The engine of your car is complex, it is not always easy to interpret all the symptoms it sends us. On the other hand, it is totally necessary to try to stay on alert for the slightest sign of weakness in your automobile to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the impression that your clutch is slipping on your Infiniti Q50, you’re right to have started looking into it. It’s a problem that must be taken into account as soon as possible, otherwise you could end up with an unusable automobile. To help you in your approach our team has chose to produce this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and be certain that it is indeed the problem you are victim of. To do this, we will first take a look at what a slipping clutch on Infiniti Q50 is and how to check that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what actions can be taken to resolve the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Infiniti Q50 and how to detect it?
A Infiniti Q50 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Infiniti Q50 is the part that enables your automobile to change gears. It is placed between your gearbox and your engine. It is the part 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 Infiniti Q50 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 damaged for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to detect clutch slipping on an Infiniti Q50?
There are several methods to identify that the clutch of your Infiniti Q50 is slipping. You can conduct all of these checks yourself.
You can simply identify that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may also encounter a burning smell.
To confirm the first statement, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your vehicle lightly, if it turns out your engine rises in revs but the Infiniti Q50 remains fixed 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 automobile should stall, if not, your clutch is most likely dead.
What should I do if my clutch slips on my Infiniti Q50?
Some advices to avoir the wear of your Infiniti Q50 clutch
We will at this point give you some suggestions to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Infiniti Q50. To begin with, it is good not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, whether or not the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will eventually end up in a complete change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be missed, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, 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 Infiniti Q50 clutch
At last, in this last part, we will talk about the repair part. In case the clutch of your Infiniti Q50 is useless, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other alternative than to contact the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transmit power to the wheels. If this is the case, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair needs quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros based on the engine and the garage.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Infiniti Q50, do not hesitate to consult our Infiniti Q50 category.
