Hi Guys. Yesterday, I took my van for a run out to Filey Country park for the day. The van base vehicle is a Fiat Ducato 2.8TD 2000 reg. with 50,000 on the clock.
It had been standing for about three weeks and not long after setting off I was going up an incline in top gear when the clutch slipped. I backed off and changed down and all was fine for the rest of the day. Did about 175 miles.
My questions are:
Does this model have a clutch cable which can be adjusted or is it hydraulic.
Has anyone had experience of clutch replacement ? cost.
Could the problem have been that due to standing for a while it needed the oil to circulate round the gearbox and engine to warm up before climbing hills.
We're off to France at the end of July and if it needs a clutch I would rather get it done now.
Thanks
It had been standing for about three weeks and not long after setting off I was going up an incline in top gear when the clutch slipped. I backed off and changed down and all was fine for the rest of the day. Did about 175 miles.
My questions are:
Does this model have a clutch cable which can be adjusted or is it hydraulic.
Has anyone had experience of clutch replacement ? cost.
Could the problem have been that due to standing for a while it needed the oil to circulate round the gearbox and engine to warm up before climbing hills.
We're off to France at the end of July and if it needs a clutch I would rather get it done now.
Thanks