Hello all!
Yesterday my wife drove our A6 to work (a MY2011 3.0 TDI q @240hk, MT6, 80 000 km / 50 000 mi) when the clutch pedal stopped returning and there was a smell of burnt clutch. The car was towed to an authorized repair shop. The car has a full insurance and that will cover all cost for fixing the issue if it is a material fault (broken spring, leaking slave cylinder..). If its just a worn clutch (due to bad usage, high load etc, does not really matter) it will not cover it.
The cost of the whole operation is ~1630 EUR for investigation to inform the insurance company and 900EUR in parts/labour ~= 2700 EUR/3000 USD. Ok if covered by insurance. Less ok if I have to pay it myself.
The car has not been used to tow anything of significance (a few times/year running garbage at most) nor been heavy loaded (usually just the driver). Its also been used for commuting with some queue driving. Considering the use history, I would not expect the clutch to be worn by now. Any opinions on this? What is the expected milage before worn out of a clutch for this car?
Im also thinking about the symptom of the clutch pedal not returning. What could cause this? I cant see how a worn clutch would be the problem here, rather some kind of broken spring or a broken slave cylinder for example. Anyone with a good understanding of the mechanics of the clutch system operation design that can elaborate on the possible causes of a pedal not returning.
My goal here is to make an informed decision on the probabililty of a worn clutch being the problem (=probably try to consider other repair options) or if I should suspect a materel fault (=let the workshop do their thing and expect the insurance to cover costs)
A recent VCDS-scan is available here https://forums.ross-tech.com/showth...esponse-to-keyfob-actions-Audi-A6-2011-C6-4F5
Yesterday my wife drove our A6 to work (a MY2011 3.0 TDI q @240hk, MT6, 80 000 km / 50 000 mi) when the clutch pedal stopped returning and there was a smell of burnt clutch. The car was towed to an authorized repair shop. The car has a full insurance and that will cover all cost for fixing the issue if it is a material fault (broken spring, leaking slave cylinder..). If its just a worn clutch (due to bad usage, high load etc, does not really matter) it will not cover it.
The cost of the whole operation is ~1630 EUR for investigation to inform the insurance company and 900EUR in parts/labour ~= 2700 EUR/3000 USD. Ok if covered by insurance. Less ok if I have to pay it myself.
The car has not been used to tow anything of significance (a few times/year running garbage at most) nor been heavy loaded (usually just the driver). Its also been used for commuting with some queue driving. Considering the use history, I would not expect the clutch to be worn by now. Any opinions on this? What is the expected milage before worn out of a clutch for this car?
Im also thinking about the symptom of the clutch pedal not returning. What could cause this? I cant see how a worn clutch would be the problem here, rather some kind of broken spring or a broken slave cylinder for example. Anyone with a good understanding of the mechanics of the clutch system operation design that can elaborate on the possible causes of a pedal not returning.
My goal here is to make an informed decision on the probabililty of a worn clutch being the problem (=probably try to consider other repair options) or if I should suspect a materel fault (=let the workshop do their thing and expect the insurance to cover costs)
A recent VCDS-scan is available here https://forums.ross-tech.com/showth...esponse-to-keyfob-actions-Audi-A6-2011-C6-4F5
