Hot Volcano Posted April 25, 2023 Author Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, katykater said: So you saw a man driving the car properly? Burning the clutch is accelerated wear and tear on a part that is going to wear out. Today's clutches are made to automatically compensate the wear till it is really worn down. The car will be fine till the clutch is really worn out and if the car can start moving in the third gear. Well he only moved it from the first floor of the garage to the third one, ofc in the first gear. But before parking it, I was driving it in the 3rd gear without a problem. Edited April 25, 2023 by Hot Volcano
katykater Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Hot Volcano said: Well he only moved it from the first floor of the garage to the third one, ofc in the first gear. But before parking it, I was driving it in the 3rd gear without a problem. If the car has stopped and you can get it moving in third gear (without going to lower gears), the clutch has worn out. How old is the car? Mileage?
nadiamendell Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 This is why I'm glad I've never had to drive a manual. I'll never understand the people that prefer these types of cars.
theweekend Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 search by the car's name and some chronic problems/overheating problems on internet maybe there you have it.
Hot Volcano Posted April 25, 2023 Author Posted April 25, 2023 8 hours ago, arceus said: I just screenshot the post and sent it to the HR Nnn ***** 5 hours ago, katykater said: If the car has stopped and you can get it moving in third gear (without going to lower gears), the clutch has worn out. How old is the car? Mileage? The car is pretty new, I heard about 3 years old. 52 minutes ago, theweekend said: search by the car's name and some chronic problems/overheating problems on internet maybe there you have it. Already done this, its actually similiar to this thread, some are saying its nothing and some are making a huge deal about it
katykater Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hot Volcano said: The car is pretty new, I heard about 3 years old. I have driven 180k km (120k miles) in 4 years (a car lease contract from the beginning till the end) and didn't have a problem with the clutch. Now I have more info, I have an idea of what happened: On 4/23/2023 at 1:46 PM, Hot Volcano said: It was already dark and the only way to reach the company was by circuling around a hill. I decided to give it a shot, but since it was dark I didnt expect it to be so uphill, at some point the car wouldn't move, so I panicked and I guess I tried too many stuff at once until it worked. I parked it for a second to check Google maps once again, then some guy came up to me and said he saw smoke coming out of the car and asked if everything was ok. Only then I realised I might have ****** something up. I got out of the car and it smelled like something burned. He said since its a good car I shouldnt have any problem driving back to my company. But that worried me, I even started feeling the smell inside the car. So I decided to wait for the police to clear everything out, sat in a cafe thinking after an hour the car would cool off and there would be no smell. If the hill is steeper than expected and the car doesn't feel like it's eager to go uphill, you have to drop to a lower gear to increase the revs to keep the car going. In driving school they teach eco/green driving, keep a petrol engine below 2500 rpm and a diesel engine below 2000 rpm. In hilly terrain it's the opposite, keep the petrol engine above 2500 rpm and diesel engine above 2000 rpm. For more torque and power to go uphill and engine braking to make going downhill more controllable. It looks like you tried too many stuff till someone else noticed that you have burnt a clutch. Destroying a clutch looks like this: On 4/23/2023 at 1:46 PM, Hot Volcano said: However, after 2 hours it was still there. In the end I returned it to the company and now I'm being a bit stressed. My boss is an ******* and he always makes a giant deal out of any minor thing so me reporting the issue wouldn't be a good thing at all, especially since I'm already kinda on bad terms with him. My friend told me a similiar thing happened to him and everything was okay, he still felt the smell after a few days and then it was gone. If it is still smelling after 2 hours, you burned the clutch properly. Till it has to be replaced. Someone is going to notice that it has to be replaced and tell the company. On 4/23/2023 at 1:46 PM, Hot Volcano said: The thing is, my company has about 6-7 cars the emplyees can use for bussiness trips. I returned it on a Saturday, meaning the earliest somebody could use it is Monday, ~36 hours later. You can hope that many employees drive the car before someone reports it. Edited April 26, 2023 by katykater
Katamari Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 Change your name , social security number and move out of the country
theweekend Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 22 hours ago, Hot Volcano said: Already done this, its actually similiar to this thread, some are saying its nothing and some are making a huge deal about it such a disgrace. but you've acted correctly waiting the car to cool down then driving again, so it's very likely nothing has happened.
Hot Volcano Posted April 28, 2023 Author Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 2:17 AM, katykater said: I have driven 180k km (120k miles) in 4 years (a car lease contract from the beginning till the end) and didn't have a problem with the clutch. Now I have more info, I have an idea of what happened: If the hill is steeper than expected and the car doesn't feel like it's eager to go uphill, you have to drop to a lower gear to increase the revs to keep the car going. In driving school they teach eco/green driving, keep a petrol engine below 2500 rpm and a diesel engine below 2000 rpm. In hilly terrain it's the opposite, keep the petrol engine above 2500 rpm and diesel engine above 2000 rpm. For more torque and power to go uphill and engine braking to make going downhill more controllable. It looks like you tried too many stuff till someone else noticed that you have burnt a clutch. Destroying a clutch looks like this: If it is still smelling after 2 hours, you burned the clutch properly. Till it has to be replaced. Someone is going to notice that it has to be replaced and tell the company. You can hope that many employees drive the car before someone reports it. But sis, I never saw any smoke, I dont really think I destroyed the clutch. The guy told me he saw the smoke but maybe it was the standard tire smoke On 4/26/2023 at 9:14 PM, theweekend said: such a disgrace. but you've acted correctly waiting the car to cool down then driving again, so it's very likely nothing has happened. Its been 6 days, I'm sure everything is okay.
fathillaryduff Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 what a bizarre issue to have couldnt you have just said like "hey the car was acting funny maybe the mechanic should check it out?". if you cant say that find somewhere new to work cause car issues are a pretty normal thing to have happen.
Black Berry Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 Well, if someone else does drive it and dies, at least the evidence is on ATRL for any police investigation if necessary.
unino Posted May 1, 2023 Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) I thought u pooped in the car Edited May 1, 2023 by unino
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