Hi,

I've got a remapped vRS and love it. Sometimes in 4th, 5th gear I get a bit of what I guess is clutch slippage (engine over revs) and am wondering when I should get a new clutch?

Should I go for it now to prevent a more expensive job in the future, or should I just live with it until it really goes?

Am a bit cost concious so any ideas on prices would be cool. I try to stick to dealers generally, but any advice here would be cool!

Thanks!!

Depends how bad it is really and how many extra horses the map gave you. Many clutch options from OEM to organic clutches with single mass flywheel. Prices range from £400 OEM Clutch and Dual Mass Flywheel, to £900 for organic clutch and SMF.

my advice would be to get a garage to check it out because if its just the plate which it may well be that would be inexpensive and simple to fix. bout £130 inc labour. You can also have the clutch refurbed as well or renewed which is cost friendly and nice and simple but you would still need it replaced at some point in the future. Im not sure who could do that with skoda's tho.

how many miles has the car done? and how old is it?

hope that helps!

in all honesty if the car is running more power then i would get an uprated clutch as this can deal with the increase in power.

my advice would be to get a garage to check it out because if its just the plate which it may well be that would be inexpensive and simple to fix. bout £130 inc labour. You can also have the clutch refurbed as well or renewed which is cost friendly and nice and simple but you would still need it replaced at some point in the future. Im not sure who could do that with skoda's tho.

how many miles has the car done? and how old is it?

hope that helps!

Thanks for all that

84000 on the clock in a 2004 car

your welcome, get it checked over as your better safe than sorry the clutch may be starting to wear but is not to old so get it looked at it could well be a defct in the cluch plate if you find this is true see if you can find an uprated one which will compe with the power soo much better!

At 84000 miles, it will need a full clutch assembly. To fit only a clutch plate is a total waste of time and money.

The fingers of the clutch housing will be worn, as will the release bearing.

At 84000 miles, it will need a full clutch assembly. To fit only a clutch plate is a total waste of time and money.

The fingers of the clutch housing will be worn, as will the release bearing.

Just awaiting the quote back now. As the car has been chipped, looking to have an uprated clutch and they reckon it'll come in at around £500 or so.

Just awaiting the quote back now. As the car has been chipped, looking to have an uprated clutch and they reckon it'll come in at around £500 or so.

Pretty fair deal then. That's roughly the same as an OEM clutch and dual mass flywheel. I would ask if it includes the release bearing though.

Do you have to fit a new flywheel every time you fit a clutch kit to a vRS Fabia? I'm still running a 1.4 MPI just now but the vRS is on the list of upgrades for me. I'm just kind of reading up on prices and problems on them at the moment - my other option is a Mk 2 vRS Octavia , Im a sucker for Race Blue so it would have to be a vRS SE if it was a Fabia!

You don't have to, but a lot of people do as the labor costs to replace clutch/flywheel is quite high so it saves you paying for the labor again further down the line

Ive never drove a car with a DMF before , never had a diesel either , I'm used to a flywheel lasting the life of a car I suppose!

Depending on how you drive, a dual mass flywheel can conceivably last the life of the car

Edited 31 December, 200916 yr by Confused_Cheese

+1 DMF has done a lot to make diesels quieter. They also remove torque spikes at low revs, that can cause extra gearbox wear. Just don't boot the car below 2,000 RPM and the DMF will be fine.

Pretty fair deal then. That's roughly the same as an OEM clutch and dual mass flywheel. I would ask if it includes the release bearing though.

Thanks for that, I'll ask!

Is there anything else I should ask, for example about flywheels!?!? Really am a novice when it comes to cars.....

Thanks again

Thanks for that, I'll ask!

Is there anything else I should ask, for example about flywheels!?!? Really am a novice when it comes to cars.....

Thanks again

As long as the DMF is in good shape, full clutch + release bearing is a good option. The release bearing is also the clutch slave cylinder (hydraulic clutch) as they rotate every time you press the clutch, they do wear over time. IIRC they are about £46 extra, which may seem a lot, but compared to stripping out the gearbox again to do the release bearing, it's a good deal.

You could switch to a single mass flywheel, but you get more gear chatter at idle. If it were me, I would be fitting a standard OEM clutch and DMF as they are capable of handling 170 horses if driven with a bit of sympathy. Your car though, so your call, and opinions do differ as to what setup handles the extra power best.