VW Golf MK4 130bhp Dual Mass Flywheel Problems

**Time Dependant** · 10-03-2008,02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Kunal

in the same boat as you mate!!!! need a new clutch and maybe a new dual mass flywheel. i gt my whole thing for £200 approx, which includes the clutch kit AND the DMF from euro car parts. my car is a mk4 115bk. 1999. the garage told me about £400. i'll keep you posted on what they say should be 2day or 2mo. good luck

Do you have experiences of fitting clutches and DMF's yourself? It will probably cost me a third of the price to do it myself but not confident in my skills that I would do a good job.

**Kunal** · 10-03-2008,04:49 PM

no experience at all, just know a lil bit on cars. well i just brought a £200 clucth kit with the DMF and the garage will be fitting it in tomorrow, let you know how that goes on. this is where i got the parts from: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecommerc...ch_Results.asp hope this helps you.

**Kunal** · 10-03-2008,04:50 PM

sorry with that link scroll down to TRANSMISSION PARTS and the select clucth kits......

**finngalway1** · 11-03-2008,08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Time Dependant

Just to let you all know that the garage have heard the noise but have said that without stripping out the engine they can't find what's causing it which would make sense.
But the problem I have now is they think the warranty company won't pay out for this work to be done as it's only a noise can anyone suggest what I should do as the garage say that without taking things apart they can't discover where the noise is coming from and I could be hit with a bill for around £1k!

hi again got someone to listen to noise an same as above.. what am i to do????

**Kunal** · 11-03-2008,09:33 AM

the ticking noise, did it come from the front slighty on the right hand side of the engine. but at the bottom? i had that tickin noise aswell. its something gt to do with the clucth or the flywheel.

**Time Dependant** · 11-03-2008,09:39 AM

Originally Posted by finngalway1

hi again got someone to listen to noise an same as above.. what am i to do????

Do you have a warranty covering the car? Mine is covered by Car Care Plan who informed me that you can take it to any garage you want as long as there happy to deal with Car Care Plan when making a claim.
I've got a friend who works for a garage so I'm taking it to him this weekend, but he warned me that with these types of warranties that unless something on the car has actually failed the warranty company won't pay out, so if your DMF is slightly warn it's likely they won't sign off the claim and you'll have to drive it until you actually break down, which is a complete load of sh*t as this will probably damage even more of the car meaning more money to be shelled out for work and parts.
My suggestion is go to a local garage you've used before explain the problem and see if they will sign the DMF off as failed so the warranty company pay out, it seems like an expensive job to replace these parts the garage I got recommended to take it to wanted £180 for 4 hours labor just to take the gearbox out, I would have had to pay another £180 for them to put it back in as well and they wanted me to pay to get a specialist in to have a look, yeah right!

I'll update as much as I can hopefully I can ge this fixed on Saturday.

**finngalway1** · 11-03-2008,05:07 PM

the only warranty that i have is with garage i bought it from.. guy that looked at her on fri last told me that if i said it to him that he would probably say it was my clutch ???? which isnt covered by warranty over here...(eire) only have her since nov 07. first the alloys were partly welded and he had it nearly 4 wks before i got her back.. complete with new ones!! had mentioned the noise but it seemed to go over his head????i have a 6 mth warranty on it so am going to bring it to him again even if he says clutch i couldnt have worn that in a couple if months could i????

**Kunal** · 11-03-2008,05:24 PM

rite, gt call from the garge and she's ready to be picked up tomorrow!!! in total i spent £476.15 with a new DMF and a whole new clucth kit. which i brought from euro car parts. all though they had to order one more part which i cnt remember what it was. which was about £30. i will test drive the car nd keep you posted, hope all this info was good.

**robat282** · 11-03-2008,05:45 PM

slave cylinder? that's really good, my tame mechanic has quoted me £600 to do mine all in, he's sourcing the parts tho...

definatly let us know how you get on!

**Pauloz** · 12-03-2008,12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Time Dependant

Garage has quoted me 4 hours labor @ £180 for the removal of the gear box just to have a look, to me that seems steep this doesn't involve any work been done.
I'm unfamiliar with what time it takes to remove a gearbox and diagnose a problem I really need some advice as to how much i should pay.

Removing the gearbox is 95% of the way to changing the clutch, and the only way to check the clutch. 4-6 hours is the norm unless theyre a clutch specialist whoc could do it in a 3rd of the time....