# Suspect the clutch is going..help!

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 7, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspect-the-clutch-is-going-help/261678 "2011-12-07T21:11:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspect-the-clutch-is-going-help/261678/9 "2011-12-08T05:19:31Z")

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> [@OMG - Julie is the big 3-0!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-julie-is-the-big-3-0/47112/10):
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> It’s quite unlikely that smoke is related to clutch or tranny.
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> Likely the weather/temperature.
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> Is it thick smoke or just a foot or two behind exhaust that quickly dissipates?
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> Singh has a similar problem recently and it was his radiator, while he was going nuts thinking it’s head gasket.
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> Can always do a compression test quickly.

Apparently it can be just an e30 thing when it gets cold, I’ll probably do a compression test and a bunch of other shit to the car before I head to GA. Make sure its not gonna break down in my 1000 mile drive :lol

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