is this clutch slip? - 6th gear, about 3k revs, put my foot down and the revs climb to 6k like i am not in gear e.g. pretty rapidly!

This happened three times last night, twice going there and i recreated it out of curiosity on the way home

Ta
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: bacillus on February 11, 2014, 04:08:16 pm
Sounds like it!
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: xjay1337 on February 11, 2014, 04:08:52 pm
Would seem like it!

Bit of an obvious question really lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: K9 on February 11, 2014, 04:10:21 pm
keep doing that 2km and then check for great smell from the clutch  :grin:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 11, 2014, 04:50:43 pm
Bugger :sad1:

Would seem like it!

Bit of an obvious question really lol  :laugh:

Haha yea i know, was in denial really :)
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: xjay1337 on February 11, 2014, 04:51:30 pm
What you want is a DSG, you don't have clutches then

/troll.
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 11, 2014, 04:53:35 pm
Hah. I will be selling the car within 4 months, can't decide if i should just have a standard OEM clutch put in or leave it, or uprated clutch..
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: xjay1337 on February 11, 2014, 05:09:30 pm
Replace with a standard clutch.
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: south on February 11, 2014, 05:48:38 pm
Handbrake on, put it into 2nd... if it doesn't pull off or slips then it's on the way out
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 11, 2014, 05:51:39 pm
Handbrake on? Won't you just drag the back wheels
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: xjay1337 on February 11, 2014, 05:53:17 pm
Handbrake on, put it into 2nd... if it doesn't pull off or slips then it's on the way out

It's obviously slipping, that test won't help or prove anything other than waste petrol!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 11, 2014, 07:16:34 pm
Hah. I will be selling the car within 4 months, can't decide if i should just have a standard OEM clutch put in or leave it, or uprated clutch..

Just take the map off when you sell it. It won't slip on standard power, it's the extra torque from the map that's causing it to slip, not the fact that the clutch is goosed.

Mine slipped for 9 months with a map, had it flashed to stock and all was good in the world  :innocent:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: JC88 on February 11, 2014, 07:31:55 pm
Out of curiosity how much would a stock clutch or an alternative clutch on a remapped Ed30 likely cost? Are there  many alternative options to a stock clutch which offer any benefits if you're running a map?
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: D8MOA on February 11, 2014, 10:04:37 pm
Out of curiosity how much would a stock clutch or an alternative clutch on a remapped Ed30 likely cost? Are there  many alternative options to a stock clutch which offer any benefits if you're running a map?

just paid £900 for an uprated clutch on my stage 1 ed30
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: JC88 on February 11, 2014, 10:37:03 pm
Thanks D8MOA! If you dont mind me asking, what clutch did you end up going for and was that price inclusive of parts and labour?
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 12, 2014, 07:12:52 am
Out of curiosity how much would a stock clutch or an alternative clutch on a remapped Ed30 likely cost? Are there  many alternative options to a stock clutch which offer any benefits if you're running a map?

About £350 I think. An uprated clutch will cost double that.

Why bother swapping if you are going to sell the car? Just flash the ECU back to stock  :stupid:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 12, 2014, 09:44:03 am
I won't be buying an uprated clutch or likely a new clutch, that was another guy hijacking :p

I think i'll just return the car to stock with the stock ecu flash, like you said i reckon it'll be alright without the map
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: JC88 on February 12, 2014, 11:08:01 am
Haha sorry mate didnt mean to butt in over your original query just thought it would be better than starting a new thread :)
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: phem0r on February 12, 2014, 02:34:11 pm
It's no problem :happy2:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: Pikey Motorsports on February 12, 2014, 03:15:35 pm
amazing the amount of people i have seen ask on this forum if there clutch is slipping lol :surprised:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 12, 2014, 06:09:24 pm
amazing the amount of people i have seen ask on this forum if there clutch is slipping lol :surprised:

6 months ago everyone be like "it's rare for your clutch to slip at stage 1" now EVERYONE is having clutch slip  :grin:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: D8MOA on February 13, 2014, 05:32:42 pm
amazing the amount of people i have seen ask on this forum if there clutch is slipping lol :surprised:

6 months ago everyone be like "it's rare for your clutch to slip at stage 1" now EVERYONE is having clutch slip  :grin:

i reckon nik at R-tech and alex at AKS have there hands in each others pockets!! nik maps them so the clutches slip and alex sells everyone uprated clutches!! also makes sence now he is a moderator haha
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: xjay1337 on February 13, 2014, 06:12:40 pm
Oh damn, they've been found out....  :booty:
Title: Re: Is my clutch slipping?
Post by: MC71 on February 13, 2014, 06:23:05 pm
i reckon nik at R-tech and alex at AKS have there hands in each others pockets!! nik maps them so the clutches slip and alex sells everyone uprated clutches!! also makes scene now he is a moderator haha

Well, they've both had my business for that. :grin: