Scirocco Central

Hi been driving my new DSG petrol scirocco gts for a month now and it's done around 600 miles

My friends have said when I accelerate hard they can smell clutch in their car behind
(I can't smell anything in my car)

One of them thinks its a slipping clutch?

Does this sound like something that will sort itself out or should I tell VW?

Thanks

Which engine do you have?

I have a DSG7 on a 1.4 160. Had the clutch refitted with 30k miles. Now it has 50k and it's already slipping. And I am being much less aggressive with it.

It doesn't, and has never, smelled bad, though.

Does it "feel" as though it's slipping?

Are you sure it's not their car that smells?

If they smell a burning clutch, you will be able to notice it slipping if it's that bad (in my opinion).

Any chance you've got a sticky rear piston? Would give a similar smell to clutch plate....

Anychance it could be their own clutch?

Car has only done 600 miles, so the smell could be the coating coming off the exhaust which you always get with a brand new car.

Thanks for your answers guys.

Yeah I have the 2.0 DSG7

I have been told it from 2 separate drivers so its deffinetly my car.

Hopefully it will sort itself as it is run in

If not I'll give VW a call

Thanks again

bitmadmax wrote:Does it "feel" as though it's slipping?

Are you sure it's not their car that smells?

Hi what does a slipping clutch feel like? Never experienced it before!

Thanks

CBScotland wrote:

bitmadmax wrote:Does it "feel" as though it's slipping?

Are you sure it's not their car that smells?

Hi what does a slipping clutch feel like? Never experienced it before!

Thanks

Hold in.a high gear using manual mode and if the revs increase and your speed doesn't then the clutch is slipping. As tbe DSG has 2 clutches you'll need to do it twice, once in an even gear and once in an odd gear to find out which one, if any are slipping.

It's a DSG6

In the DSG7 case you feel the car vibrating in low revs in second gear.