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02 A4 - Redline = bad?

Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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My sister has 02 A4. She was driving today up a hill today and apparently the car slipped out of gear. She had her foot on the gas and redlined the car for about a second. After that, there was a burning smell in the car. She has not driven it since this happened.

Is there anything she needs to do? Take it to a repair shop? look for oil?

Thanks,
Mike
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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ya probably just burned the clutch. no problem. she can drive it
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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Just exhaust smell from being in too high of a rpms without moving nothing to worry about... probably
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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it should be fine but teach your girl to drive up hills so it doesnt happen on a big one and she blows it
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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Yep, she burned the clutch... Doing it once a in a long while wont hurt it, but if you smell that occasionally your doing something wrong
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 03:19 AM
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ya just a burned clutch, they can smell pretty bad
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 04:11 AM
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hows the dtec and mbc working out for you b.hasz?
 
Old Jan 31, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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ORIGINAL: cstarky15

it should be fine but teach your girl to drive up hills so it doesnt happen on a big one and she blows it
ya really...but dont worry about it .
 
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