BenWales
04-03-2015, 03:01 PM
Hi,
I have an Audi A4 2011 2.0 tdi I am new to this forum and I apologise if this has been posted before.
I recently took my car for its 40,000 mile service (only 37,500 on the clock at the minute) that's just what Audi seemed to call it.
On leaving the garage I thought my clutch was a lot higher up on the peddle than when I dropped my car off, but I was off to France and my ferry was leaving so I set off with no time to return and query. In France on their motorways over taking cars at 70mph putting my foot down I noticed the revs shooting up and dropping back down before the clutch bit.
I nursed the car home on the Sunday and took the car straight back to Audi on the Monday of which they denied touching the clutch on this service, but I could swear the clutch biting point on the peddle was a lot higher.
The lad in Audi was brilliant the mechanic who took the car out and even though it was nowhere near as bad as it was, in fact it was so little of a slip I myself couldn't notice it slipping when he was driving he said I would need a new clutch, possibly also a new flywheel but they wouldn't know this until they stripped the car down. He also pointed out the high bite point on the peddle of the clutch.
Now I was over to the service department and the lady there, very very unhelpful, quoted my £875 for the clutch fitted and this was the funny part, £900 odd for the flywheel, which I possibly may need... This is when I nearly fell off the chair I was sat on!!
The car only having 37,500 miles on the clock and only just being out of warranty by four months I think possibly near £2000 for this is bang out of order.
My bug is also them wanting to fit the same clutch as what is already on the car and hasn't lasted.
Could anyone help me with a few points please I would be grateful.
• When fitting a new clutch is it recommended that you should fit a new flywheel?
• Has anyone else had these problems with the same model car?
• Would you fit the same clutch as in the one Audi are wanting to?
• Would you go elsewhere and fit an uprated/aftermarket clutch? And if so any recommendations?
The woman who I dealt with in Audi tried to say that the clutch could have been damaged by my driving, but I've never had a new clutch on any vehicle I have driven before and I haven't even changed the brake pads on this car so I don't think I should be changing the clutch yet!!
I have a motorbike and any fast/hard driving I wish to do is done on this.
I am so annoyed with Audi and bought a £20,000 car off them with the thought that the badge basically meant it would be bullet proof and now this.
All help and comments much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben
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I have an Audi A4 2011 2.0 tdi I am new to this forum and I apologise if this has been posted before.
I recently took my car for its 40,000 mile service (only 37,500 on the clock at the minute) that's just what Audi seemed to call it.
On leaving the garage I thought my clutch was a lot higher up on the peddle than when I dropped my car off, but I was off to France and my ferry was leaving so I set off with no time to return and query. In France on their motorways over taking cars at 70mph putting my foot down I noticed the revs shooting up and dropping back down before the clutch bit.
I nursed the car home on the Sunday and took the car straight back to Audi on the Monday of which they denied touching the clutch on this service, but I could swear the clutch biting point on the peddle was a lot higher.
The lad in Audi was brilliant the mechanic who took the car out and even though it was nowhere near as bad as it was, in fact it was so little of a slip I myself couldn't notice it slipping when he was driving he said I would need a new clutch, possibly also a new flywheel but they wouldn't know this until they stripped the car down. He also pointed out the high bite point on the peddle of the clutch.
Now I was over to the service department and the lady there, very very unhelpful, quoted my £875 for the clutch fitted and this was the funny part, £900 odd for the flywheel, which I possibly may need... This is when I nearly fell off the chair I was sat on!!
The car only having 37,500 miles on the clock and only just being out of warranty by four months I think possibly near £2000 for this is bang out of order.
My bug is also them wanting to fit the same clutch as what is already on the car and hasn't lasted.
Could anyone help me with a few points please I would be grateful.
• When fitting a new clutch is it recommended that you should fit a new flywheel?
• Has anyone else had these problems with the same model car?
• Would you fit the same clutch as in the one Audi are wanting to?
• Would you go elsewhere and fit an uprated/aftermarket clutch? And if so any recommendations?
The woman who I dealt with in Audi tried to say that the clutch could have been damaged by my driving, but I've never had a new clutch on any vehicle I have driven before and I haven't even changed the brake pads on this car so I don't think I should be changing the clutch yet!!
I have a motorbike and any fast/hard driving I wish to do is done on this.
I am so annoyed with Audi and bought a £20,000 car off them with the thought that the badge basically meant it would be bullet proof and now this.
All help and comments much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben
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