Hi everyone
I recently found my clutch pedal pressed all the way and took it to the mechanic. There, I found that the clutch pump failed, and subsequently found that the flywheel also needed changing.
It is a 2011 Τ31 model and I bought it from Edinburgh with 60k kilometers on it. At the time of fault the car has 140k kilometers. The operation will cost me more than €2k and I began thinking what might have gone wrong. I recall that I stressed the car on hills a couple of times in the past and I had that burning smell coming from the gearbox. My mechanic at the time suggested I ignored.
All of the times I took the car on hills, I had the ESP on and rarely used the 4x4 Lock function. Now I wonder whether I am doing something terribly wrong to cause such a problem. Is there any manual or rules to follow when taking the car off road and on hills/slopes?
Please help. Any recommendations or questions welcome. Thank you
I recently found my clutch pedal pressed all the way and took it to the mechanic. There, I found that the clutch pump failed, and subsequently found that the flywheel also needed changing.
It is a 2011 Τ31 model and I bought it from Edinburgh with 60k kilometers on it. At the time of fault the car has 140k kilometers. The operation will cost me more than €2k and I began thinking what might have gone wrong. I recall that I stressed the car on hills a couple of times in the past and I had that burning smell coming from the gearbox. My mechanic at the time suggested I ignored.
All of the times I took the car on hills, I had the ESP on and rarely used the 4x4 Lock function. Now I wonder whether I am doing something terribly wrong to cause such a problem. Is there any manual or rules to follow when taking the car off road and on hills/slopes?
Please help. Any recommendations or questions welcome. Thank you