Dmf to smf complete........

[pistol pete82]

And i havent tested it yet, just atarted running it.

I thoughnit was broken to start with or done something wrong...

But looking up it seems the idle clutch out noise is completely normal.... it goes away with clutch in...

So do i need to worry about gearbox early failure. Or do you lot run smf for ages and been fine..

Cheers

[Yaris]

SMFs take the safety net from the crankshaft as opposed to the gearbox IIRC, but that's from Googling, as opposed to experience.

[pistol pete82]

Ahh okay... well its the wifes car... we shall see how it goes.. seems smf was the most reckmmeneded way to go so mjst be a load of people on here running them

[coskev]

They do sound awful :(

Bet your Mrs will whinge like **** once she drives it as the rattle at slow speeds in built up areas is vile!!!

Which SMF did you go for?

[pistol pete82]

She wont moan.. she loves the car!! She is a car nut too so she understands..

Now its done she wants it mapped

[pistol pete82]

I cant actually rememebrr which one as it was about 5 months ago i ordered it.. only just got rou d to fitting it.. was 300 i think we paid

[Yaris]

She won't moan? What planet is this new species of woman from?

Edited 5 November, 2016 by Yaris

[pistol pete82]

Taken it for a drive.. drives really nice.. no rattling or juddering that many report, not even noisy around town.. onky really notice on idle with clutch out

[pistol pete82]

She won't moan? What planet is this new species of woman from?

Oh she moans.. just not about the car

[coskev]

Taken it for a drive.. drives really nice.. no rattling or juddering that many report, not even noisy around town.. onky really notice on idle with clutch out

Try opening your window around town at low speeds!

[DanHarper]

I just did one for my partners Dads Golf. Didn't notice any any noises. Was only a PD105 with a standard weight SMF though, and he'd been driving around with a broken DMF for over a year, so I don't think he'd notice anything

Edited 5 November, 2016 by DanHarper

[coskev]

I just did one for my partners Dads Golf. Didn't notice any any noises. Was only a PD105 with a standard weight SMF though, and he'd been driving around with a broken DMF for over a year, so I don't think he'd notice anything

Is that a 6 speed box?

As its only the 6 speed that gets the horrid rattle with a SMF

[Updown789]

That will have been a 5 speed box, as all pd105 cars are, except for the 4x4 octy that came with a 6 speed

[coskev]

That will have been a 5 speed box, as all pd105 cars are, except for the 4x4 octy that came with a 6 speed

That's why it doesn't make the horrid rattle then