997 Clutch life
#31
Just trying to get an idea of "average" clutch life in a 997. I know an idiot can wear out a clutch in 500 miles or speed shifting at the track will decrease life as well (although that shouldn't really wear it out). I've seen some used cars with new clutches at 20k. Is that really the typical longevity of a 911 clutch? Any comments/feedback on expected life appreciated.
#32
Is an "S4" a Carrera 4S?
With an S you have a self-adjusting clutch. Did the service center find that the self-adjustment worked correctly. How many years have you been driving 911s?
18,000 miles is not at all normal. Do you let the clutch slip at all? Do you 'drop the clutch' for routine starts? Do you live in San Francisco at the bottom of a steep hill?
dan
#33
Is an "S4" a Carrera 4S?
With an S you have a self-adjusting clutch. Did the service center find that the self-adjustment worked correctly. How many years have you been driving 911s?
18,000 miles is not at all normal. Do you let the clutch slip at all? Do you 'drop the clutch' for routine starts? Do you live in San Francisco at the bottom of a steep hill?
dan
With an S you have a self-adjusting clutch. Did the service center find that the self-adjustment worked correctly. How many years have you been driving 911s?
18,000 miles is not at all normal. Do you let the clutch slip at all? Do you 'drop the clutch' for routine starts? Do you live in San Francisco at the bottom of a steep hill?
dan
BTW the guy with 18000 miles lives in OC.
#34
I have owned 13 porsches with manuals over the years and the 997S's clutch by far is the poorest to use as a DD as they are prone to chatter and easy wear. I have found this to be true on both 997S's I've owned. Never had this issue with any of the previous series cars including the 996, 993's or earlier, or any other manual tranny car I've owned for that matter and I've had more than my fair share. My next DD will be a pdk.
Last edited by 500; 06-13-2009 at 01:21 PM.
#35
Dan, those are all good reasons that a clutch will wear quickly, another one to ask is the car used as a daily driver in bumper to bumper traffic. Clutches can be like brakes in the sense of how they wear. The more you use them the more they wear. But the car in 6th gear and drive 200 miles will not wear the clutch out. Do 200 miles in the city and shift 1,2,3,2,3,2,1 etc all day and the clutch will wear out quicker.
BTW the guy with 18000 miles lives in OC.
BTW the guy with 18000 miles lives in OC.
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