Nearly blew the engine!!!!!!!!!

[Dirtysouth 0]

Hi, i was driving and went to change from 2nd to 3rd doing 35mph and car started to slow down and it was red lining!!!!!!!!!!!

 

it was ok after I slowed down and i wacked it into 2nd and carried on fine but as soon as I go faster the thing just revs free!!!

 

if any one could advise me were the problem is and what it is i would be grateful. I have use of all the gears but just not at speed.

 

any help with be great

 

Cheers muks

[Andi 2,147,483,647]

Sounds like your clutch is slipping under power...... new clutch time!

 

(May just be a leak in one of the cylinders though..... would need inverstigating!)

[Dirtysouth 0]

cheers, i did think that was it, i have been looking for clutchs any in particular ones to go for?

[dr_mat 0]

Sure you're not stuck with just 1st and 2nd?

[Dirtysouth 0]

nah, like I said I have use of all the gears, but just not a speed. I think it the clutch but deciding between black diamond and sachs one? any one got any views on either of these?

[dr_mat 0]

SACHS is what it left the factory with. What's special about the black diamond one?

[Dirtysouth 0]

i dnt think there much apart from 30% uprated but nearly 50% more in price

[dr_mat 0]

Do you have 30% more power than standard?

(And even the standard VR clutch is happy with up to 250-270lbft, so you'd need to be running serious power before requiring an uprated clutch..)

[Dirtysouth 0]

yeah i think i go for just the standard one my car is stock pretty much

have u heard of LUK? couple of hours work u rekon to fit clutch? cheers for your input mate

[Riley 0]

i wouldnt reccomend the black diamond in my experience m8 :)

 

id stick with the g60/vr6 sachs item.

 

neil. :D

[dr_mat 0]

I have an LUK on my VR. They're fine too, also do OEM for VW.

The books usually reckon on three hours for a clutch replacement..

[Dirtysouth 0]

kool u rekon euro car parts or German swedish for the clutch.

 

thanks again

[Supercharged 2]

GSF sell LUK ones... don't buy a SACHS - several quality issues have been reported latly and you don't want to be doing a labour intensive job twice!