The engine of your car is sophisticated, it is not always easy to interpret all the signs it sends us. Nevertheless, it is absolutely necessary to try to stay on alert for the slightest sign of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the impression that your clutch is slipping on your Fiat Doblo Cargo, you’re right to have started looking into it. It’s a problem that must be taken into account rather quickly, otherwise you could end up with an useless car. To help you in your way our team has decided to produce this article which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and ensure that it is indeed the trouble you are victim of. To do this, we will first check out what a slipping clutch on Fiat Doblo Cargo is and how to verify that this is what is happening to you, and then, what steps can be taken to correct the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Fiat Doblo Cargo and how to recognize it?
A Fiat Doblo Cargo with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Fiat Doblo Cargo is the component that permits your car to change gears. It is located between your gearbox and your engine. It is the component that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will collect the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Fiat Doblo Cargo slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too overused for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to recognize clutch slipping on an Fiat Doblo Cargo?
There are several solutions to find out that the clutch of your Fiat Doblo Cargo is slipping. You can perform all of these examinations without any help.
You can simply find out that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may as well experience a burning smell.
To confirm the first observation, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your car softly, in the event that your engine rises in revs but the Fiat Doblo Cargo remains stationary it is the sign of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your car should stall, if not, your clutch is probably dead.
What should I do when ever my clutch slips on my Fiat Doblo Cargo?
Limit the wear of your Fiat Doblo Cargo clutch
We will now give you some ideas to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Fiat Doblo Cargo. To begin with, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, even if the pressure you apply is very light you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later end up in a full change of the clutch kit. Another point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must permanently be adapted to the velocity of your engine. If you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Fiat Doblo Cargo clutch
At last, in this last portion, we will discuss the repair part. In circumstance the clutch of your Fiat Doblo Cargo is dead, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other solution than to call the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the circumstance, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is estimated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros based on the engine and the workshop.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Fiat Doblo Cargo, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Doblo Cargo category.
