Burning smell

[Sunnycrowe]

i was exiting Taka B3 carpark n i was doing half clutch in stop start traffic on the slope from B3 all the way to level 1..... i cld hav stopped, engage hand brake, when mov off, do a half clutch n press accelerator...... but i was doing half clutch with the accelator slightly depressed so that the car wont roll back....

 

suddenly there was a very strong burn smell in my cabin...... after a while the smell was gone...

 

do i need to send my car for checks???

 

i wll never enter B3 taka carpark ever again..... cos the exit route is alwaz jammed... n its a nitemare for manual cars to be stuck on a very steep slope......

[Rantwb]

i was exiting Taka B3 carpark n i was doing half clutch in stop start traffic on the slope from B3 all the way to level 1..... i cld hav stopped, engage hand brake, when mov off, do a half clutch n press accelerator...... but i was doing half clutch with the accelator slightly depressed so that the car wont roll back....

 

suddenly there was a very strong burn smell in my cabin...... after a while the smell was gone...

 

do i need to send my car for checks???

 

i wll never enter B3 taka carpark ever again..... cos the exit route is alwaz jammed... n its a nitemare for manual cars to be stuck on a very steep slope......

 

That was the smell of burning clutch.

Don't worry, it's is not damaging to the car in any way. Just like using brakes, it's a normal wear and tear item.

 

Don't do that often, wear your clutch unnecessarily.

[Ryanyusoff]

better go send it for checking.Last time i yaya papaya maintained half clutch like ur case.also same thing got burning smell for a while before it goes off.when send it to the mechanic,found that i burned the clutch!damn...now i'd rather pull handbrake than maintain half-clutch.

[Sunnycrowe]

better go send it for checking.Last time i yaya papaya maintained half clutch like ur case.also same thing got burning smell for a while before it goes off.when send it to the mechanic,found that i burned the clutch!damn...now i'd rather pull handbrake than maintain half-clutch.

 

yes i shld hav do half clutch jus b4 i wanna move off...... but in the taka B3carpark i need to move abit then stop abit etc... if were to do handbrake, i wld hav to pull handbrake several times til i reach 1st level....

 

[Sunnycrowe]

b4 how much to repair / replace ur burnt clutch?

[Rb26dett]

b4 how much to repair / replace ur burnt clutch?

 

 

burnt clutch dun need to worry. just normal .

as long as you do not launch ur car often and ur clutch doesnt slip. it should be all good

and should last a long time.

[Boyboy]

next time, wait until the car in front of u has moved maybe 2 car lengths before u start moving off, don't have to stick to other pple's backside.

 

anyway, as long as u used brakes/handbrake to hold your car on the slope in between, instead of just using the half clutch, your clutch shd be fine lah

[CarsNStars]

next time, wait until the car in front of u has moved maybe 2 car lengths before u start moving off, don't have to stick to other pple's backside.

 

anyway, as long as u used brakes/handbrake to hold your car on the slope in between, instead of just using the half clutch, your clutch shd be fine lah

 

Agreed!

 

A clutch is never designed to hold a car mass on an incline, no matter how gentle. Use the handbrake/brakes - i know it's troublesome, but you just need to get use to doing it, and it'll be second nature in no time.