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Chimcu Sep 6, 2011 07:32 AM

Can't put car in gear
 
Happened out of the blue.. .. Start the car fine w/ the clutch depressed but cannot put the car in gear unless the engine is off? What's the problem? Is it the master cyclinder?

spiffyjiff Sep 6, 2011 08:06 AM

my bet is on the pressure plate finger. happened to me HERE. i was hoping it was the slave cylinder, but nope. i researched a bit and it's not an "unheard of" issue and just a fluke i guess (like the infamous IMS/RMS issues, etc etc!!).

oh well, good luck.

Chimcu Sep 6, 2011 08:18 AM

i wonder woudl it be consider a warranty repair?

spiffyjiff Sep 6, 2011 08:26 AM

possible, as it seems to me that it is more of a manufac defect rather than user wear and tear.

Chimcu Sep 6, 2011 08:34 AM

agreed.. i would understand if it's the clutch but reading around and my basic understanding of clutch, I doubt this is the clutch. And if they try to BS me, all hell is going to break lose, in a nice way of course. I had 1 clutch go on me but that was on a car with 200,000KM and the symtoms are totally different

Chimcu Sep 7, 2011 06:14 AM

how much is typically a clutch and flywheel ?

BLKonBLK911C4S Sep 7, 2011 11:03 AM

Happened to me and turned out it was the clutch. The test is if it can go into gear when the engine is off it's the clutch. Close to $4k with the flywheel. If only the clutch about $2k

Chimcu Sep 7, 2011 12:02 PM

yup absolutely right.. got quoted 4K if it's flywheel as well.

BLKonBLK911C4S Sep 7, 2011 12:08 PM


Originally Posted by MyDreamCar (Post 3308009)
yup absolutely right.. got quoted 4K if it's flywheel as well.

My Indy quoted only $3500 with the flywheel. Although I did not need a new one. Turned out my pressure plate had a crack in it.

Chimcu Sep 7, 2011 12:25 PM

problem is the car is in London ontario .. i had it towed there free cuz of my warranty..

sameerg Jul 6, 2012 12:56 PM

So i have had the issue since the last couple of days.
I told the dealer that it is a slave cylinder issue.
They came back saying that the car needs a new clutch and possibly flywheel.
I just got a call that they can salvage the flywheel but needs a new clutch and a slave cylinder.

I suspect that the car needs only a slave cylinder and they are screwing me over with a new clutch.
Upon my asking they said that the friction plate went bad. I am going to make a surprise pop-over and demand to see the broken parts.
What should i be looking for on a bad friction plate?


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