The engine of your car is sophisticated, it is not always easy to read all the signals it sends us. Nevertheless, it is definitely necessary to try to stay on alert for the slightest indication of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious problems. If you have the feeling that your clutch is slipping on your Volkswagen Eos, you’re right to have started examining. It’s a problem that must be taken into account quickly, otherwise you could end up with an unusable car. To help you in your approach our team has decided to compose this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and confirm that it is indeed the trouble you are victim of. To do this, we will first take a look at what a slipping clutch on Volkswagen Eos is and how to verify that this is what is occurring to you, and then, what actions can be taken to solve the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Volkswagen Eos and how to spot it?
A Volkswagen Eos with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Volkswagen Eos is the part that permits 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 collect the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Volkswagen Eos 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 spot clutch slipping on an Volkswagen Eos?
There are different ways to identify that the clutch of your Volkswagen Eos is slipping. You can conduct all of these tests without any help.
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 verify the first observation, you can stop, pull the hand brake, engage the first one, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your car delicately, in the event that your engine unit rises in revs but the Volkswagen Eos remains fixed it is the indication 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 my clutch slips on my Volkswagen Eos?
Limit the wear of your Volkswagen Eos clutch
We will right now give you some recommendations to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Volkswagen Eos. First of all, it is wise not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, regardless if the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later lead to a total change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be missed, do not over-accelerate when you start your car, your acceleration must constantly be adapted to the speed of your engine unit. In the event that 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 Volkswagen Eos clutch
Finally, in this last part, we will address the repair part. In circumstance the clutch of your Volkswagen Eos is dead, 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 transfer power to the wheels. If this is the circumstance, bear in mind that you will have to change the complete clutch kit, this repair requires quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros according to the engine and the mechanic.
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