Clutch failure at 27k miles

[bronsin]

Gee if thats all it was and the rest of the clutch was OK that would seem to rule out abuse as the cause.

But my advice is take it easy accelerating and driving in traffic. I hope you arent the type of driver who is always in a hurry and who thinks they have to pass everyone and get there first?

Are you?

If so then there is another clutch in you not to distant future!

[jazzyb88]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Gee if thats all it was and the rest of the clutch was OK that would seem to rule out abuse as the cause.

But my advice is take it easy accelerating and driving in traffic. I hope you arent the type of driver who is always in a hurry and who thinks they have to pass everyone and get there first?

Are you?

If so then there is another clutch in you not to distant future!

Hehe quite the contrary. I am always aiming to get the highest MPG figure! After all, the Yaris (and a 1.0l at that) is no sports car

I went for an Exedy clutch.

[junorico24]

My clutch is original i have 127 000 km on the clock it's still OK. But my gearbox occasionally crunches when cold.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by jazzyb88

Hehe quite the contrary. I am always aiming to get the highest MPG figure! After all, the Yaris (and a 1.0l at that) is no sports car

I went for an Exedy clutch.

Hmmm maybe the PO rode around with there foot resting on the clutch. That might trash the release bearing.

Im after mpg too.

What I wouldnt do for a 1 liter engine!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

What I wouldnt do for a 1 liter engine!

Me too!


I just did djct watt's Standard Clutch Test (post #12 on 06SilverYaris's '45 k clutch is going' thread), but I forgot to engage the parking brake . Did I shorten the life of the clutch by neglecting to engage the parking brake ? (I'd like to get at least 300k out of this clutch)

[jazzyb88]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Hmmm maybe the PO rode around with there foot resting on the clutch. That might trash the release bearing.

Im after mpg too.

What I wouldnt do for a 1 liter engine!

Possibly, although will assume the older gentleman is innocent until proven guilty

The 1.0l is good from an economy point of view, but understandably slow when accelerating. They are surprisingly quiet for a 3cyl but still have that nice thrum.

However, it will sit comfortably at 70-80mph if you want, but I usually try to keep it to 60mph if I can where the revs are approx 3000 RPM. In all, I am getting about 55 mpg (imperial) or 45 mpg (US).

To be honest, I think the best is the 1.33l or 1.5l that you have in the states. That seems like the right mix of economy and power :)