Hey, Zack. Get on it before your warranty expires, buddy. Tick Tock.

 

It's been a week now since getting the car back, and I've had enough seat time to come to the (awkward) conclusion that the clutch pedal is A-OK. I don't know if it's just the new normal, or the resistance has settled in to where it should be (as if that makes sense, LOL). All I know is that when I drive the car now, I'm fine with it again.

Go figure.

 

Paul , check your PMs on driver, I sent you one a few days ago.
Thanks, Wayne

 

Poppa Bear, come in. The Eagle has landed, and the gemstone is glistening. I repeat, the gemstone is glistening.

LOL

 

i am good until aug 2015 and i am way under on miles only 28k as of today. i am also going to extend it. Anyway i got a new trans and clutch. still breaking it in but everything seems smooth so far. The tech also told me he thinks the new transmission is some how upgraded since the part # for the one in our cars is superseded.

 

I'm good until April 2015 and under on miles as well, at 19.1k as of today. But I'm not going to extend it. We both have a 6 year factory drive-train warranty, which is all I really care about. And I've modified the car, with plans to continue modding it, so...

 

i can get the factory extended fairly cheap and it will help with resale. i am going to grab some sways and that will be the end of modding for me since i plan to look at the new M3 next

 

i just got my G back from an extended stay at the dealer. a ton of work was done to it:

- blown rear timing cover gasket causing the CEL code P0524 and P0113 and limp mode (14 hrs labor, ~$400 parts - warranty)
- synthetic oil change (under warranty due to timing cover re+re)
- ECU replacement (1 hr labor, $1000 part - warranty)
- add adhesive to peeling instrument cluster hood above dimmer and dash info switches (warranty)
- leaking Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) (4hrs labor, ~$150 part - warranty)
- Clutch Master Cylinder (2 hrs labor, $125 part - my dime)
- bleed clutch hydraulic system, replace with "GTR" fluid (warranty due to CSC)
- re+re flywheel, pressure plate & clutch disc (1/2 hr labor, OEM parts by me bought on forum for $300)
- multi-point inspection - free

if anyone is interested or needs them, i have all the OEM parts numbers for the various repairs (CSC, MC, ECU, timing cover, etc) done on my comprehensive work order.

a big thank you to this and other threads on the forum. i was well prepared before my visit to the dealer, and they were great to work with. as you can see above, most work was covered under warranty. i am at 41k miles. my powertrain warranty expires in November so this was great timing. ~$9k of work was done, of which i paid under $500 incl tax.

i was anxious to get my car back after 5 days in a Q50 loaner. nice enough car on the inside, but i could not get used to the 7AT shift patterns and the suspension was hopelessly soft. it was also much more thirsty than how i drive my 6MT. also, the Q50 gave me no reason to want to drive as an enthusiast. it just didn't engage me in the slightest, leaving me feeling lazy and numb behind the wheel.

i paid extra to have the Master Cylinder replaced based on the feedback on the forum. money well spent. while the gearbox was dropped for the CSC replacement, i paid 1/2hr for them to swap in my almost new OEM clutch/flywheel set purchased from the forum classifieds. the dealer took photos of the new and old parts side-by-side so i could compare the condition. throwing the new parts on was a no-brainer and saved me several thousand dollars in labor and parts if i had to do this separately with dealer parts. the dealer also used "GTR" fluids to bleed the clutch hydraulics.

i must say, the gearbox seems much smoother and tighter than before. i do not have the growling and rattling i had previously, and engaging the clutch is chatter/grab free. we'll see how it holds up over time, but with the way i drive i am hopeful for a trouble-free service life for the next 4-5 years. it's the wife's turn for a new car (2015 Toyota Highlander on order) so i'll be waiting a while!