Lately where I live the weather has been rather cold, highs only around upper 20's and lower 30's. I have a few theories why but I wanted to see what your guys imput was.

1.The cold temperatures contributing to my clutch slipping. Can cold weather cause a clutch to slip?

2.Because of the cold I have been boosting a few pounds more than normal. Therefore the extra power is causing my clutch to slip possibly?

3. Maybe my clutch has just finally had it?

 

you sure its not a traction issue and not a clutch issue?

 

dood it is now winter pretty much like this morning is was 32 degrees anyway... when i have cold start even in my old ford... that clutch grabbed SOOO good when there cold. only when they are heated up is when they slip. i think your clutch might finally have it. just shift at 3k for a full day and at the end of the day do a WOT i bet you you will chirp. and are you really getting a few extra pounds cause of the cold lol i'm only getting maybe a half psi more if i look close.

 

no a number of people have been having this issue including myself. Our trannies need to warm up before they grab, just dont start it up in sub 30 degree weather and do a WOT run.

 

I'm in the same boat as you. My clutch feels way different. Different enough that it actually got me to stall a few times.

EDIT: I always let the coolant warm up to 100 and then take it easy.

 

read what i said... i wait until proper engine temperature to do WOT... nobody said do a WOT on cold start thats stupid and i'm only a ź polish so i'm not a real pollock. i speak for myself though not others

 

wow guy.... awfully defensive.

eat a xanny then talk to me in the morning.

 

rough day at work dood... i work for GMAC Mortgage lol watch the news lately you would understand. Sorry fellow cobalt brother! i love YA!!

 

Im pretty sure its not a traction issue. lol

I dont go WOT either when the car is cold lol... I wait for it to get to operating temps

 

My clutch grabs a lot better in the cold. Like some else already said there is no heat out side so it would be harder to glaze it. It could be the clutch itself that's going.

 

yea thats what i figured

 

1: Yes. Mine did this too; it always drove a bit better after the first few miles on the road when it got cold.

2: Possibly, but unlikely.

3: Possibly. Does it drive fine after it warms up?

 

now i dont feel left out. when my car isnt warmed up, i ll take off in 1st, shift in to 2nd, thats were it seems to slip. but only when its not warmed up. when its warmed up, i have no problem.
how many miles do you guys have on your cars? im @ 23000 miles. never had an issue with the car.
my cobalt has always hated the cold weather

 

60,000

its fine after the first few miles and it has to do with tranny temp, not engine. I had let it idle for 10 minutes before doing my little pull.

 

the car revs high when its cold. but once its warmed up, i have no problems.

 

you best speak for yourself

 

Search this has been proven time and time again that our clutches in the F35 have to be warmed up, even in summer they have to be warmed up before you do anything aggressive.

 

i ve never had a problem during the summer time, or spring time for that matter. just the fall and winter. i dont mind waiting a few minutes for the car to warm up.

 

Engine temp and trans temp have nothing to do with one another.

Get and interceptor you will see what I mean.

It takes about 5-10 minutes of driving to get the trans up to temp, let alone the clutch

 

glad it was proven...i just observed it from my own experience.

 

maybe its time to just let that clutch go and get a new one, i think so

 

I guess my clutch has had it my third fourth and fifth gear are almost done... So i guess here comes a new clutch after only 46k miles

 

LOL again with the false info all over the place.


I'm not even going to bother to correct you guys this time. Agree to disagree.

 

Maybe you should bother to correct people so the douches don't ruin it for people who don't know and are genuinely interested

 

I second that, I am on here only to learn and appreciate any help that people have to offer. The temperature has been crazy here the past couple of days and noticed that my clutch does grab like it use to. but this has only been the past couple of days. It is fine in every other gear but first. When i come to a stop i have to either take my time or give it more gas to it doesn't bog down. Sometimes when i come home and park my car in the garage it smells my clutch just took a dump!