Re: Celica Clutch Burning Smell

<bdelaney820@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought a 2000 Celica, ...Whenever you give the car
> more than the adequate amount of gas to get it moving, i experience
> the burning smell as well...I still have a 30 day warranty on the car[/color]

Yes, your clutch has to be replaced, AND the flywheel machined to get it
flat again. Do not let anyone tell you different. Carefully read the terms
of your 30 day warranty, to see what is actually covered. Its not impossible
that the clutch is excluded, along with a whole lot of other stuff. Used car
warranties are notorious for covering things that almost never happen (eg
catastrophic internal failure that causes something to make its way out of
the engine or trans), and excluding those that mostly do (eg timing belts,
and "normal" auto transmission failures).

Replacing the clutch is not a particularly difficult job. A decent rebuilt
parts kit is about $250, flywheel machining about $80, and 4-5 hours labour.
The engine does NOT have to come out of the car: just remove the axles and
drop the transmission.

SD

Stewart DIBBS mumbled incoherently to the rest of alt.autos.toyota:
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> <bdelaney820@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1172364197.867292.249270@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>I just bought a 2000 Celica, ...Whenever you give the car
>> more than the adequate amount of gas to get it moving, i experience
>> the burning smell as well...I still have a 30 day warranty on the car[/color]
>
> Yes, your clutch has to be replaced, AND the flywheel machined to get it
>[/color]

Depends how bad the OPs driving is - if the clutch doesnt slip in 5th with
the foot to the floor its likely just bad clutch/throttle control.