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Ikmv · 08-22-2012, 08:14 PM

My brother just picked his brand new ultramarine 2013 fr-s yesterday manual. I get a call this morning and he is broke down on the side of the road. It is towed to the dealer and the service mgr said his clutch is fried.... He only put 48 miles on it since yesterday and he was not doing anything bad, mind you he is 36 yrs old. Dealer put on 15 miles and when he picked it up we smelled something funny and just thought it was because it was a new car burning off new liquids... The dealer agreed to cover it under warranty luckily but should we be wary of anything else that might be wrong? Thank you for any help and advice. By no means did we abuse it at all btw so I am curious how solid is the clutch?

Sigh-on-Rice · 08-22-2012, 08:33 PM

Maybe it was missing transmission oil? Did he notice any hard time shifting the gears?

Asphaltfrs1 · 08-22-2012, 08:45 PM

Agree ^. I believe someone else had this happen to him. Car had no tranny fluid from factory.

Ikmv · 08-22-2012, 11:32 PM

It was hard shifting just though he was taking it too easy... Any way to prove it was lack of tranny fluid, and any other possible damage it could have done in the long run other then he clutch?

kendalldwhite · 08-22-2012, 11:37 PM

no trans fluid from factory is just uncalled for

czar07 · 08-22-2012, 11:38 PM

How do you fry a clutch with no transmission fluid? shouldnt that just stuff up the synchros and gears? Dealership "trying" to do burnouts before they gave him the car? even if your brother didnt know how to drive a manual, no way in hell will you fuck up a clutch in 48 miles..wtf

Hotlava86 · 08-23-2012, 01:09 AM

....facepalm....toyota.....sigh....why...:bo nk:

tnt · 08-23-2012, 01:17 AM

isn't checking all fluids part of the PDI at the dealers ?

08-22-2012, 08:14 PM	#1
Ikmv Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: In the shop Location: The lift Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Need advice My brother just picked his brand new ultramarine 2013 fr-s yesterday manual. I get a call this morning and he is broke down on the side of the road. It is towed to the dealer and the service mgr said his clutch is fried.... He only put 48 miles on it since yesterday and he was not doing anything bad, mind you he is 36 yrs old. Dealer put on 15 miles and when he picked it up we smelled something funny and just thought it was because it was a new car burning off new liquids... The dealer agreed to cover it under warranty luckily but should we be wary of anything else that might be wrong? Thank you for any help and advice. By no means did we abuse it at all btw so I am curious how solid is the clutch?

08-22-2012, 11:37 PM	#5
kendalldwhite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mint-Tiffany blue FRS Location: Beaumont TX Posts: 896 Thanks: 200 Thanked 187 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	no trans fluid from factory is just uncalled for __________________ My Build- http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45186

08-22-2012, 11:38 PM	#6
czar07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: '97 RSP JZZ30 GT-T Location: Australia Posts: 612 Thanks: 365 Thanked 192 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How do you fry a clutch with no transmission fluid? shouldnt that just stuff up the synchros and gears? Dealership "trying" to do burnouts before they gave him the car? even if your brother didnt know how to drive a manual, no way in hell will you fuck up a clutch in 48 miles..wtf __________________ Germans>Japanese>Italians>Americans. Unless its a Corvette.

08-23-2012, 01:09 AM	#7
Hotlava86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Hot lava Fr-s, 2007 Mazda 3 Location: kansas city missouri Posts: 282 Thanks: 30 Thanked 60 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	....facepalm....toyota.....sigh....why...:bo nk: __________________ Raising the bar one step at a time! Kansas City FR-S/BRZ Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/452909128083343/ Hotlava86's Build thread!http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14152

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08-22-2012, 08:45 PM	#3
Asphaltfrs1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 asphalt fr-s Location: Los angeles Posts: 488 Thanks: 109 Thanked 125 Times in 88 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Agree ^. I believe someone else had this happen to him. Car had no tranny fluid from factory.

08-22-2012, 11:32 PM	#4
Ikmv Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: In the shop Location: The lift Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It was hard shifting just though he was taking it too easy... Any way to prove it was lack of tranny fluid, and any other possible damage it could have done in the long run other then he clutch?

08-23-2012, 01:17 AM	#8
tnt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: argento frs at Location: fremont ca Posts: 579 Thanks: 177 Thanked 76 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	isn't checking all fluids part of the PDI at the dealers ?

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