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For the past 3 weeks or so I've been getting symptoms I can only put down to a slipping clutch. The rev counter rises normally, jumps up a bit then falls back down without a corresponding change in road speed (or wheel spin!). Mostly under acceleration in 4th and 5th (occasionally in 3rd and 6th), between about 2.2K and 2.7K revs (I presume when the turbo comes in).
I thought I could live with it for a bit as I'm a fairly sedate driver and don't often boot it, but it seems to be getting worse. Or perhaps I'm just noticing it more. Or pushing it a bit to see if it's still there :blink:
I've read half a dozen threads on here, and a few elsewhere, that reckon that although i-DTEC setup is better than the i-CTDi one it's still not beyond failure.
What is disappointing is the car hasn't yet reached 50K miles :unsure:
It may just be one of those things, or perhaps one of the previous owners has battered it -luck of the draw with a used car I guess.
Am I missing anything? Could it be something (i.e. less expensive) than a new clutch? There doesn't appear to be anything restricting the pedal (like the cruise release switch) -there's a few mm of free pedal travel before the master cylinder actually starts moving. As an aside, what's the second switch for? There's one near the bottom (cruise release?) and a second higher up inside the pedal box? The lower one detects start of travel, and the other (I think) fully depressed.
This is way beyond my DIY capability. The consensus seems to be that if I want it done right first time it's a main dealer job, or can anyone recommend an alternative that can do a decent job for appreciably less cash? I've not dared ring for a price yet...
I thought I could live with it for a bit as I'm a fairly sedate driver and don't often boot it, but it seems to be getting worse. Or perhaps I'm just noticing it more. Or pushing it a bit to see if it's still there :blink:
I've read half a dozen threads on here, and a few elsewhere, that reckon that although i-DTEC setup is better than the i-CTDi one it's still not beyond failure.
What is disappointing is the car hasn't yet reached 50K miles :unsure:
It may just be one of those things, or perhaps one of the previous owners has battered it -luck of the draw with a used car I guess.
Am I missing anything? Could it be something (i.e. less expensive) than a new clutch? There doesn't appear to be anything restricting the pedal (like the cruise release switch) -there's a few mm of free pedal travel before the master cylinder actually starts moving. As an aside, what's the second switch for? There's one near the bottom (cruise release?) and a second higher up inside the pedal box? The lower one detects start of travel, and the other (I think) fully depressed.
This is way beyond my DIY capability. The consensus seems to be that if I want it done right first time it's a main dealer job, or can anyone recommend an alternative that can do a decent job for appreciably less cash? I've not dared ring for a price yet...