6 replies to this topic

[cornflakes5210]

a guy in a mini garage local to me said i have a metro 998 in my car he said something about a clutch thingy(cant remember what it was) being shorter than a mini one is he right?

[taffy1967]

I know the Verto clutch is different to the earlier non Verto clutch. But appart from that I always believed that the Mini and Metro shared the same 998cc engine and clutch for some time.

[998dave]

I think the Metro has a different clutch slave cylinder - maybe - i can't really remember.

Isn't there also a difference with the Thermostat bypass - mini has one outside the head, Metro's don't - maybe!?

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[Road Runner]

I always thought Metos had cable clutches. The old clutch arms were long and the verto is short.

[Retro_10s]

wasn't the thermostat housing differnt too?... or is this removed and swapped for a mini one?

[Road Runner]

It is on the 1275 so would think the 998 is no differant, it has a sandwich plate for the thermastat and bypass.

[Dan]

You can't tell by the clutch arm, unless your engine has the late Metro cable clutch arm bodged into a hydraulic system. As said above both cars had the same engine and clutch setup for a long time. Stick up your engine number if you have one (the first half is enough) and someone will tell you where it is from originally.