Audi A4 clutch & mmi questions

[RexMundo]

Hi

I just bought an audi A4, SE with the 136bhp engine and 3G MMI with the HDD navigation and joystick.

I've previous had an A4 B6 1.9TDI and a 2.0 TDI convertible.

Car driver great, its got about 55k miles.

The bit I am not sure about is the clutch.. I cant feel the "bite" like I can with the other audis and I am not sure if this is a feature or if the clutch needs replacing!
When there is a slight "bite" is higher up the pedal than there would be with the other audis.

Also, I got a vag-com cable. Is it possible to update the firmware of the MMI with it? Not too bothered about the map version.. I dont want to pay 200+ for a map upgrade.

Rgds
George

[RexMundo]

Also anyone has any opinions on the clutch?

tta

[Boy]

For what its worth, my B8 clutches feel not substantially different from my quite recently departed B6 clutch.

[fat controller]

The clutches and flywheels seem to have all the structural integrity of a digestive biscuit I'm afraid - I had mine done 16k ago, and now it is starting to play up again; generally, they do seem to have quite a 'soft' bite (certainly the two I have driven do), its when the judder sets in or it starts to slip when you accelerate on an A-road without you even touching the clutch, that is when to worry. I have to say that this is the only issue that I have really had with mine, but as I approach three years of ownership it is starting to annoy me now.

Oddly, the other one I have driven (a couple of years newer than mine) has an equally soft bite but both the clutch and gearbox feel a lot less 'rubbery' than mine

EDIT - if it drives OK, and you have no other symptoms, I would stay well away from replacing the clutch - could cost you a packet for little or no benefit (especially if you do the flywheel at the same time)

[Crasher]

After having to do a few A4 type 8K (what you lot call a B8 or something or other) clutches now I can tell you that this new system is **** and they are hateful things to do. It's a really odd bonkers design and the drive from the flywheel to the clutch has a nasty habit of shearing off leaving you with no drive.

[RexMundo]

Thanks for all the comments!

Interesting.. mine is the 136bhp engine not the 143 but I dont think there is much difference. This one has 58k miles but there is no judder or vibration, or loss of power. I think I'll leave it for a bit and see how it goes!
I do like how the engine sounds.. it feel more refined than the 1.9 TDI engine in the old one.

[gregpot2000]

Hi

I just bought an audi A4, SE with the 136bhp engine and 3G MMI with the HDD navigation and joystick.

I've previous had an A4 B6 1.9TDI and a 2.0 TDI convertible.

Car driver great, its got about 55k miles.

The bit I am not sure about is the clutch.. I cant feel the "bite" like I can with the other audis and I am not sure if this is a feature or if the clutch needs replacing!
When there is a slight "bite" is higher up the pedal than there would be with the other audis.

Also, I got a vag-com cable. Is it possible to update the firmware of the MMI with it? Not too bothered about the map version.. I dont want to pay 200+ for a map upgrade.

Rgds
George

I think I know what you are talking about....do you mean if you say sit in neutral, bring the clutch up near the top and the revs and engine noise change slightly? I think this is some kind of anti-stall feature, the engine raises it's speed just slightly around where bite would normally be to ensure it doesn't stall just before the parking brake releases