Re: Faulty Neutral Sensor in M05 Forester?

"Scotty" <scoter1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"Bernd Felsche" <bernie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Athol <athol_SPIT_SPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>> There's a clutch pedal position switch, used mainly by cruise
>> control. I can crank in-gear with the clutch engaged; a big safety
>> feature to quickly move the car should the engine stall in a nasty
>> place.

>> The Audi A3 S****tback (actually the wagon version) that I drove in
>> Europe last year also used the clutch switch for controlling the
>> engine's output. It wouldn't rev with the clutch pedal down. Gently
>> applying the throttle and expecting the revs to rise didn't happen;
>> until the clutch was let out. (Fortunately, the clutch was on a
>> short leash. :-) ) That takes some getting used to.

>> I have no idea how the hell you're supposed to smoke the front if
>> you can't rev the engine before dumping the clutch. What were they
>> thinking!

>Cheap traction control maybe?

There's already torque reduction via engine management in first
gear. It's the 2-litre TDI so it can produce 300 Nm almost straight
off idle.

>Or they couldnt combat a weak clutch assembly? 

It's already a monster clutch by passenger car standards.

I suspect that the drive shafts/CV joints might be the weaker link.
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