Unknown problem w/ newly acquired SC 300, seems to be clutch/tranny
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Unknown problem w/ newly acquired SC 300, seems to be clutch/tranny
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum. The good part is that on Sunday I bought the first car I've ever really liked, a '92 SC 300 manual. The bad part is that I'm here because today I encountered quite the problem:
Driving in 4th gear at about 40mph today I shifted into neutral to make a complete stop. When I started again I had severely reduced acceleration, although RPMs jumped up. Luckily I was near a friend's house, but by the time I got there I could go maybe 5mph with the gas nearly floored. There was also a rubbery smell emanating from the car after this happened.
A friend has told me this is most likely a burned out clutch. I don't necessarily disagree; I'm a bit new to manual, although my starts have been smooth and I treat the car with care. The previous owner only drove it in the summer, it has 85k miles on it. I do not know when/if the clutch has ever been replaced.
Also, he always used premium. This happened about 2 miles after I had filled up with midgrade (since 1992 premium octane is our current midgrade gas). Someone mentioned something about the car entering "limp" mode, as a possibility? No idea, just trying to paint a more full picture.
Any advice/input/ideas would be much appreciated as I was pretty devastated by this. Taking it to the mechanic tomorrow (via tow truck). Hopefully this won't be horrifically expensive.
I'm new to the forum. The good part is that on Sunday I bought the first car I've ever really liked, a '92 SC 300 manual. The bad part is that I'm here because today I encountered quite the problem:
Driving in 4th gear at about 40mph today I shifted into neutral to make a complete stop. When I started again I had severely reduced acceleration, although RPMs jumped up. Luckily I was near a friend's house, but by the time I got there I could go maybe 5mph with the gas nearly floored. There was also a rubbery smell emanating from the car after this happened.
A friend has told me this is most likely a burned out clutch. I don't necessarily disagree; I'm a bit new to manual, although my starts have been smooth and I treat the car with care. The previous owner only drove it in the summer, it has 85k miles on it. I do not know when/if the clutch has ever been replaced.
Also, he always used premium. This happened about 2 miles after I had filled up with midgrade (since 1992 premium octane is our current midgrade gas). Someone mentioned something about the car entering "limp" mode, as a possibility? No idea, just trying to paint a more full picture.
Any advice/input/ideas would be much appreciated as I was pretty devastated by this. Taking it to the mechanic tomorrow (via tow truck). Hopefully this won't be horrifically expensive.
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