08-10-2017, 02:27 PM
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Location: West Hollywood, CA
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temporary or long term issue?
I was stuck in traffic on an uphill road, and noticed odor and smoke from around the driver's side rear wheel. Suspect it was clutch overheating, but of course I can't be sure. Temp gauge was well within range, so it wasn't the engine itself. After cresting the hill it drove fine and I didn't notice either smoke or the odor any longer, but obviously I'm concerned. Thoughts?
(PS the only other thing I could think it might be besides the clutch is the e-brake, which I recently had adjusted and now engages very early. I'm hoping it wasn't set so tight as to be stuck, and what I was sensing was that brake getting fried)
PS -03 base, manual
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08-10-2017, 02:57 PM
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still plays with cars...
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Location: Baden, ON, Canada
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My guess... you were riding the clutch a bit too hard.
Just asking, driving manual long?
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08-10-2017, 03:33 PM
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That was my guest/hope as well. Yes, I've been driving a manual for decades, but the clutch on this one, that I just bought, is of course different. The mechanic who did my PPI said it was on its way out, and I think in fact it's just gone.
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08-10-2017, 03:39 PM
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well, hot clutch smells different than hot brake than burning oil. could be power steering overheating? the pump overflow is onto driver side of the engine.
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08-10-2017, 04:02 PM
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No, it was the clutch. I got cocky and drove it a little further and the pedal stuck down, gears wouldn't engage etc. etc. I had it in my mental budget to do soon based On what I heard earlier, so aside from the temporary inconvenience, it is what it is
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08-10-2017, 06:01 PM
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On the slippery slope
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You will likely need to also replace the DM flywheel too
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08-11-2017, 07:58 AM
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And while you are in there . . . .
RMS and IMS
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