The One E Gear/F1 Tip That You NEED For Your Lamborghini Gallardo, Aventador, Murcielago, Ferrari

. Are you worried about the clutch on your Lamborghini Gallardo, Aventador, Murcielago, Ferrari F430, 360 or 355 burning out. E Gear/ F1 systems use a electrohydraulic actuator mechanism to shift the transmission and actuate the clutch by computer. Older Gallardos such as the 2004 and 2005 had different gearing that accelerated clutch wear. Should you be concerned about this or is this clutch wear not a big deal? Replacing this clutch can be an expensive big deal to replace on any F1 E Gear mechanism style system.
If you have a Ford, Ferrari, Chevy, Dodge Viper v10, LS, or big-block V8 in your car you can learn about the e gear clutch, flywheel, pressure plate and slave cylinder that comes in these exotics too!

[@pilotgirl5953]

I drive my e-gear as recommended by most. Its on it's second clutch. First clutch went 55,000 kms or 34k miles. I drove mine 10k kms last year and will get a snap test with its yearly service. Replacing a clutch is not a huge concern for me. I used to own a twin engine airplane so maintenance on a Lambo is far far less.. My reasons for not driving in the city has nothing to do with the clutch but others zooming up to take pictures or videos and hanging in my blind spots. I do drive in the city of course but tend to limit it for a purpose. I live on the edge of the city so easy for me to go around, and faster. Thanks for posting....

[@TheBullRider]

Pilotgirl, let me know what your snap test turns out to be once you do your yearly service. I'm interested to get more data points on general clutch wear in these cars. As you have a LP car, you should worry about clutch life even less than the Pre LP guys and gals have to. I cant even imagine how much stress twin engine airplane maintenance must be, I thought one engine was bad enough! You are totally right about driving in the city, people tend to do that don't they? At least if they are recording your car or looking at your car they know you are there right? I had a guy almost run into a curb because was too busy looking at me in his rear view mirror! LOL

[@pilotgirl5953]

@@TheBullRider sure, will do. Yes I have heard LP clutch life is better. Yes I now have $$ in the bank. When I owned my Baron, it took it all and then some. Lol.

[@TheBullRider]

@@pilotgirl5953 Haha that cracks me up. Buy a Lambo and you save money! LOL The Beechcraft baron is a very cool plane btw, right on for owning one of those bad boys.

[@pilotgirl5953]

@@TheBullRider Snap test showed 81% left. So now I have a good bench mark. My Lambo came through the inspection in excellent shape.

[@TheBullRider]

@@pilotgirl5953 Right on! Exactly, you have a benchmark now to see the % per mile with your driving style. Thats great news Pilotgirl. Thanks for the update

[@mikeybmx5330]

Very well put! I built a custom bmx bike and invested literally enough money to buy a decent used car. Then I was afraid to jump or do any tricks that would help me progress in my riding. I finally had to just understand that I built the bike to enjoy and not just be looked at.

[@TheBullRider]

Exactly Mikey! Yeah if you worry about dropping that bmx bike that you put so much money into, you will never use it for what its for and that is having fun! I can relate to that but with snowboards, you can have the nicest deck but if you never hit the trails with it because you're worried about scratching it, you will never progress and grow!

[@aeism]

I love this anecdote.

[@veucinze]

You're wise Richard, it's a life lesson! Just go and enjoy, it's as simple as that! Can't wait to see the next video, and as always, it's a pleasure to see your videos. Cheers!

[@TheBullRider]

Vincent, thank you my friend. Im glad you liked this video, when you pick up your Gallardo you will know exactly how to drive it! Haha. Always good to hear from you.

[@christianclausen2923]

I have a super trofeo sinter in My Gallardo, running with 1100hp and after 20000km clutch still alive☺️

[@TheBullRider]

Right on Christian! Perfect example right there. Enjoy your Gallardo with all that POWER. Im jealous!

