The engine of your car is elaborate, it is not always easy to interpret all the signals it sends us. On the other hand, it is certainly necessary to try to stay on alert for the slightest indicator of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the impression that your clutch is slipping on your Nissan Qashqai 2, you’re right to have started researching. 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 approach our team has decided to prepare this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and make sure that it is indeed the problem you are victim of. To do this, we will first look at what a slipping clutch on Nissan Qashqai 2 is and how to verify that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what measures can be taken to solve the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Nissan Qashqai 2 and how to spot it?
A Nissan Qashqai 2 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Nissan Qashqai 2 is the part that allows your car to shift 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 receive the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Nissan Qashqai 2 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 spot clutch slipping on an Nissan Qashqai 2?
There are different methods to identify that the clutch of your Nissan Qashqai 2 is slipping. You can accomplish all of these examinations on your own.
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 as well experience a burning smell.
To validate the first statement, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your vehicle lightly, if it turns out your engine unit rises in revs but the Nissan Qashqai 2 remains fixed it is the indicator 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 most likely dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Nissan Qashqai 2?
Limit the wear of your Nissan Qashqai 2 clutch
We will at this point give you some tips to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Nissan Qashqai 2. First of all, it is good 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 eventually result in a full change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, your acceleration must always be adapted to the velocity of your engine unit. 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 Nissan Qashqai 2 clutch
At last, in this last part, we will address the repair part. In case the clutch of your Nissan Qashqai 2 is useless, you may 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 transfer power to the wheels. If this is the case, take note that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair necessitates quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros based on the engine and the garage.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Nissan Qashqai 2, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Qashqai 2 category.
