SmokeyUK

Well the slave cylinder is ok, and the gearbox has turned up.. thanks Garath, fingers crossed this is it lol. I'm from Aylesbury

Well, I had my tech look at it, he is 90% sure the flywheel has gone, and also he found metal filings in the gearbox oil, and the inside of the casing damaged. So its a new gearbox on top. So I have ordered a used gearbox (with warranty), and having it repaired this Saturday. I will let you know how it goes.

I have a 2006 A3 2.0TDI (140) 8PA. I have been having a whining noise coming from the gearbox area, that goes away when the clutch pedal is depressed for sometime now. I suspected it was the dual mass flywheel, due to the rattling symptoms when at idle and pulling away. So I decided to leave it until the flywheel just goes. Well now it is, and I think I may of caused a little more damage than first thought. So theses are all my symptoms and what I think is think is the cause, I just need to know if I am correct. Rattling at idle - Flywheel Light screech when changing 1st to 2nd, goes when giving it a little gas - Flywheel Thud when selecting 3rd gear above 20mph - Flywheel When deaccelerating, rattling from gearbox area, goes when pulling away - Flywheel 5th gear intermittently engages, grinds gears when not - Flywheel? Patches of oil on my drive way - Slave cylinder? Strong smell of oil inside the cabin - Slave cylinder? The initial whine when when moving (now louder) - Flywheel Clutch pedal sticks half way after changing gear, releases fully on acceleration - Slave cylinder? I have a new clutch and a flywheel arriving today, but I am wondering if the slave cylinder could also go as a result of the flywheel failing? (excessive pressure??) Thanks in advance