I recently had my flywheel/clutch replaced and after the shop pulled the gearbox the 2nd time, I noticed my fuel consumption went way up. Is there something they might not have reconnected that could cause this? I also noticed a hissing sound when accelerating past 2500 RPM's, but it's not doing that any longer.
Any ideas?????
Thanks!!!!
Affiliate Member
have you checked through a full tank's use?
Yes and around town it got 7.5km/L. Before the work it would 8.5 - 9. Yesterday we came home from Potch and drove 130km/hr to 140km/hr and my fuel light came on just after we had driven 509 km...that stinks.
Affiliate Member
have you smelt underneath the car for a diesel leak. maybe they pinched a fuel hose.
Other than that, can you elaborate why the box was pulled and what they did to the gearbox or whether another was swapped in?
Other than that, can you elaborate why the box was pulled and what they did to the gearbox or whether another was swapped in?
I had the flywheel, clutch,PP and bearing replaced. It runs and performs great...no flat spots and very responsive. I put a K&N air filter in it and the efficiency improved a little and performance increased, at least felt performance. After the second time the gearbox was pulled, to replace the PP and clutch disc with a new one instead on the old one that was resurfaced, I noticed the hissing or blowing sound when I accelerated and the mileage drop. I thought maybe the catalytic converter was plugging and the hissing was coming from the doughnut gasket on the exhaust not holding up under the back pressure, but it quit before I rodded out the converter. It runs better than it ever has...