[@christianclausen2923]

@@TheBullRider thanks but I sold it 14days ago, here in Denmark police is crazy and take your car if is tuned so it was time to let it go.

[@TheBullRider]

@@christianclausen2923 Dang im sorry to hear that! In the USA, we can get away with (almost) anything! Sounds like you miss it already

[@KD-bk7gd]

This is great. If the clutch is in anyway a concern, you probably shouldn’t own a supercar. Just send it and forget it boys. We aren’t here for long, enjoy your life and the experiences you’ve been given.

[@TheBullRider]

KD, thank you. I couldn't of said it better myself.

[@weeleegoh1339]

Thank u very much for agreeing to what i agreed myself when i first got my LP570. I’m enjoying the car even till today, and i always tell everyone that just drive and drive. Enjoy the car with care and care less about damaging the clutch life or other parts. The fact is the more u drive the car, the lesser the problem u get from the car. Kudos😊

[@kentadams4589]

Perfect is the enemy of good. - Voltaire

[@TheBullRider]

Kent, just being good will get you very far. Perfection is unobtainable.

[@DoWorkExotics]

I totally agree. People blow up e gear/F1 issues. Mine has been rock solid. I drive and enjoy!

[@TheBullRider]

Right on DOWORK, you are exactly right. Drive it like you stole it, replace the clutch when its shot and keep driving it! Problem solved.

[@TaylorSanger]

Another great video! Keep them coming!!

[@TheBullRider]

Taylor, I'm happy that this video helped you my friend.

[@ATOM-ql2yx]

My goodness Richard, you went right in on disassembly! Cannot wait to see that video soon.

[@TheBullRider]

ATOM, this bad boy has to be back together soon! It is warm out and this Superleggera craves sunlight on its paint and to shoot flames!

[@mcomet]

Yo! Nice to see how much progress you made on disassembly. You’re not wasting anytime. I took my car up Marin / Highway 1 Friday and got some fun rush hour traffic on return. Good for more clutch break in which is nearly done now. Just blasted a back road doing some more break in revs. So amazing. Like you say. Just drive it! I can’t wait to hit my next drive. New tires also transformed the experience. My first DIY will be the spark plugs. All that is on order thanks to your vid’s. 👍😃

[@TheBullRider]

Michael, I want this bad boy back together destroying my ear drums at redline! Thats awesome news, you said the clutch was slipping a bit when you first got it so I'm happy to hear that its getting sorted the more your driving it. A little bit of slipping is normal. The best part of this car is the anxiety you get from wanting to hop in it at 2AM and cruise till the sun comes up! Let me know how your spark plugs go. It will probably take you a few hours but it will be well worth the fun of working on your monster Lambo yourself!

[@ricsu3462]

Golden words, thank you!!!

[@TheBullRider]

Ric, I'm glad you liked this one my friend. Now get out there and drive your car!!

[@superfast30]

Owning a super car and worrying about the clutch is a clear indicator that you may not be in the best position to own it.

[@TheBullRider]

Superfast, you are exactly right my friend. Just drive your car and worry about the clutch later!

[@malhotraroger9106]

👍well said . Thank you .

[@grahamrobson9292]

Good episode Subscribed

[@TheBullRider]

Graham, Im glad you liked it sir! Thanks for the sub.

[@tanelrebane]

Woah, you really went to town on that thing, awesome! I can just feel there's lots more good content coking! :-D

[@TheBullRider]

Tanel, I want this bad boy back together! This Superleggera needs sun on its paint!

[@ridethebull4484]

super advice Richard, just go blasting, it's what we bought them for!

[@TheBullRider]

Let her rip Craig, worry about the stupid little clutch later!

[@samuelprados4975]

Best. Advice. Ever.

[@TheBullRider]

Right on Samuel! Glad you liked the video!

