Slide1: Symptoms of a Failing Flywheel in a BMW Car
Slide2: A flywheel is a mechanical device whose purpose is to create rotational energy by spinning repeatedly and then saving the energy for future use.
Slide3: In case, the torque power of your engine is not being generated regularly, then the flywheel uses its rotational energy to fill in the gaps of missing energy.
Slide4: The flywheels are usually only found in manual transmission vehicles because the purpose of the flywheel is to guarantee the functionality of the gears.
Slide5: In particular, when the driver presses the clutch and goes to switch gears, the flywheel will reduce the intensity of the vibrations for a smooth shift.
Slide6: Below are the common symptoms of a failing flywheel in a BMW car.
Slide7: Slipping gears
Slide8: When you shift to a new gear and then notice that it slips back to the last gear you had it on, this is called gear slippage.
Slide9: A bad flywheel will likely be the reason for this because it will cause grinding of the plate and a lot more friction overall.
Slide10: And if the gear keeps slipping when you change it, then it will certainly impact your driving ability.
Slide11: Unable to change gears
Slide12: Sometimes you will find that instead of your gears slipping, you won’t be able to change your gears at all.
Slide13: The flywheel would need to be in pretty bad shape for this symptom to occur.
Slide14: And when you cannot switch gears, then you won’t be able to drive your car at all.
Slide15: Burning smell
Slide16: If there is a burning smell which consumes your passenger cabin, this could be attributed to many possible causes.
Slide17: A bad flywheel could be one of those causes because of all the heat generated from the friction in the clutch.
Slide18: If you have used the clutch at times when you weren’t supposed to, this could cause problems with the flywheel.
Slide19: Vibrations in clutch
Slide20: When you notice that clutch pedal is experiencing lots of vibrations, then your flywheel is likely going bad.
Slide21: The vibrations will eventually get so bad that you will be able to feel them on the floor rather than just from the clutch pedal.
Slide22: Check your flywheel’s spring mounting mechanism because that is likely causing these vibrations.
Slide23: Conclusion
Slide24: The flywheels do not last forever as they gradually become worn as they are consistently used in the BMW car.
Slide25: If your flywheel becomes too worn out or damaged, there will be some noticeable symptoms that you won’t be able to ignore.
Slide26: Do not let these symptoms carry on for too long or else it will impact the overall drivability of the BMW.
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