Possible Clutch Slip?

[HerbyDS3]

Hi guys! Well only recently i have been having trouble with the DS. Its a thp150 and has been remapped. As the title says i think it may well be a slipping clutch, which has only started happening a few days ago. 1st and 2nd gear its fine, 3rd gear and 4th if you push the accelarator straight to the floor to overtake, usually around 2000rpm,it jumps up to 3000 and comes back down after a second or two. The car has done 19k now so i am just wondering if anyone has comes across it, and what was the outcome? I doubt Citroen are willing to pay for the clutch so is there an uprated clutch available? I have tried looking with no luck

[CooperKiller]

Hi Herby,

I get something similar on my remapped THP, but I dont think it is clutch slip as mine seems to hunt around the rev range from 3,500 to 4,000 in 4th gear only. I tried the old trick of slowing down in 3rd going up a hill then pushed the throttle to the floor. If the clutch was slipping, I would expect to have certainly noticed it then. My car is going into the local tuners for a couple of minor tweaks so I will ask them to check it out for me. Once I know what the problem is I will drop another post with the results.

[HerbyDS3]

Great stuff! Be interesting to find out. I cant think of anything else that it could be really

[ZACK]

Lack Of Grip ? Causing The Car To WheelSpin For A Second Or Two ? lol

[HerbyDS3]

Definately not haha...more than likely the clutch cant handle the torque.

[mattds3sport]

+1 mines done similar but id put it down too lack of grip

[pat40]

Hi guys! Well only recently i have been having trouble with the DS. Its a thp150 and has been remapped. As the title says i think it may well be a slipping clutch, which has only started happening a few days ago. 1st and 2nd gear its fine, 3rd gear and 4th if you push the accelarator straight to the floor to overtake, usually around 2000rpm,it jumps up to 3000 and comes back down after a second or two. The car has done 19k now so i am just wondering if anyone has comes across it, and what was the outcome? I doubt Citroen are willing to pay for the clutch so is there an uprated clutch available? I have tried looking with no luck

Mine did that at 10000 miles, broke down on the motorway. Citroen and the dealer paid for it. I bought the car at 9,500 miles; very upset at the incident as you can imagine!

[cyclone]

I doubt Citroen are willing to pay for the clutch so is there an uprated clutch available? I have tried looking with no luck

Try this http://www.sachsperformance.com/Sach...2829_2830.html

[CooperKiller]

Try this http://www.sachsperformance.com/Sach...2829_2830.html

Nice one cyclone and not stupid money either.

[HerbyDS3]

Yeah i seen them as well. Only company that do them....Well its false. I have emailed them with no reply in a week. Phone most companies in the UK that supply Sachs Clutches, and they dont have any listing for the DS3.

Brain fart moment. Would the DS3 Racing Clutch and Flywheel suit? I can get the two for around the same price as the "Sachs" clutch kit. They are different part number from what i can see there isnt anything else different.

[CooperKiller]

Would the DS3 Racing Clutch and Flywheel suit? I can get the two for around the same price as the "Sachs" clutch kit. They are different part number from what i can see there isnt anything else different.

To be honest, I wouldn't like to say for certain. You would assume that they would fit, but only one of our tame Citroen guys will be able to say for sure.

[HerbyDS3]

Well luckily enough i work for a local citroen dealer.....we have had a serious check through the parts between mine and the racing and the chief technician says that there is a good chance of it fitting without any major problems....racing clutch and flywheel ordered and getting done on tuesday! Fingers crossed

[CooperKiller]

Well luckily enough i work for a local citroen dealer.....we have had a serious check through the parts between mine and the racing and the chief technician says that there is a good chance of it fitting without any major problems....racing clutch and flywheel ordered and getting done on tuesday! Fingers crossed

Let us know if it solves the problem.

[Raain]

Having these problems as of late aswell....
http://ds3club.co.uk/showthread.php?...ag-of-somesort.

Got some footage to go along with it..

[Chris_Blue]

Herby- did the new clutch sort things, and do we know if the DS3Racing clutch is an uprated one and fitted ok?
Anyone else on Sans or DS3Racing clutch? as I appreciate Herbys original post was 15 month ago (And hasn't been on for 14 months)