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Audi A3 gearbox/reliability query ?

v240gltse · 2010-08-07 15:23:42

hi all, my daughter is thinking about upgrading her car to an audi A3 ( 2000-2003) and i'am just wondering what are they like for reliability. I have read somewhere ( quiet a lot really) about the Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF) issues and was wondering if this only affects automatics or does it also affect manual gearbox's as…

07-08-2010 3:23pm

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v240gltse

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hi all,

my daughter is thinking about upgrading her car to an audi A3 ( 2000-2003) and i'am just wondering what are they like for reliability. I have read somewhere ( quiet a lot really) about the Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF) issues and was wondering if this only affects automatics or does it also affect manual gearbox's as well.

look forward to hearing what you all think

tia

brendan

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#2 07-08-2010 3:40pm

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It only affects manual cars.

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#3 07-08-2010 6:51pm

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hi ,

i should have asked initially how can i check if the dmf is on the edge of failing ?

tia

brendan

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From what I've read here, vibration is a bad sign....

Not your ornery onager

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v240gltse wrote: »

hi ,

i should have asked initially how can i check if the dmf is on the edge of failing ?

None really, as soon as the vibration / knocking starts the DMF is more or less stuffed. Before then there is no signs.

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