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Smoking exhaust when holding on the clutch
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:55 am
by risingblue78
Hello,
I noticed today when paralell parking on a hill that when I was holding the car on the clutch the exhaust was smoking quite a bit. Fine when I came off the gas and parked. Should I be worried?
Possibly connected, I also sometimes hear a high pitched whirring noise when trying to find the bite on the clutch when cold. Could this be connected?
Appreciate any help you can give
Re: Smoking exhaust when holding on the clutch
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:00 pm
by salsajoe
Are you sure it is the exhaust smoking? Do you get a burning smell in the car - if so then may be the clutch on the way out.
Re: Smoking exhaust when holding on the clutch
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:16 pm
by risingblue78
No burning smell that I have noticed. Its odd - its certainly not all the time but the occasional high pitched whine when cold does un-nerve me a little!
Re: Smoking exhaust when holding on the clutch
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:53 pm
by Gaz r
It's most certainly this
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... 25&t=18543" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Starting to become more common now by the look of it.
Re: Smoking exhaust when holding on the clutch
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:42 pm
by risingblue78
I am sure you are right Gaz - thanks for that
I got a 3 month warranty from the (independent) dealer. I will see what he says but dont hold out much hope as the warranty is one they provide themselves - Im sure I will be fobbed off with a 'wear and tear' response. Does this seem fair less than a month after I bought it? should I push the issue?
Already had the sat nav reboot issue within a week which I had to pay 50% of (£125) - beginning to wish I hadnt bought it now!! but everything was fine on the test drive....
