Clutch issue?

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Sham83

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I was stuck in London traffic for best part of an hour yesterday but as it started to end and open out, I started to speed up from a crawl (gentle acceleration) only to be met with an extremely violent jerking motion and rapid revving for about 5 seconds. It was a little scary and worrying that perhaps my clutch had been overworked and might be on its last life (has done ~30k miles and recent clutch wear report was 60%). Then I thought later perhaps it could have been a software malfunction as it hasn't recurred again yet (thankfully) and it almost felt like an electronic failure rather than mechanical, if you know what I mean. It seems to have settled and feels back to normal - has anyone else had this experience? It occurred to me much later that maybe it could have been because I pulled away in 2nd (though I can't be certain) at very low speed and was simply in the wrong gear (I often forget to change down in the MC-Shift!)...should it behave like this?
 
c4sman

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Think the car can occasionally get itself in a twist after a long stint in traffic. Others will have more info but if it doesn't do it again after an Italian reset I wouldn't worry too much about it.
 
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Italian reset- does that involve disconnecting the battery and reconnecting it again?
 
voicey

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Disconnecting the battery isn't going to do anything to the TCU. Where abouts in London are you?
 
voicey

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TCU = Transmission Control Unit.

I have a little spare time tomorrow morning - I'd be happy to pop over and plug the car in to the diagnostic machine if you want it checked out.
 
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voicey said:
TCU = Transmission Control Unit.

I have a little spare time tomorrow morning - I'd be happy to pop over and plug the car in to the diagnostic machine if you want it checked out.
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that would be great- have PM'd you. thanks
 
Felonious Crud

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If it helps they can be a bit odd sometimes. Mine occasionally tits about and then settles on second. Only very seldom, but it still does it. My clutch is about 5k old.

I look forward to learning what Voicey concludes - he's something of a God on these matters.
 
StuartW

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Felonious Crud said:
If it helps they can be a bit odd sometimes. Mine occasionally tits about and then settles on second. Only very seldom, but it still does it. My clutch is about 5k old.

I look forward to learning what Voicey concludes - he's something of a God on these matters.
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Mine does the same but soon clears itself. I think sometimes it is not in the gear that the display says that it is but it soon works itself out
 
stewarttownsend

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Yep mine gets its knickers in a twist on occasions when crawling, it gets pis%%%% off that its going so slow and throws a hissy fit.
 
Felonious Crud

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They're built for the open road, no mistake. Mine was a joy through the Swiss Alps last week . Never happier.
 
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