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| edward:
Clutch and DMF for a 2.0T petrol Vectra - £850 fitted. Mechanic recons the TD version would be pretty much the same price. |
| edward:
I only know about Vauxhalls but the larger petrol engines (2.0T, 2.2 and 3.2) have DMFs. I think the 1.8 might be a solid disk. Of the £850, £250 was labour and the other £600 parts (clutch, DMF, thrust assembly and gearbox oil) |
| awemawson:
I will concede the dual mass flywheel issue to Arbalist :thumbup: My 2001 Discovery TD5 needed a new clutch, and the dmf springs were wonky - local independent fellow suggested an aftermarket non dmf as the price was so high for the L/R part, but it shook all over the place. Ended up getting him to put the proper DMF in :bugeye: |
| Arbalist:
I only found out about DMF's a couple of weeks ago. They weren't around when I was a Mechanic. You can buy conversion kits to go back to the old style but they aren't reccomended for some cars. The sad thing is they are also on some petrol cars, mainly German I believe. I think I read that ford are going back to the old style on some models. I'm just glad I don't have one on my car. I'm also wary of Turbo chargers as well as they cost a lot to replace, £4000 I read recently on a Range Rover! |
| DavidA:
Yes, things are getting unnecessarily complicated. I've never come across these flywheels. Probably never will now. I do know of Torsional Vibration Dampers as fitted to the front of Diesel crankshaft. Although my newly acquired 206 has a turbo I share your worries about it failing. In fact I'm going to get rid of the car as soon as practical, probably close to the end of the month so I don't lose too much tax. The engine runs very well. In fact I may take it out of the car and scrap the bodywork. Put the engine in my BMW. I can do it that way as I can always revert to either a non turbo Diesel or back to the original 1.8 Petrol engine if the turbo fails. The main reason for getting rid is that it is a two door. My daughter (a big lass and a bonny lass as DB might say) hates having to climb in via the front. Straight non turbo, non electronic Diesels for me. i.e. back to my Saxo. Dave. |
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