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YOUR RESEARCHClutch life - and how long is a piece of string
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When I brought the car, the history paperwork wasn't available, and Porsche reading (where she had been serviced all her life) wouldn't tell me a thing due to 'data protection', so I assumed it must have been changed about 50k.
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Just your mechanical sympathy and how often you change gear I guess.
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When I brought the car, the history paperwork wasn't available, and Porsche reading (where she had been serviced all her life) wouldn't tell me a thing due to 'data protection', so I assumed it must have been changed about 50k.
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Dear all,
How long will a clutch last in a 996tt?
When I brought the car, the history paperwork wasn't available, and Porsche reading (where she had been serviced all her life) wouldn't tell me a thing due to 'data protection', so I assumed it must have been changed about 50k.
My car now has 85k on her, I have been through all the invoices and it appears to have never have had the clutch replaced, I got hold of the previous owner who told me that it hadn't, and that Porsche had advised him at 35k it was on its way out.
The gear change feels great, and I dont get any hint of the clutch slipping, so how much longer can I expect it to last?
From what I've read you can expect to need a new one any time now, but of course 'it depends'.
The whole 'data protection' excuse winds me up. Just exactly whose data were they protecting?! You were asking for the car's history, not the previous owner.
:agree: and maybe what they are protecting is: ".... and that Porsche had advised him at 35k it was on its way out." ..... and at 85k it is still going
It is a bit of a piece of string question, as it not only depends on the engine (3.4/3.6 NA, GT3 3.6 NA, various Turbo models) with vastly different torque and power delivery characteristics.
I understand that the clutches are different for the above, but a static upgrade to +X% more clutch etc does not cover the fact the 3.4/3.6 NAs have "gentle" charateristics, where as the Turbo delivery is brutal.
The biggest factor however if obviously how and where you drive.
Racing mode or Driving Miss Daisy, city living or motorway cruise.
Just your mechanical sympathy and how often you change gear I guess.
However, to cut a long story short (need the caveats otherwise someone will have a dig):
The "average" Porsche clutch last between 30k and 80k miles apparently.
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Not sure if that range helps?
Thanks, I thought as much.
So what can I expect, how will I know? Other than the obvious lack of motion.
I have never had a clutch go on me before in 18 years of motoring, and so have no experience of what will happen.
Mine has done 54k (original). At service I half expected bad news but apparently its fine. Happy days. Good sign about how its been driven in the past.
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