Technical Multijet clutch

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Technical Multijet clutch

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Our MJ will need the clutch replacing in the next few months (just to be on the safe side :) )
It's slipped slightly on hard acceleration since about 50K and now has 92K on the clock, and is of course becoming more noticeable with anything more than gentle acceleration on hills of any gradient.

My question is: does the engine/box have to come out, or can the gearbox be removed in situ to do this job? (I replaced the starter motor recently and access was very restricted) I have access to full workshop facilities - son in the motor trade- and for my sins have 30+ years motor trade experience myself. (not the last few years, thank heavens)
Just if it's going to be a real P.I.T.A. I'd rather pay somebody rather than break my back :D
 
Can't really help with how easy/difficult changing the clutch is, although my local mechanic declined to do the camchain change a few months ago based on his experience of doing the job on his son's Corsa 1.3 CDTi.

Having said that, the garage who service both the Panda and 156 carried the job out without any real problems. If I remember, I'll ring him up tomorrow and ask how long the job took.

As a comparison, my MJ has covered 91,000 still on its original clutch, but mine started slipping well before 30K although only on full throttle openings from about 2,000 revs, which we know is the start of the maximum torque curve.
 
Stop! Don't buy a new clutch , it's a 'feature' of the car .Mine was 'slipping from around 100-140k miles .The clutch isn't able for the cars torque.It most likely won't fail and leave you high and dry .My 2005 Multijet Panda should be hitting 150k miles in next couple of months .I don't look on it as a car , it's a €/£/$ 50 banknote making machine ! How fast it makes them depends on what you would have otherwise been driving .If a one litre petrol with moderate mileage you get at least one a month .More high performance stuff and high mileage may reduce this to weekly or less !
Outside drivers seat bolster very tired - switched it with passenger one by undoing two bolts underneath ( May help to loosen drivers seat frame at base to improve access) .Steering wheel also quite worn .Seems heavy on front shocks and tyres .Overall this will most likely be the car I've kept longest , should be passing three years soon and can easily imagine holding on to it another one or two .
Would like something like a 6 cylinder 3 series cabrio but the thrill would soon wear out when spending so much extra on fuel , month after month .Even my 100hps fuel costs soured it for me soon enough (gone in barely 6 months)
 
I didnt!Dont know if previous owner did , doubt it , despite (because of?!) comprehensive set of receipts.
Dont want to spend 1000 on a 2-2.5k car .if its not broke dont fix it ?Besides this car has been pampered with very frequent oil changes .And on a painful aside the wife's 2010 1.2TSi Octavia had a progressively worsening rattling timing chain . Skoda were humming and hawing about 'goodwill' on the repair so just bit bullet and got it done with local 'independent' place , paid 550 euro instead of maybe 750 with main dealer .Car went like a swiss watch for two days then promptly engine exploded ,catastrophic failure due to slipped timing chain .Was actually as pleasantly surprised as its possible to be that a new engine from Skoda was 'only' 3250 .Theres probably a lesson in there somewhere !
 
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