clutch

**volvokid** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 21:36

Ok as well as having a part time slipping clutch on the R my V40 has just started too and will slip every time!!! Really cant ever seem to get on my feet with cars. Ive fitted genuine parts to this car since ive had it but Its just my work horse, do you think I should fit a none genuine clutch to it? I need to sort the V40 ASAP as its my daily and if it breaks I really dont want to have to spend over 100 a week on fuel running the R.

**JUDGENINJA** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 21:44

I found an original part was cheaper than Eurocarparts. £220 vs £258.

**volvokid** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 21:50

I was going to find out the prices but didnt think somthing like a clutch would have been cheaper from volvo

**Jimmie** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 21:55

Volvo used to be cheaper than dingers.

**nobananas** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 23:12

To be honest, most aftermarket clutch kits are of oem quality and often standard fitment. LUK is standard fitment on many vehicles as are Sachs. Most 'aftermarket' clutch kits we get in at work (usually Motoquip or LUK) tend just to be reboxed original equipment (Motoquip stuff is usually Sachs stamped) . My T5 has a QH clutch kit in it that I fitted probably 100k ago by now !

**merc85** · Saturday 1st June 2013, 23:16

Originally Posted by JUDGENINJA

I found an original part was cheaper than Eurocarparts. £220 vs £258.

I will have look Volvokid, as i spend around 5k a month with euro's so if the above is the same unit im sure i could sort summit. pm your reg and i will get a price for you monday.

**T5frankie** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 00:16

get your bloody automatic out then mate, no clutch to worry about there

**volvokid** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 07:30

Originally Posted by nobananas

To be honest, most aftermarket clutch kits are of oem quality and often standard fitment. LUK is standard fitment on many vehicles as are Sachs. Most 'aftermarket' clutch kits we get in at work (usually Motoquip or LUK) tend just to be reboxed original equipment (Motoquip stuff is usually Sachs stamped) . My T5 has a QH clutch kit in it that I fitted probably 100k ago by now !

Cheers for the advice I did wonder if the quality would be much the same as oem.

**volvokid** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 07:32

Originally Posted by T5frankie

get your bloody automatic out then mate, no clutch to worry about there

Haha I did just £20 of fuel in it yesterday as well, the MOT runs out this month.

**JUDGENINJA** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 08:15

I had a conversation with the Volvo parts monkey and he said that even the Ford ST/RS boys are going to Volvo for clutches due to the massive price difference.

**volvokid** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 11:43

Eh the R clutch cost a fortune, wonder how much for charge then.

**JamesT5** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 16:53

Originally Posted by volvokid

Ok as well as having a part time slipping clutch on the R my V40 has just started too and will slip every time!!! Really cant ever seem to get on my feet with cars. Ive fitted genuine parts to this car since ive had it but Its just my work horse, do you think I should fit a none genuine clutch to it? I need to sort the V40 ASAP as its my daily and if it breaks I really dont want to have to spend over 100 a week on fuel running the R.

What clutch do you needs for your R because I've got a new Sachs one I can probably sell you if it will fit?

**oblark** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 17:06

Originally Posted by JUDGENINJA

I had a conversation with the Volvo parts monkey and he said that even the Ford ST/RS boys are going to Volvo for clutches due to the massive price difference.

The ford clutches are Volvo ones and the ford ones are cheaper.

**JUDGENINJA** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 09:47

Originally Posted by oblark

The ford clutches are Volvo ones and the ford ones are cheaper.

This isn't what I was told, due to the numbers of ST/RS sold versus the number if M56's in a Volvo the price at the Ford dealer was astronomical.... I'm out and about today. Maybe I can pop into a dealer to find out the truth..