[@samuelprados4975]

@@TheBullRider I would like to ask you a question. Although I'm very familiar with several AMT systems based on the Free Choice system from Magneti Marelli, (lots of then mainly from Fiat and VW on the streets in Brazil....) I'm aware that the software used on the gears and clutch adjustments and calibration can be different based on the OEM. My question is, do you know of any equipment/ software/ interface that can do this job on the E-Gear system besides the original Lamborghini equipment? I've heard that VAG tools can do this, but I'm not sure this is accurate. If you don't know this, I'll find out and share with you.

[@TheBullRider]

@@samuelprados4975 Samuel, I have been looking into the TEXA system for the past few months. Its about 5000$ but can do everything LARA 6.0 can do for a lot less cost. www.obdmonitor.com/texa-navigator-nanos-car There is also Leonardo but its a bit pricey. www.leonardodiagnostictool.com/ VAGCOM works on the LP cars for some things and you can somehow get a clutch snap by looking at max and min values for the clutch position sensor but that's about it! When I do a clutch job, I will be buying TEXA personally.

[@alpintourer]

One of the more common "recommendations" out there on eGear clutch use is "Always Drive in Sport Mode"! Your thoughts?

[@TheBullRider]

Dave, it is true. You will get faster shifts in sport mode to the tune of about 20-40 milliseconds. Whether this increases clutch life or not is speculative. I always try to drive it in sport mode but sometimes I forget to press the button and to be honest with you sometimes I cant notice the difference. Ive gotten a few questions about this over email too, should I make another video about recommendations once I get the car back together?

[@PatrickMichael2002]

Couldn't agree with you more 👍

[@TheBullRider]

Patrick, glad you liked this one. Now get out there and drive your cheddarwedge like you stole it.

[@marcuslavender4619]

Another great video! And also good advice, buddy. I drove about 5,000 miles last year and the snap only moved from 52% to 48%. I was surprised in a good way. I only drive it in sport mode (unless I forget, and the difference is barely noticeable). I do treat it like a manual, putting it in neutral and such, and I usually avoid "town driving" owing to the # of lights/stops and also the crazy people/other drivers. More fun to go on country drives anyway. I used to have some "driver's remorse" after a long drive, but not any more. I did about 250 miles last weekend on the Natchez Trace with some other exotics and it was so much fun!

[@TheBullRider]

Marcus, you are a perfect example of what I'm talking about! I barely notice the difference in sport mode either Haha! Just get out on the damn road and drive your beast of a car! I've decided to do a follow up video to this where I drive a manual car and relate it to the E gear system in the Gallardo, it might be more helpful in relation to "tips and tricks" that people love to ask about haha!

[@marcuslavender4619]

The Bull Rider that sounds like a good idea for another video!

[@TheBullRider]

@@marcuslavender4619 Yeah that should be fun! Gotta get the Superleggera back together! Haha. How do you have CCBs on your car? Did you retrofit them?

[@marcuslavender4619]

@@TheBullRider They were a $10k option when purchased new.

[@marcuslavender4619]

One more question....what torque spec are you using for tightening the lug nuts - is it 103 lb/ft? Wanting to double-check that.

[@janpieters6733]

True, Drive it like your stole it :-) Just reset the clutch from time to time by pulling both pedals. Also reverse it uphill, try to avoid but be not too scared ;-) And put in neutral at a traffic light… but that’s it, just like a manual.

[@TheBullRider]

Jan, no tips except to drive it! We should back it up as many hills as possible. I am going to do a follow up video to this one where I drive a manual car to clarify some things on the E gear Gallardo. Maybe it will help clear up some things for others.

[@SomeJuanPlay]

It's sad to see your Lamborghini ripped apart but it's a cool spot to sit!!

[@TheBullRider]

Juan, this monster came apart flawlessly. Nothing broken. Take your time and remove components like you appreciate and love the car and it rewards you with a flawless uninstall. Glad you liked the recording spot this time!

