I THINK MY COUSIN BURNT MY CLUTCH OUT :(

[allmotor]

That vette burnout fail was brutal to watch. feel bad for the car.

[mhood]

Originally Posted by The SwiftChancelor

I know, someone will give me another reason why I'm wrong. Shoot.

Isn't it obvious?

@OP, don't worry...I did it once too when my car was new and there were no ill effects beyond the horrible smell.

[jph2275]

Originally Posted by #TeamChevy

Today my cousin drove my car, i knew he shouldn't have let him behind the wheel, but I thought everything would be okay. My cousin floored the pedal while holding the clutch in and took the revs all the way to the red line!!!! my car started smoking and it had a horrible smell after. The smell is still there but the car is riding okay and nothing is missing or seems out of place. I just want to know if anyone else has done this and is my car okay?!!??! help please!

Your car is fine. I know throw irritating and worrisome it can be to smell clutch, but believe me if it only happened once your car will be fine!

It's gonna be getting over that "someone burned my clutch, wait, now I think it drives different, now I'm noticing things that I didn't before" mental obstacle more than anything. Paranoia element.

Unless your cousin really imitated that corvette burnout to a tee, you're fine.

Believe me, happened before to an STi I had a long time ago. I was so upset.... Thought about hauling off to the dealer to check it out. 60k miles later that clutch was still fine.

It's all in your head. Now, go have a beer and pop your cousin on the arm

[cmb74656]

Originally Posted by jd10013

nothing wrong with an auto. but, if you have problems with a MT your usually just looking at a new clutch. with an auto, it gets much more complicated and most of the time more expensive, and involves a trip to a dedicated transmission shop as where any garage can replace a clutch.

If I had a nickel for every 5-speed Mustang GT tranny I've rebuilt....

Oh, wait... I get 20,000 nickels for each one I rebuild.

[HufferSS]

Junk Punch your cousin just to make sure he understands but your car should be fine.....the stink will go away after a day or two.

[stlrammer]

Tell your cuz he owes you $1,400 for a new clutch. He'll get the idea.

[upflying]

IMO, there should be two types of drivers licesnes, one for manual and one for automatic. If you have a manual endorsement, you also qualify for automatic.
Sounds like the cousin doesn't have a clue.

[Caspers2SSRS]

Mechanic asks...........Sir how many miles do you have on this car? ....Answer, 1200 on the odometer. Mechanic asks...............how many on the tranny....... Answer 120,000. lol

[heRS]

That's what you get for letting someone else behind the wheel of your Camaro. I love my husband but he has a horrible track record with vehicles so he doesn't get the privilege of driving the Camaro unless I go along. I hate having to act like his mom instead of his husband but I'm not going to let him have any of those "here, hold my beer" moments in my Camaro.

[mhood]

Originally Posted by upflying

Sounds like the cousin doesn't have a clue.

Come on man! These clutches stink a lot...happens all the time...happened to me when my car was new (backing out of a very steep parking spot) and I've driven manuals all my life. No harm, no foul.

[derklug]

Your fine, but if you want to make sure, do this. Find a long upgrade, and with the engine warm, start up the grade. At about 35mph, shift into 4th and try to accelerate. If the engine bogs, your clutch is fine. If the RPM's increase with no increase in speed, the clutch is toast.

[DarkneSS]

Originally Posted by jd10013

it should be fine. a clutch is like your brakes, they gradually wear over time. he just took shortened that time a little bit for you. but if don't do it a lot it won't noticeable shorten the life of your clutch.

the thing about doing stuff like that isn't that it instantly destroys your car. it's more that your a lot of stress on a lot of different parts and are pretty much causing premature wear on them.

+1

How long did he burn it for? If it was a few seconds he probably knocked off a few thousand miles off the life but it should be okay.

Clutches generally wear out early from a shit load of racing or abuse. On a new car you could probably abuse the crap out of it ALL the time and make it to ~35,000 miles.

[Ladybugsmom]

Originally Posted by heRS

That's what you get for letting someone else behind the wheel of your Camaro. I love my husband but he has a horrible track record with vehicles so he doesn't get the privilege of driving the Camaro unless I go along. I hate having to act like his mom instead of his husband but I'm not going to let him have any of those "here, hold my beer" moments in my Camaro.

My hubby can't drive a stick worth sh*t... Not gonna let him ruin my baby....

[oldfriend]

Originally Posted by #TeamChevy

Today my cousin drove my car, i knew he shouldn't have let him behind the wheel, but I thought everything would be okay. My cousin floored the pedal while holding the clutch in and took the revs all the way to the red line!!!! my car started smoking and it had a horrible smell after. The smell is still there but the car is riding okay and nothing is missing or seems out of place. I just want to know if anyone else has done this and is my car okay?!!??! help please!

If his name is VINIE you are screwded , make your cousin pay for it , if you broke it you fix it .