MrNurse

I have 62,000 miles on my Boxster S.

3 days ago my clutch felt sticky on the way up. I can't drive as smoothly as I like and I couldn't rev-match well either.

The day after, I noticed the clutch was having a slight problem catching when starting from a stop.
On the highway I downshifted to accelerate and the revs would go up quickly, but I would go no where. I'm pretty sure I smelled the clutch.

Here's the video of what I was experiencing.

1. Is my clutch gone? I can still use the clutch to stay stopped on a hill.
2. How much life do I have left before I can't engage, especially on hills?
3. I have absolutely no time to come to a shop until Thursday.

stevecolletti

I'm guessing the clutch is going (60,000 miles is pretty good out of these), and that the dual-mass flywheel may be unhealthy, too.
While cruising in 2nd or 3rd gear, if you get off and get on the throttle (doesn't need to be full) do you feel a delay, with a bit of a clunk feel in each direction? If so, that is a dying dual-mass characteristic.

GBoxguys

My guess by looking at the tach jump would be yep, dead clutch.

Erik Johnson

lithium1330

it may not be the disc itself... but something that engages the clutch is failing. Here is a troubleshooting guide: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch2.htm

2000gt3cup

I have a used replacement. PM sent