Just a quick question to all you tech heads. Lately my Turbo clutch seems to be quite a bit heavier than normal. My question is this. Do clutch accumulator's go bad on these cars?

Thanks

 

very common problem. Mine just went bad. I had the accumulator and slave replaced.

 

although not a tech head, I can tell you both accumulators and slaves go bad. do you know how to test your accumulator?

Checking accumulator
1. Cold start engine (accumulator temperature approx. 20°C) and let run for approx. 20 seconds (accumulator is full).
2. With the engine switched off, depress the clutch pedal repeatedly until an abrupt rise in pedal resistance against your foot can be felt (accumulator is empty). While doing this, count the number of depressions
carried out up to the point of the rise in pedal pressure.
3. If the number of times the pedal was depressed is over 35, the accumulator is faulty and must be replaced.

(thanks loren)

 

Mine went bad and I replaced. So much better.. Clutch feels like new...

 

yup had this problem with my 996
VERY common
and it always goes bad at the worst time
for example
on a friday during rush hour traffic from a major tunnel in nyc right in front of a toll booth

 

LOL.. Mine blew in line to start an autocross run! I was so pissed!

 

A very good reason to go with the GT2 style setup and get rid of the the accumulator.

 

When you do the replacement, the accumulator is in a very inconvenient place, and therefore hard to get tight. If you don't get it tight, Pentosin comes out and can get onto the headers. Since Pentosin is flammable, that is not good. See Mikelly's posts on his encounter with this issue...

Jon

 

does this also go for the c4s?

 

my cluch pedal is hard too, but a tech said that it was signs of a worn clutch.

 

My dealer says my clutch accumlator needs replacement. I had not felt any problems with the clutch. Not sure if easycare covers this...any idea on how many hrs of work this is and how much does it cost ?

TIA

 

I know of a member here that seemingly had the accumulator go bad and never replaced it, just keeps driving it. I drove it, the pedal is a little harder, but it's not bad! You get used to it.

 

Add me to that list. I was told my accumulator was bad about 5000 miles ago.

I figure I will fix it when I do a clutch upgrade when more power dictates.

 

how many miles did you guys have on your cars before the accumulator problem surfaced?

 

Mine went about 48K. Warranty, so I fixed it along with the slave...