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My buddy drives an e36 318i, but before we start cracking 318 jokes try and hear out this whole scenario.
So his car seems a bit slower than it should, I used to drive basically the exact same car (both manuals), and really don't recall my 318 being that slow. At the same time it is hard to know whether I have just become so accustomed to the increased power in my 330, which would make the 318 seem slower.
Anyway, I really think his is slower than it should be. I know he needs some clutch work. I can't remember if it was a clutch bearing or disk or what, I don't know much about clutches, but just the slightest press on the clutch pedal yields an awful noise.
Long question short, could this faulty clutch be robbing some of the power from getting to the rear wheels?
Thanks,
Chris
Last edited by cemimms; 09-29-2008 at 04:21 PM.
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I would say yes... if the clutch is slipping even slightly that would certainly rob the car of power to the road. do you notice the rpm increase but there's isn't any accelleration?
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definately a yes...you will lose power...just like said above..youll notice an rpm increase but no pull....
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that sounds about right, i remember my old 318 being slow but still had a bit of pull, but his seems to not pull at all throughout the RPM rangeOriginally Posted by m3maker
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If there are no problems with the car except it's just slow, i doubt it's your clutch. If it's slipping enough to slow the car down that much, you should notice the slippage and/or smell it......
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yeah you would smell that and feel it, when it slips the RPM's will climb fast, but the car wont, you'll know it for sure
pretty sure a noisy throw out bearing wont affect clutch grip
you probably forgot how slow 318's are
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318s slow? Blasphemy.
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yea the clutch isn't slipping, so i'm not sure, i wish i had my old 318i back for a day just use as a reference....
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is the noise you here when you put the clutch in almost like a whine?
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Wow are you guys serious?
You aren't going to lose power from a slipping clutch, you're not going to be able to put your power down. You'll know a slipping clutch from a loss of power since your revs will rise but the car won't move while you are engaging the clutch, that is not a loss of power since your power is still there.
Last edited by Red Ribbon Army; 09-29-2008 at 10:30 PM.
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+1 check the fuel and air filters. General tuneups are nice too.
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yea i thought fuel filter or some part of the fuel delivery system right off the bat, the clutch obviously has some problems of it's own though.....
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if the clutch is making a whining noise that mean its on its way out
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As RedRibbon said.. the clutch wont be a power issue really. If your clutch is on its way out your car would rev but not go anywhere, not just simply not rev quickly or have less power.
If it makes a whine when you engage the clutch it's probably the pilot bearing/bushing (whichever is in the car.) It's located in the end of the crankshaft and can only be accessed with the tranny removed and the bearing pulled out with a puller of some kind. The bearings are cheap.. I paid like $5 for mine at my local discount auto parts store. I replaced mine w/ the motor out so I didn't have to go thru the trouble of pulling the tranny etc.
Here's a quick rundown of some clutch noises and commonly associated problems.
EDIT: Just to re-iterate unless the clutch is pretty much completely slipping there wont be any real power loss. If the clutch IS slipping, regardless of the reason be it misadjustment, misalignment, or just worn completely.. It will heat up and you WILL be able to smell it. Usually quickly. If the car has been that way.. that 'slow' for a long period of time I highly doubt the clutch is the culprit. They usually go out fast once they go.
Last edited by genocide98; 09-29-2008 at 11:35 PM.
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TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.....
POWER NOT MAKING IT TO THE GROUND IS IN FACT POWER LOSS.
JUST BECAUSE THE MOTOR IS NOT LOOSING POWER DOES NOT MEAN IT'S MAKING IT TO THE GROUND......
WHILE I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT... IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE....
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is your capslock stuck?
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