I'm a proud new owner of a 2000 A4 1.8T Quattro, and I do not know anything about audi's and their engines. Anyways to my question. First of all I smell my clutch burning, twice (not in the same day). One is while stop on a red light. I rev my rpm around 4K and let the clutch out and stepped on the gas. I wanted to feel the quattro kick in and pull. It just stayed in one spot and rev to redline, until i stop then shift back to neutral, then back to 1st gear then took off normally. Then i started to smell my clutch burn. Secondly, while i was comming to a redlight uphill while the speedometer is around 15MPH, I didnt want to put it into 1st gear, so i put it on 2nd. While I was about to get go of the clutch, i rev the rpm to 3K so i wont have to deal with a low RPM while going uphill, then again my car just sat there while it rev up toward redline, and again my clutch got burnt again. It seem to not want to engage at high RPM or something.

My question is in these tranny and clutch, does it happen often? Is it a clutch that cant be rev up at high rpm and engage?

Please ANY comment would be greatful....

Thanks

 

Honestly, what did you expect to happen? Stock clutches can't take that amount of abuse, not to mention having to try and start 4 wheels from a complete standstill. If you really want to launch, stage the clutch at the friction point and bounce around 2800-3300 rpms. Say you are launching at 3000rpms, wait for the downstroke on the tach till it hits 3000 and floor it while you let the clutch out fast (not really dump it, but still fast). Don't expect a full on burnout, but you should chirp the tires a bit.

For the second part, if you put it in 2nd instead of first when going uphill, you will have a lower RPM. Try putting it into first and throttle match the downshift. It will be easier if you double clutch it. You will smoothly get into a lower gear and have enough torque to get up the hill.

And one final question: How long have you been driving a stickshift?

 

I've been drivin a stickshift since i first started driving. Of course it was either only FWD or RWD. The cars i have was either a honda, nissan, or a toyota. This is my first european, AWD vehicle. The cars I've driven and i've done the same reving and it grabs real hard and takes off. And it had a stock clutch. So I don't know if its just because the AWD or what.

Thanks for the reply.

 

How many miles on the car?

I generally don't drop my clutch at 4K on any car. It starts to get expensive. If this starts occurring during normal driving, I'd agree that your clutch is on the way out.

 

Its at 80,000 miles right now. Yea, I need a tune up comming pretty soon. Is european cars the same difference as japanese?

 

Please repost your question in English.

Euaopean cars are from europe. Japanese cars are from Japan. So yes, they are different.

Wtih AWD you are putting power to all 4 wheels and so there is much more traction. With a front wheel drive, if you drop the clutch you will probably spin your wheels rather than burn the clutch. That said, it sound like your clutch is on its way out.