I have had the flywheel and clutch changed on my car after a heard a noise described below. This work did not get rid of the noise at all and the symptoms are still there.
A3 5dr 2005 2.0TDI Sportback Sport (No alterations have been made to the car) Car has done 65000 and has been serviced each time the car has requested it at Audi.
The garage (Non-Audi - Audi were far too expensive) advised that just feeling the clutch they advised that the flywheel had excessive play and this was confirmed when it was examined.
I took it back in this morning for more bad news. Speaking to a gearbox specialist they had in the past month or so seen very similar faults being one of two issues :
1) a worn bearing on the gearbox which can be diagnosed by removing a black cap on the gearbox bell. (I'm not technical in the matters of motors at all.)
2) Where the flywheel has been moving it has knocked the gearbox and the gearbox could be rubbing against the bell housing. This can also be diagnosed by looking through the cap.
I'm a little annoyed as I have spoken to Audi about the feeling in the clutch when the car was new and was told that this was normal. Perhaps not.
I'm supposed to be driving to Toulouse on Wednesday in this car and am quite worried about it. Is this something you have seen before?
My symptoms are.
Start car. Noise not evident straight away, though one slight rise of the revs to 1k starts the noise.
If i disengage the clutch (Foot pressed to the floor) the noise cannot be heard from inside or outside. Raise revs as before till the turbo no noise heard.
Engage the clutch (bring foot off the clutch) noise can be heard inside and out. If step on gas to 1500K till the turbo starts, the noise gets louder.
The noise sounds like an intermittent quick ticking or something going round in a tombola and is located approximately in the same area as the flywheel and clutch.
Can you offer any advice for taking this forward?
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A3 5dr 2005 2.0TDI Sportback Sport (No alterations have been made to the car) Car has done 65000 and has been serviced each time the car has requested it at Audi.
The garage (Non-Audi - Audi were far too expensive) advised that just feeling the clutch they advised that the flywheel had excessive play and this was confirmed when it was examined.
I took it back in this morning for more bad news. Speaking to a gearbox specialist they had in the past month or so seen very similar faults being one of two issues :
1) a worn bearing on the gearbox which can be diagnosed by removing a black cap on the gearbox bell. (I'm not technical in the matters of motors at all.)
2) Where the flywheel has been moving it has knocked the gearbox and the gearbox could be rubbing against the bell housing. This can also be diagnosed by looking through the cap.
I'm a little annoyed as I have spoken to Audi about the feeling in the clutch when the car was new and was told that this was normal. Perhaps not.
I'm supposed to be driving to Toulouse on Wednesday in this car and am quite worried about it. Is this something you have seen before?
My symptoms are.
Start car. Noise not evident straight away, though one slight rise of the revs to 1k starts the noise.
If i disengage the clutch (Foot pressed to the floor) the noise cannot be heard from inside or outside. Raise revs as before till the turbo no noise heard.
Engage the clutch (bring foot off the clutch) noise can be heard inside and out. If step on gas to 1500K till the turbo starts, the noise gets louder.
The noise sounds like an intermittent quick ticking or something going round in a tombola and is located approximately in the same area as the flywheel and clutch.
Can you offer any advice for taking this forward?
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