[@SomeJuanPlay]

@@TheBullRider I'm glad nothing broke man I'm excited to see you do that

[@TheBullRider]

@@SomeJuanPlay This beast of a motor will be out today. I think.... haha!

[@SomeJuanPlay]

@@TheBullRider hopefully it is!! You doing it by yourself?

[@TheBullRider]

@@SomeJuanPlay Haha yes I am Juan! The wife is helping now and then. Like all the other DIY stuff on this car, you can do it too!! Compared to other motor pulls, this one has been rather well.... Easy! Haha

[@yazeedbinsamman831]

I bought my Lamborghini gallardo lp560-4 i watched tons of vedios on how to drive the e-gear system i was scared honestly i have never drove even a manual transmission in my life :)) , what you said is what i wanted to hear especially the town driving i was like i will only go to highways :)) , i was waiting for you to say drive in automatic mode its ok i wish if you can answer me about this point is it ok if i drove the car on automatic mode all the time ? :)) and thank you richard keep going .

[@TheBullRider]

Yazeed, yes it is perfectly fine. Drive it in Auto!

[@highvalleycowboy1]

100% Agree!

[@TheBullRider]

Omatters, glad you liked this one! Now get out there and hit 8000 RPM in your Superleggera.

[@alpintourer]

I bought my Ferrari 360 with 13K mi and 54% clutch left. I've put on 15K miles and it now has 45% left. You can be nice to your clutch, or abuse it. I drive my cars and enjoy the horsepower it provides, but I don't try and launch it at every stop light.

[@johnforeman634]

I recently bought an 08 F430 spider. It’s in beautiful condition. It had 11,000 kilometres on it when I bought it six months ago. My concern is that, going through the previous owners maintenance receipts, I see that he had the clutch job done at 10,000 kilometres. What the hell could he have been doing to cause that?? I could understand if the car looked really beat up, as if he abused it, but this car is near perfect. The original tires look great with significant tread left, so it doesn’t look like it was tracked. Also, the bill he paid was 25,000.00 Canadian.( clutch components only). Does this seam high? Do you really have to be that careful to get good clutch life with these? Any of your tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

[@TheBullRider]

Dave, your story is a perfect example of how to drive your 360, especially on such an "old" F1 clutch system. If you listened to the hype, you should be going through clutches every 10k but obviously you are not! Have you launched it yet? Probably a crazy thrill to break the rear tires loose! Haha

[@TheBullRider]

John, have you tried contacting the shop that did the job and see if they did the service as a "while im in there" job or if they did a snap test to determine if it was worn? Only thought I have for that is the original clutch was an earlier revision that wore extremely quickly or that was not calibrated correctly. Also, really look into getting new tires my friend, original tires on a 08 is dangerous!!!! Seriously!

[@alpintourer]

@@johnforeman634 For starters the bill is about 3X higher that it should be for a complete clutch replacement, so there is something very wrong with that bill. It is said that always driving in Auto mode will shorten clutch life but so will drag racing off from every stoplight. Was it a former rental car? Did the prior owner let his friends drive it all the time? Odd!

[@johnforeman634]

@@TheBullRider yes I was wondering along those lines as well. When I go for my next oil change I’m going to try to grill them on what the deal is with this car. It’s an actual Ferrari dealership, not some random garage. The good thing is it’s run beautifully for a year now without any problems.

[@jacobchavez4806]

Just got mine back, time to break in the clutch, I heard that you should brake it in at less than 4000 rpm for 500 miles, preferably in city, what do you recommend?, again great video, that’s why I like your videos, you inspire confidence to do the work myself, unfortunately I’m ahead of you.

[@TheBullRider]

Jacob. Thats great news! And yes you should, low RPM under 4000 rpm, lots of stop and go for 500 miles should be perfect. What your trying to do is embed the friction material onto the pressure plate and flywheel. The pores of the metal surface open at higher temperature and this allows for more of the clutch material to be embedded. Its just like bedding in your brakes, where you want to embed the brake pad material into the rotor to extend the life of both the rotor and the pad. And you are ahead of me!!! Congrats on getting a new clutch. In 40K miles, I hope you have the drive to do it yourself!

