What's wrong with my car?

[bimmer750i]

Hey guys, so I've got a 2002 BMW 330XI, it runs great despite the high mileage (280,000km). the other day i decided to rip through all the gears flooring it (bad idea i know) and after doing that through all the gears i came to a stop and noticed a burning smell. i'm not sure if the smell was the clutch or not but it was quite the smell, a bit of smoke came from the passengers side engine bay when i popped the hood open. I tried to drive back him, on the way i noticed the car would grab my gears so slow, when i revved the rpm's would kind of fly by then grab a few seconds into throttle. While on the highway, the clutch pedal dropped on me, it became extremely soft and when pushed in all the way it would hit the floor and make a grinding noise, barely got into gears but did and drove straight to my mechanic.


Soo what happened? is it 100% my clutch? the car doesn't lock into park when i try, the gearbox just slips right out when i move it

[Raddee]

Probably some part of the hydraulic system that controls the clutch sprung a leak. If it comes from the engine bay it's probably the clutch slave cylinder, those breaking is not a rare occurance.