Boxster clutch woes

equ · 03-15-2023, 02:33 PM

Thankfully not mine...

A friend with a 986S said his clutch pedal dropped to the floor. Then it came up and got very stiff... To me this sounds like a hydraulics issue. His shop told him he needs a new clutch to the tune of $3500. That does not include IMS (which would bring it up to $6k or so).
1) Shouldn't hydraulics/cylinders/lines/fluid get checked first? He had no memory of revs rising or hot moments for this street driven car (I think around 75k miles)
2) Even with a whole new clutch, this comes out 80% or so higher than I would have guessed. He is in the Scottsdale, AZ area.

Thoughts?

Jeff_DML · 03-15-2023, 02:38 PM

That doesn't seem bad to me for a Porsche figuring my VW dealer quoted $4k for a Golf GTI clutch.

Nick M3 · 03-15-2023, 02:46 PM

Sounds like pressure plate failure. If the hydraulics are stiff, that generally means they are fine.

FC · 03-17-2023, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Sounds like pressure plate failure. If the hydraulics are stiff, that generally means they are fine.

Right, if it got stiff afterwards it's holding pressure.

But yeah $3.5k is not unreasonable. It's still a Porsche and if you don't want to fix it yourself you gotta pay.

03-15-2023, 02:33 PM	#1
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,526	Boxster clutch woes Thankfully not mine... A friend with a 986S said his clutch pedal dropped to the floor. Then it came up and got very stiff... To me this sounds like a hydraulics issue. His shop told him he needs a new clutch to the tune of $3500. That does not include IMS (which would bring it up to $6k or so). 1) Shouldn't hydraulics/cylinders/lines/fluid get checked first? He had no memory of revs rising or hot moments for this street driven car (I think around 75k miles) 2) Even with a whole new clutch, this comes out 80% or so higher than I would have guessed. He is in the Scottsdale, AZ area. Thoughts?

03-15-2023, 02:46 PM	#3
Nick M3 Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 12,374	Sounds like pressure plate failure. If the hydraulics are stiff, that generally means they are fine. __________________ 2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo

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Jeff_DML Old Fart Join Date: Oct 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: T4R,GTI Location: San Diego Posts: 8,447	That doesn't seem bad to me for a Porsche figuring my VW dealer quoted $4k for a Golf GTI clutch.