[@jacobchavez4806]

@@TheBullRider I hope I can get at least 30000 miles, I’m surely going to try. Thank you for your response.

[@TheBullRider]

@@jacobchavez4806 You can get that easy! Here's to the next 30k-40k miles my friend. Enjoy it!

[@garycsfunlife]

Replaceing the clutch is just part of owning a standard I completely understand that I will replace my clutch and I accepted this when I chose to get a standard car and this should have been a question you asked yourself before paying for your vehicle are you capable of doing the work or can you afford this consumable part when it needs to be replaced because a clutch is a consumable part no way around that so come to terms with the fact that you own a standard and start enjoying what a standard car was built to do 🤔 bring a smile to your face as you shift and enjoy driving a twisty back road or learn how to launch a standard it's up to you but enjoy it don't let your car become stressful when you got it for the happiness and freedom it brings and remember clutch stressing is the same thing as condom stressing it was built for you to have fun with don't ruin it for yourself 🤔😏😂🤣😂🤣

[@TheBullRider]

Garycsfunlife, I couldnt agree more. The whole point of these cars is to drive them, enjoy them, and fix them when they break. If you need a new clutch, put one in and never worry about it!!!

[@ceochrisholder]

Bro I think about it all the time with my 08 spyder 😆

[@TheBullRider]

CeoChris, first off right on for owning a 08 spyder. Always nice to meet other Gallardo owners. You don't have anything to worry about, just get out there and drive your car! Love the color on your G btw!

[@vasilisvasiliou7838]

Does the rs6 c6 gearbox fit on this gallardo ?

[@mariodesmo]

I spotted your problem with the Audi immediately! Your problem was with the super capacitor. What you really needed is a FLUX Capacitor! Having spent 40 years in personal computer hardware engineering, I can say that with a straight face! Well, sort of. And I did spend many, many years working at a computer company named after a fruit, as a member of a skunk works team inventing stuff. I was an engineering director there. Really. And you've been busy!

[@TheBullRider]

I did consider a flux capacitor Mario, the problem was that I kept going back to the 50s every time the S4 hit 88 MPH. Can't get ethanol in the 50s. That's awesome! Congratulations on a very successful career my friend, that is awesome that is unless you were behind the design of the Apple Newton that is... LOL!! Have you bought yourself a Gallardo yet? If no, why not?!

[@jburn5489]

Hey guy what Audi has the same size Axle the Gallardo?

[@JarrenHetfield]

Hey man, I just bought a G that I plan to do a lot of maintenance to. I have a few questions for you. Is there a way we can get in contact??

[@TheBullRider]

Hi Jarren, feel free to reach out to me at [e-mail]. Id be happy to hear from you.

[@muckman5509]

yo need to change your name from the bull rider to the bull whisperer

[@TheBullRider]

Muckman, lol thank you!!

[@deandalapanda]

My guy… lol are you using all Harbor Freight Tools? lol Saw the cherry picker… saw the caliper set from Pittsburgh lol Not hating, as I literally have the same set of tools 😂😂😂

[@TheBullRider]

Deandalapanda, these poor tools have been though at least 15 motor pulls by now and 3 motor rebuilds and they are still kicking. I'm trying to show you how you can work on exotics to a high degree of precision and not need the fanciest tools, the cleanest shop and a 10,000$ 2 post lift to do it.

