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I wonder if any of you more experienced porsche drivers can help me...
In my 996tt, if i try to change gear quickly from first to second it feels VERY mechanically unsympathetic. Instead i have to do it slowly and smoothly, i have to pause in neutral for maybe half a second before it slots into second smoothly.
Is this normal? This happens into to third but MUCH much less. It's not a big problem just a pain cos you lose momentum when accelerating throught the gears
ps i'm not talking about really violent driving, it is like this on every gearchange driving around town
In my 996tt, if i try to change gear quickly from first to second it feels VERY mechanically unsympathetic. Instead i have to do it slowly and smoothly, i have to pause in neutral for maybe half a second before it slots into second smoothly.
Is this normal? This happens into to third but MUCH much less. It's not a big problem just a pain cos you lose momentum when accelerating throught the gears
ps i'm not talking about really violent driving, it is like this on every gearchange driving around town
Sounds like it's not fully disengaging the drive to the gearbox.It seems unlikely that the synchros on 2nd and 3rd start to go at the same time, unless there is a common failure mode - oil level in the gearbox?
I'd get the clutch operation checked out - it could be simply hydraulic, i.e. master or slave cylinder problem rather than an issue with the hard to get at bits between the transmission and the engine. If you continue to drive it playing up in this manner then you could do damage to the synchros as they will be worked harder trying to make up for failure to completely disengage.
Either way, if the clutch has only done 14k miles then it's unlikely to be failure due to consumption of a consumable (i.e. the clutch friction disc), so logically you should have a good chance of pushing it through under warranty.
I'd get the clutch operation checked out - it could be simply hydraulic, i.e. master or slave cylinder problem rather than an issue with the hard to get at bits between the transmission and the engine. If you continue to drive it playing up in this manner then you could do damage to the synchros as they will be worked harder trying to make up for failure to completely disengage.
Either way, if the clutch has only done 14k miles then it's unlikely to be failure due to consumption of a consumable (i.e. the clutch friction disc), so logically you should have a good chance of pushing it through under warranty.
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I find the opposit - I find acceleration in 1st is not on a par with 2nd, 3rd.
I mean I know it never is, but I don't think actually its that brutal in 1st. I guess the fact that boost is limited in 1st is the answer - mine feels a little restrained at full bore in 1st gear.
Rump.
I find the opposit - I find acceleration in 1st is not on a par with 2nd, 3rd.
I mean I know it never is, but I don't think actually its that brutal in 1st. I guess the fact that boost is limited in 1st is the answer - mine feels a little restrained at full bore in 1st gear.
Rump.
i don't double declutch, i didn't think you had to on upshifts in modern cars with synchros... it simple feels as if it doesn't mesh instantly but does after a split second. hurrying it through feels like you're grinding something.
I'm over dramatising it slightly but it still niggles that i can't just slip into 2nd
I'm over dramatising it slightly but it still niggles that i can't just slip into 2nd
The 996TT has a hell of a lot of torque and 4wd - if you didn't buy the car from new and the previous owner abused the clutch, then it could unfortunately easily need replacement by now 
My first 993 needed a clutch soon after I bought it, at 44k miles, and that's without 4wd and half the torque.
Then again, if the clutch isn't properly disengaging, leaving residual torque into the 'box when trying to change gear, then you should theoretically notice the same behaviour (though reduced) from 2nd to 3rd.
Is is sticky getting into first when the engine is above idle, say, 2k rpm?
I'd also recommend initial diagnosis by a good indie, they're more likely to be honest if a new clutch isn't required (e.g. if it's a hydraulic fluid issue). Good luck!
My first 993 needed a clutch soon after I bought it, at 44k miles, and that's without 4wd and half the torque. Then again, if the clutch isn't properly disengaging, leaving residual torque into the 'box when trying to change gear, then you should theoretically notice the same behaviour (though reduced) from 2nd to 3rd.
Is is sticky getting into first when the engine is above idle, say, 2k rpm?
I'd also recommend initial diagnosis by a good indie, they're more likely to be honest if a new clutch isn't required (e.g. if it's a hydraulic fluid issue). Good luck!
Ok, i took it took my friendly indie and the guy took it for a drive.
He said that the clutch wasn't disengaging perfectly which he said was most likely due to a slightly worn or warped clutch but that without having a proper look inside he wouldn't know for sure.
He did say that i was being very fussy though and that if i hadn't told him about the problem he probably wouldn't have noticed it and that if it was his car he wouldn't bother doing anything for now. His recommendation was to leave it and if it got worse to take it in.
I raised a worry that if it lead to damage to the gearbox maybe my warranty would be void for not having maintained the clutch properly but he assured me that as long as i wasn't brutal with the gears and didn't violently force it there wouldn't be a problem.
Does this all seem to make sense to the more experinced owners?
For the record the guy who checked my car came very highly recommended to me by a good friend who has had his porsches maintained by him for over thiry years.
He said that the clutch wasn't disengaging perfectly which he said was most likely due to a slightly worn or warped clutch but that without having a proper look inside he wouldn't know for sure.
He did say that i was being very fussy though and that if i hadn't told him about the problem he probably wouldn't have noticed it and that if it was his car he wouldn't bother doing anything for now. His recommendation was to leave it and if it got worse to take it in.
I raised a worry that if it lead to damage to the gearbox maybe my warranty would be void for not having maintained the clutch properly but he assured me that as long as i wasn't brutal with the gears and didn't violently force it there wouldn't be a problem.
Does this all seem to make sense to the more experinced owners?
For the record the guy who checked my car came very highly recommended to me by a good friend who has had his porsches maintained by him for over thiry years.
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