Freelander 2 Clutch life

[gdr]

Clutch on wife's 2007 TD4 has started to slip. Car has done 31k miles - a lot of minor country road miles so frequent gear changes, but little towing or other use that could result in excessive clutch wear. I know clutches are consumables, but 30k seems a bit of a short lifespan in a modern car that is not exactly a high performance machine. Doesn't appear to be any oil leak that might be contaminating it, I am assuming it is just a worn plate or weak diaphram. Any thoughts before I take it to dealer (hoping it might be warranty rather than wear and tear)?

[cptsideways]

Driving technique

Are there a few hillstarts round your way? sitting at junctions slipping the clutch & not using the handbrake? That's a prime contender for wearing clutch plates out in a hurry.

[gdr]

Nope, wife definitely knows how to drive and is not cruel to clutches (and I don't drive it much!). Only time clutch got a bit smoked was a year ago when I had to do a hill start while towing a small tractor. Could certainly smell it on that occasion, but as mentioned, towing is rare and we only pulled something heavy on that single occasion.

Edited by gdr on Friday 2nd January 22:05