Thought I'd try out a start from high revs - just for once

Anyhow, instead of getting any wheelspin, all I got was unbelievable clutch slip and now the clutch creates a burning smell on the dozen or so times I've used the car since. There's no loss of performance that I can detect, but everything doesn't seem right with that smell.

The clutch hasn't done 6000 miles yet and I wondered if anyone out there had experienced the same thing and whether this just 'goes away' or whether something more serious is amiss?

 

I had the exact same experience a week ago. Only had the smell at that time but the clutch doesn't seem to be quite the same. Almost like there is a tiny bit of slippage in the clutch. Would also appreciate any posts that could explain this phenomenon.

 

It is very easy to slip the clutch and glaze the surface if you don

 

cdelena, will this "glazing" go away?

 

I was very worried about my several clutch slips but at 5K miles my clutch grabs during high RPM dumps better than ever. So I'd say don't worry.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Penforhire
[B]I was very worried about my several clutch slips but at 5K miles my clutch grabs during high RPM dumps better than ever.

 

How Ironic. I did the same thing this weekend. Reved to 7 dumped the clutch (not side stepped) and spun the clutch all the way through the intersection at 9K RPM. What a stupid mistake, but in every other car I have ever driven the clutch would have hooked up (even my 79 volvo will light up the tires). I was more than a little dissapointed in the performance of my s2000's clutch! Well to ge to the point the smell lasted 2-3 days. Had me worried too, but the clutch works fine, just smells bad. It has slowly diminished. I figure that nothing is wrong, just some premature clutch wear. But again I really think that a car like this should be capeable of a nice smokey burn out every once in a while.

Andy

 

The first time I spun the clutch the smell lasted about a week. The second time, the smell was gone by morning.

 

Smell nearly gone after 3 days - seems to be the pattern of those others posting here.

 

I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. The smell only lasted a couple days and no problems since.