Potential clutch slip

[Dan_225]

I have had a good look to see a similar question been asked but i recon my case is different.

if i have been driving my lcr more exuberantly than the norm over a period, say round a few twistys then up the slip road and on the motorway, i notice what seems like my clutch slipping. at 3000rpm the revs rise to 4000 then back to about 3600 and then round the rev range as normal. i must stress that this is intermittent!!! not all the time.

i first noticed this happen the same day as a got my exhaust system ( de-cat ) but never before. that a 007p dv and a pannel filter are the only mods to my knowledge, the car has just clicked over to 36000 miles and i drive the car with care and respect. cant say how it was driven prior to july last year. i need some one to slap me in the face and tell me its my clutch thats going as i fail to belive it

 

[Willie]

As you said, sounds like clutch slip to me.

I know what your saying, its easier to diagnose someone elses faults then your own

 

[Dan_225]

The power seems normal, the speed still rises, it only happend after de cat, i no there are power gains to be had from a pipe but so much so that the clutch would slip?

 

[ibizacupra]

stick it in 6th, floor it from 2000rpm and watch the revs vs speed... if those revs rise and fall whilst accelerating, its your clutch

 

[Dan_225]

its not all the time that it does the 'slip' its usualy after giving it some frap. but will try that, thanks

 

[Dan_225]

to upgrade the clutch would i be best with a TT quattro STANDARD clutch or somthing different? having re-map stage 2 maby n then bits and bats like fmic and boost pipes, better induction and so on, not strictly in that order but thats the plans

 

[sambryant]

I'm sure the standard clutch is ok but I Spose it's how u drive the car that will cause the clutch harm. I'm sure there is a guy on the forum with a yellow cupra r running stage 3 mods and he's on the standard clutch still.

 

[Willie]

I'm sure the standard clutch is ok but I Spose it's how u drive the car that will cause the clutch harm. I'm sure there is a guy on the forum with a yellow cupra r running stage 3 mods and he's on the standard clutch still.

Theres a few high powered car running OEM clutch
Including a 330 BHP/320FT-lbs one and a 385BHP/330ft-lbs one, both LC's

 

[Dan_225]

well whats up with mine then i dont abuse it by any stretch, none of this 3k launching and all that jazz. at 36000 miles i hoped for more life from it.

 

[Willie]

The worst things you can do to your clutch to to ride it, slip it and accelerating hard from very low down in the revs

 

[Dan_225]

No none of the above. does 128 pounds sound too cheap for a sachs clutch kit?

 

[Willie]

Yup

 

[Scruff]

I had this same problem on my Impreza... my mechanic said something along the lines of: "You've got a leaky seal into the clutch so after a fairly hard drive, you're getting a little bit of splash from the grease/oil/whatever onto the clutch plate. Thats probably whats happening anyway..." he said.

Could be this? Even if its not, i just wanted to tell a story

 

[Joeb]

hello people
i have a curious question

my clutch has been slipping too..


whats the worst case scenario if i dont change the clutch ASAP?
how much damage can it do to everything? :-s

 

[Dan_225]

Next your flywheel will need replacing. ill see about any seal that could leak and infect the clutch so thanks for your story scruff