The Inevitable has happened.....

[CORBY]

.....Yes as some will know I got my car remapped by Angel Tuning not too long ago, and the clutch is slipping. I'm just putting this thread up to see what my options are? Can anyone help me please?

 

[mrcoyote]

Your options are a replacement OE clutch and drive it properly or an uprated aftermarket one such as one from Sachs or similar. Pretty sure this has been discussed in the past, so do a little search for it.

 

[Ad Lav]

Sorry to hear that mate, start driving it like a granny it might last a bit for you to save up!

Change down a gear before booting it?

 

[CORBY]

I'm gutted like!! Yeah I'm going to drive it proper granny style. Ad, you mentioned about a sachs clutch before, whats the craic with that? Its only just started slipping.....how long will it last, taking it easy? I've had no past experience with clutch slipping!

 

[chillcupra]

I have a sachs and a very powerful map running 450nm of torque and the sachs copes fine...good bit of kit. Some say its exensive but at least it means you can drive your car how it should be driven!!!

 

[CORBY]

How much did it cost you chillcupra?

 

[Nath.]

IMO it's no good remapping a 130/160 tdi and then needing to baby it at low revs, low rev range torque is what TDI's are all about

 

[chillcupra]

I got mine in a group by from JBS. It was around 650 all in. Normally there around 730 fully fitted! Best to speak to Mike.

 

[DIFT]

I'm gutted like!! Yeah I'm going to drive it proper granny style. Ad, you mentioned about a sachs clutch before, whats the craic with that? Its only just started slipping.....how long will it last, taking it easy? I've had no past experience with clutch slipping!

Ive done 45k on a slipping clutch, an no I havent granny'd it. just not floored it below 2500-2700. Its fine for the rest of the rev range... just not the torque spike at the start.

 

[CORBY]

Cheers lads I've emailed JBS, so I will hopefully make some head way! I'm leaving it till the last minute like! Dift, I'll try and see what it's like flooring it in the higher range 2500-2700rpm see if it slips then! Cheers!

 

[luke c]

unlucky m8 can you not get angel to reduce your tourque again ?

 

[DIFT]

by all accounts Angel push there maps quite a bit... not that thats a bad thing. But even with it turned down, would it be all that much different from a standard map?

 

[John-Cupra_TDI]

Unlucky mate, atleast if you get a sachs clutch you will be able to drive it properly without worring about it slipping.

 

[Guinness]

hope mine doesnt start 2 slip.

 

[CORBY]

But its only at 280 odd lbs/ft I thought it would have lasted longer than this. I haven't used it all weekend I'm too scared! Could the clutch just stop working at any given moment?

 

[Nath.]

^^^^no, it will just slip more and more and start to smell like dog farts until you can't use any power at all and just slowly becomes undrivable

 

[Ad Lav]

It smells like that if you've been riding the clutch too, or in traffic etc

 

[Nath.]

or 3k revs launches

 

[sooty22]

i have a helix clutch fitted to my car and its great! a bit more savage than the standard but holds the power/torque great, allards supplied and fitted the clutch for £360.....

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

i have a helix clutch fitted to my car and its great! a bit more savage than the standard but holds the power/torque great, allards supplied and fitted the clutch for £360.....

I was done! Thats a bargain price!

Hope you have better experienes with clutch than I did!