That's what the "L" in 750Li means. LangThis is funny, because yesterday my passenger asked "Is your car long?" How do you answer that?
I preferred when it was 750iL. Sounds better that way IMO.
That's what the "L" in 750Li means. LangThis is funny, because yesterday my passenger asked "Is your car long?" How do you answer that?
This is why us Amuhreecan rednecks like a true 2-speed transfer case in our trucks and bonus points for manual hubs so you can get 2 wheel low for ultimate maneuverabilityIn the UK the majority of cars are manual, although autos are now more common than ever.
The life of the clutch is entirely down to the driver and the type of driving. A car that sees a lot of motorway/highway use could easily do several hundred thousand miles on it's original clutch plate. My Mother who is a district nurse that does mainly slow moving, start/stop journeys around town usually gets about 85k out of a clutch.
I had my first experience towing our 3000lbs caravan with my 6 month old 1.5 3 cylinder diesel Vauxhall Insignia a few weeks ago and while doing some final manourvering to get the caravan in position I had the clutch billowing smoke. It cooled down and seems absolutley fine but I'm sure I took a good few thousand miles off it's life.
This is why us Amuhreecan rednecks like a true 2-speed transfer case in our trucks and bonus points for manual hubs so you can get 2 wheel low for ultimate maneuverability
This and the type of traffic, in urban areas, same conditions, the clutch will last less than in a rural area.Clutch life is 100% dependent on the driver.
I’ve “smoked” a clutch in my old pickup pulling a trailer with a farm tractor loaded on it. After it cooled it seemed fine. Drove it another 5 years without a problem.In the UK the majority of cars are manual, although autos are now more common than ever.
The life of the clutch is entirely down to the driver and the type of driving. A car that sees a lot of motorway/highway use could easily do several hundred thousand miles on it's original clutch plate. My Mother who is a district nurse that does mainly slow moving, start/stop journeys around town usually gets about 85k out of a clutch.
I had my first experience towing our 3000lbs caravan with my 6 month old 1.5 3 cylinder diesel Vauxhall Insignia a few weeks ago and while doing some final manourvering to get the caravan in position I had the clutch billowing smoke. It cooled down and seems absolutley fine but I'm sure I took a good few thousand miles off it's life.
Clutches can last a long long time if properly driven. My 1995 Mercedes is still on it's original clutch at nearly 500,000 km and everything is fine.
To replace or not to replace, that is the question.How long is a piece of string?
I've seen that in a '90s Suzuki Sidekick as wellI had an 07 325ci with a 5 speed tranny. The clutch was always weird in the car, its like it was not reacting to your shifts responsively enough. When up shifting you would press the clutch in and start your shift and the **** thing was notchy coming out of gear. What I mean by notchy is when moving the stick out of gear there was a noticeable amount of resistance like the clutch was not depressed fully. When letting off the clutch after your shift it took a noticeable amount of time to for the car to accelerate. When I say a noticeable amount of time I mean a bit less than a second but I could feel the lag.
I tried everything I could think of to deal with the issues. New trans fluid, clutch bleed, making sure the pedal assembly was not loose through any of its travel.. After a year of trying I just accepted it and learned to ignore the slop.
I was on a BMW forum and I found out that there is a restriction valve in the the clutch line. It was made to slow the fluid down, and it resulted in a softer, gentler clutch release and contact with the flywheel. There was a mod where you removed the restriction valve and drilled it out, re-installing. It apparently made the clutch perform like a normal clutch would. BMW thought it would be more gentle on the driveline and result in less wear.
Before you think it may have just been me, I'll let you know I've been driving standard since I was eight, and I took my standard jeep Cherokee up to 300k on the original clutch.