Have I just buggered my clutch after re-mapping my disco and driving it harder ???

you fool!

thats a 400 quid lesson................. ouch

WHAT! how much a new clutch cost?

thats at a local landrover specialist !!! the local Quick Clutch quoted 508 quid, thats twice i have had to sit down today

bull ****.

almost all of that is labour costs. cant you have a go urself? all you need is the clutch kit, a few strong blokes n a couple of jacks

a mate did exactly same thing after getting his audi s3 remapped. unlucky. as said do it yourself.

That's the troublew with up-rating engines .. if the rest of the vehicle is a bit old and a bit tired something will go .. usually UJ's ...

Reading this has answered a question I have had for some time,if its possible to increase the power of your engine by "re mapping" why do Land Rover not do this when the vehicle is new,obviously it puts to much strain on all the other parts.

I,m afraid I may disagree.

I dont know about every remapped TD5, but with mine the overall increase in power was quite small.

The big thing with the TD5 remap is inreased power through out the rev range, rather than big gaps in power delivery.

I doubt that a remapped " road going " Disco,s clutch will wear any more than a standard Disco that has towed its whole life !.

I dont know how many miles your Disco has done or what the average mileage would be for a clutch.

Del.

As for Landrover not doing it that's down to emissions control etc ...

And yes, it's relatively only a small increase in power, but it's like fitting larger tyres to an older vehicle .. they (and the re-map) add extra strain to the powertrain and something might give. If the clutch was tired anyway ...

Within a month of me de-catting my Tdi and other stuff, I bust two UJ's .. probably coincidence and lack of maintenance on my part, but it's worth thinking about ..

All manufacturers have to make sure thet all major components will last for 100000 miles and they sped a lot of money doing just that if you then have an engine remapped to produce more power/torque you will shorten the life of all components that have to put up with the extra power/torque.
There was a program about the bugatti viron? (dont know how to spell that) the team who designed the transmission said designing a gearbox to handle 1000hp isn't hard but to make it last 100000 miles is very hard.

Its a big question this...I had a map 8 weeks ago...3 weeks ago I had my head skimmed...
I think that it likely more tired component will give shortly after the upgrade...just as othee components do with lift kits etc

foss said:

Its a big question this...I had a map 8 weeks ago...3 weeks ago I had my head skimmed...
I think that it likely more tired component will give shortly after the upgrade...just as othee components do with lift kits etc

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You've now uprated the performance of the engine twice this may not be a problem depends on how you drive but with the 2" lift the prop shafts are at an angle they wearn't designed to be used at for prolonged periods and with the extra torque which might not seem alot to you as a driver it will be for your propshaft uj's keep an eye on them and keep them greased up.

Where is the mudiest drive way in essex??

A true td5 stage one remap is supposed to add around 80nm of extra torque which is around another 20%. Saying that, the TD5 clutch should be able to cope with it - it's pretty big.

What's failed exactly? Stupid question I suppose as you havn't got in there yet...:doh:

Most of the problems I've seen with TD5 clutches are more about rusting on the shaft splines which I think causes gearbox problems and shift problems.

Car has done 96k and as far as I know the clutch is the original, the symtoms are that it is just starting to slip (noticed it in 4th) whilst towing the caravan. so if like was suggested that components are likely made to last 100k then mines about right, could just be coincidence that it has chosen now to start to fail. no regrets about having the remapp done, hAlso having the front springs replaced shortly as it failed an MOT because one of them is cracked/fractured, again these are probably original items. I bout my car at 77k and it had no tow bar fitted or did it look like it had ever had one

Definitely have a go at changing it yourself. It is not a difficult job, My 10 year old son has just finished changing the oneini My V8 so how difficult can it be?

Use an old gearbox input shaft for centering the clutch prior to refitting the gearbox, and an engine hoist to lift the gearbox and transfer box as one unit for refitting.

I would say about 4 or 5 hours in a decent workshop - actually took more like seven hours on my drive.

Ryder said:

Definitely have a go at changing it yourself. It is not a difficult job, My 10 year old son has just finished changing the oneini My V8 so how difficult can it be?

Use an old gearbox input shaft for centering the clutch prior to refitting the gearbox, and an engine hoist to lift the gearbox and transfer box as one unit for refitting.

I would say about 4 or 5 hours in a decent workshop - actually took more like seven hours on my drive.

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Although I agree in essence with your comments - how many peeps just have

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an old gearbox input shaft for centering the clutch, and an engine hoist .

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laying around?

dragging my caravan down to Newquay shortly so i think i will let me local landrover expert do it for me as I probably dont have the correct tools laying around anyway and i need to be sure that it is done right