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Offline Skornogr4phy

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Burning Clutch Smell DSG
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:29:08 pm »
Hi all,

This is less of a problem and more of a question.  Just got back from giving my 06 DSG GTI a good back road thrashing, and upon parking up I got that oh so familiar whiff of burning clutch.  Now as I know the DSG has a wet plate clutch, which smells different when it overheats from what I have heard.  I've got no bad indications with the car, but I was just wondering if anybody else has had this happen?

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Re: Burning Clutch Smell DSG
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2015, 05:00:33 pm »
You sure the smell wasn't emanating from your brakes?
Without traction power is nothing!

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Re: Burning Clutch Smell DSG
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2015, 05:07:54 pm »
Might have been.  Didn't think I was hitting them that hard though, as it was quite greasy out.