Do I have a clutch problem?
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I have a 2001 BMW M roadster that has only 14000 miles that I bought about 2 months ago. It was only driven about 600 miles in the past 3 years. On a couple of occasions when I have put heavy use on the clutch, ie rapid acceleration from a stop and accidentally upshifting into fifth instead of third under rapid acceleration, I got an odor like what you smell when you have an electric wire burn. The clutch doesn't seem to be slipping at all when moving from a stop or if I floor it in the torque peak or hp peak. Gear changes are fine. The only explanation someone has offered is that some rust may have built upon the flywheel or pressure plate due to non use. It did it with the traction control on and the traction control off. I haven't watched the clutch fluid reservoir as I hadn't though that there could be a minor leak but I haven't seen ANY fluid on the floor. I have only driven the car about 100 miles in the 2 months I have owned it. I'm stumped.
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Thanks but I don't "lug" it and that is not when the odor occurs. My previous, identical mileage M Roadster did not do this. If everything was fine, this heavy odor would not be occurring as "they all don't do that."
They do if upshifted to 5th gear when 3rd is needed and the clutch starts slipping,, every time!!! If it's ok now wtf?
Well when you put it in 5th buy mistake, is by common sense lugging it, and speed shifting with a car that has sat for years is not the way to break it back in. I have a 97 Z3 roadster that sits a lot and know to not push it, because it sits in the shop and is not run daily. Just My Opinion.
Its leaking fluid in there ,doesn't take much to smell it . That's just my opinion..