[@deandalapanda]

It’s awesome to hear that! People hate on Harbor Freight but god dang it… it gets the job done at an unbeatable price👍🏻 people call me cheap but I’ve always been a Function over Form type of person. I literally just finished rebuilding the engine on my ‘10 Honda Accord and my HF tools definitely came in clutch especially since I’m basically doing all the work on my own in my garbage. I wonder if HF does any sponsorships?😂 Anywho, you have an awesome channel going on here bud. Also, you should definitely buy the V1 Gen 2…. It cuts out so many of the false alarms with todays new cars using laser tech

[@TheBullRider]

@@deandalapanda It would be awesome if they do sponsorships, it will definitely save me a LOT of money. Thats what's so great about them, there is literally no point to spend more money than you need to on certain tools. Right on with the Accord, I4 or V6. The V6 HUALS! LOL I have the first gen Valentine one yes, but I reprogramed it to stop annoying me so much.

[@deandalapanda]

@@TheBullRider I agree! lol It’s just a 4cylinder 😂 It’s AMAZING on gas AND it’s paid off lol I’ve been looking for a new project but I havent just found the right car I want. I sold my 2003 Mitsubishi Evo a loooong while ago when prices were cheap…. Sold it for 12000 and am definitely regretting it 😐 Honestly don’t know why I sold it, it was paid off too 😕 So I’m looking for one but I am VERY BITTER about paying 25000 for a beat up and abused one 😟 Soooooo Im just checking out the market and what it has to offer now. There’s alot of good platforms to build on now with todays tech so it’s really a pain to decide what to pull the trigger on.

[@TheBullRider]

@@deandalapanda I couldn't agree more Deandalapanda. The evo 8 is a cool car, I could see why you regretted letting that one go. The trouble is deciding what platform to dedicate your attention to next! Im sure you can relate but it ends up just being a bunch of window shopping!

[@freddiemendoza4188]

No wonder you’re so mechanically inclined, you have a B5 S4. I’m going on my second year of ownership on mine. Love hate relationship

[@TheBullRider]

Freddie, you are 10000% right! I'm on my 8th year of ownership and it has DEFINETALLY been a love hate relationship! What have you done to your b5 s4? I once impressed a service manager in an interview that I had both a running B5 S4 AND a Gen 1 V8 Touareg w/ Air suspension.

[@freddiemendoza4188]

@@TheBullRider dude that is impressive. The latest thing I’ve done was fix the waste gate lines at the turbos as well replacing the O ring at the compressor where it meets the turbo inlet pipe and install a JAE Innovations coil pack harness. My car has BW K04s 750CC injectors and a 450 pump. I can talk about this car forever lol. But definitely is a learning experience.

[@TheBullRider]

@@freddiemendoza4188 Those O rings and waistgate lines are a pain in the ***! K04 cars are the best! Good low end and top end power. Really the best of both worlds. I have a k24 car with built motor and 2.8 heads and its too laggy. Happy to see others are still enjoying their b5 s4s too!

[@freddiemendoza4188]

@@TheBullRider the o ring was the easy part for me. The waste gate line on the passenger side sucked big time. I had to remove it from the original Ferrell clamp. But that setup you have is my goal. At the moment I’m trying to get my partial fuel trims in spec in order to custom tune. It’s running at -13%. A bit rich. I’m suspecting Evap system.

[@TheBullRider]

@@freddiemendoza4188 Oh yeah, those passenger wastegate lines are a pain for sure. Cant help you with fuel trims, I gave up on the stock ecu years ago and went with a standalone! Haha Best of luck to you in diagnosing anything with that ECU!

[@floridabill5494]

“What good is all the fame if you ain't f***in' the models? I see you drivin' a sportscar, ain't hittin' the throttle And I be down, and do a hundred, top down and goggles” Nelly 2002

[@TheBullRider]

Florida bill, such wise words. Nelly was an orator beyond his years speaking the wisdom of a generation.

[@Unclepeterxy]

So people in California shouldn’t drive their Lamborghini at all we always sit in traffic haha😅 this reminds me of the movie we’re they guys are sitting on their car and he ask for a ride to the bus stop and he said no that they can only sit there and enjoy it