Hi Everyone,
I've been surfing 1 addicts for quite some time...Didn't have the resources to own a Bimmer whether new or used, just didn't have the money and with two kids at home trying to save some was up hill. But finally my dream became a reality and about 12 months ago found a pretty well-kept Black 2012 135 6M with about 19K miles...
Then the tuning bug got me again. I had sold my supercharged civic hatch a while back and I really didn’t mess at all with cars since about 12 years ago… Long Story Short, I’ve since then purchased JB4 Stage 2, DPs, Intercooler and Charge Pipe on the power -adding department, got some springs and wheels and……I’m so freaking happy again
…didn’t know how much I missed messing with the motor world until I did it again
Thanks for having such a great community and well balanced forum and website…I go to sleep with it just looking and searching for whatever.
My question and, I guess, bad news that I want to share with you is that I think that my clutch is slipping…It seems to slip after I hit 4K in first and second gear. Sometimes it seems more severe than others, and I can definitely smell burnt clutch. The gears are engaging just fine. But definitely the clutch is not biting hard…Not sure if it is glazed…The story is that I have put on the car about 8K miles since I got it and doubt that the clutch will go that fast (of course I don’t know how the PO drove it)…I just need some input from you on how to handle this situation since the car is still on Factory Warranty, and if the dealer doesn’t cover it (they could claim wear and tear), what would be the best way to go, Aftermarket Clutch and flywheel? OEM equipment? I’ve searching and there aren’t many options for the N55…Don’t know if it is just glazed (after some spirited driving ) and need to wait a few days and see if it comes off…I’m not too familiar with German cars since I come from the JDM market…Any advice will be very helpful
Peace
JB