The clutch has gone on my 2001 Honda Accord 2l Vtec

jase1

Agreed, was just mentioning an alternative option if the OP really needed to save cash.

Flying-High_2

2 clutches listed for a 2001 Vtech aswell & 2 different prices... ECPs wiothout any discount beats all prices mentioned on here delivered for both... Not 100% what the difference is maybe plate diameter.

gravitytolls

I'm sure Mr Clutch do an online quote calculator, it'll give you an idea at least.

Fly wheel will push the price up massively. I once needed a clutch, under £200, but flywheel and nose cone was gone too, and the price doubled.

petrolhead69

if it gave no indication of going it might not even need a clutch, it could be a sticking actuator causing it to slip.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

buying your own parts isnt as people say if its faulty you have to pay again. not quite right, clutches come with warranty's. the only difference is that the garage dont deal with the supplier of the clutch to get it checked under warrenty, you do, if a clutch or CSC is found to be faulty youll be refunded labour costs by the clutch manufacter after youve taken it back to the motor factors and they have sent it off for testing and had the results wich will come with details and photos of your clutch and any explanations as to what had gone wrong. an independant specialising in clutch fitting will ensure accurate fitting to specs. ive known some everyday garages to rush these type of jobs and use an impact wrench to secure the pressure plate and not bolt it in in sequence causing the pressure plate to warp, causing premature failure and or gearbox damage.

any fears of a damaged flywheel, for eg slightly warped you can have them machined, that should save some money.

jase1

I don't think this does sound like a flywheel fault to be honest. More likely a failure of the release fingers on the pressure plate or indeed a hydraulic failure (the latter could be very cheap to replace), seeing as it went suddenly.

I have been in the position where I bought a clutch and it failed almost immediately when installed in the car. One of the springs came away and punched a hole in the gearbox bell-housing. In addition to the cost of the repair of the gearbox, I of course had to pay two lots of labour and an increased price for the clutch kit recommended by the garage (I'd lost confidence in the one supplied on ebay).

The manufacturer was pretty good, and paid for the repair of the gearbox in full, along with the cost of the part and went halfers on the labour. But I still ended up over £100 out of pocket -- about what I would have saved if the clutch had worked....

I'm a bit more wary about things like this now, but I recognise that things like this don't happen very often, and if I was fixing up an old car and could save money in the hundreds by buying bits myself (unlikely but not impossible) then I'd do it again. Certainly for parts that aren't labour-intensive I have no issue.

But stuff like a cambelt, or clutch on a car worth more than £1000? Never again

hartcjhart

jase1 wrote: »

Four hours' labour plus the part (and a bit of profit for the garage on the part).

Clutch on this car looks like being £90:

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/Products.aspx?CategoryID=55146

Labour is £30/hour at typical independent garage, so allowing for 5 hours that's £250-300.

£400 is a little on the high side given that the clutch itself is fairly reasonably-priced.

Is it worth it? Depends on the condition of the car. Usually, with an Accord, 10 years old = years of life left in it yet.

but you have just backed up my quote

hartcjhart

jase1 wrote: »

Well at £30 an hour you can still get 10 hours out of them before the total cost exceeds £400......

not with the cost of parts,or do you know everything about cars

hartcjhart

forgotmyname wrote: »

Problem with buying the clutch for £85 and getting it fitted afterwards, If the clutch turns out to be faulty
you have to pay the labour charges again.

Just find a garage with a good reputation and get them to supply an fit. Any issues are then should be sorted
by them for free.

exactly, sadly Adey doesnt live near me otherwise the fitting fee would be £10 an hour

hartcjhart

amistupid wrote: »

I only noticed it today no inkling of it going before that, as soon as I got going it revved high in low gear and lost power/drive. I don't have to put the clutch to the floor for it to engage but there is a fair bit of play on it. I know very little about cars but I took it to my daughter's ex boyfriend (she packed him in today :mad:) who's a mechanic, he opened the bonnet and said it definitely snmelt as if the clutch had gone. Maybe with a push they'll make up and he'll do it for me cheap.

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