clutch problem
 

hey guys

recently been noticing something strange. after i change gears and take my foot off the clutch and accelerate im noticing the revs go higher but the speed isn't proportionately going with it... and i can smell that clutch burning smell as if i've still got my foot on the clutch when it's not. even when i'm just cruising on 4th and give it more acceleration the revs will jump high but the speed isn't going as high, and then that clutch burning smell will appear. car is 06 wrx...

haven't noticed anything physically stopping the clutch from coming up, looks fine...

any ideas? :confused:

Sounds like clutch is slipping, same thing happened in my old WRX. Time for a new one.

so that's what the term "clutch slipping" means... always hear about it not sure what it meant.

yep. Happened to mine right after i bought it (learnt my lesson from buying an exec demo car). Time for a new clutch!

Clutch slipping means it doesn't have enough friction with the flywheel to transfer all the load through it anymore - usually due to worn pressure plate.

Ask me how I know!

wow! seems to be a common trend? new clutch pretty soon after purchase... because we all know were all really responsible when we fisrt drive these eyy guys.. ;) ;) eyyyyy? ;) ill ask tj.. how do you know?

well i bought the car from prev owner in 2012 and it hasn't been changed since brand new so 123,000kms in 8years seems likes a decent lifespan. needs new brakes too... i cri evrytim T.T $$

Depend on the driver. Sum ppl cant even last the clutch upto 50,000 km.. lol

so how urgent would a thing like this be to fix? would it be able to hold out a couple months or should i get it changed asap?

Drive it off boost will last some time.