Recent content by rustysheriff360

The RS is looking good [emoji1303]

Thanks for the info MalcB. Mine is definitely a whine/drone and not a grinding/rubbing noise, as the info in the thread suggests. Based on investigations so far, it does point to the diff.

In the last couple of weeks, my S3 has developed a whine which sounds very much like a worn wheel bearing. The whine starts quietly around 30mph and gets louder from that point onwards. I took it to my local independent who came out with me for a test drive and afterwards, put it on a ramp. To...

I contacted the local dealer today to confirm the cost of the clutch and the DMF as I only had a quick chat with the parts guy previously. I was told by the service girl that the clutch is £849 and is the goodwill price and cannot be reduced anymore. If the DMF was required, it would be an extra...

I went to the dealer as I drive past it on the way home and thought I could use this a comparison. I must have got the extra £900 for DMF wrong. I'm going to have to check this in case they were giving me a good price. I think It's time to start looking for an independent.

Thanks for info. There are no plans to mod the car so a standard clutch would be what I was looking to get fitted. i will have to speak to the dealer again as I'm sure he said an extra £900 for the DMF on top of the £799 which makes the main dealer DMF about 3 1/2 times the price you paid.

I've got a 57 reg. 40,000 mile S3 that is completely standard (apart from led numberplate bulbs). The clutch started slipping about 5000-6000 miles ago. It would only slip a little when cold for the first mile or so. In the last week, it's started to slip even after the car has done a 20 mile...