Hi all

 

My 2ltr Diesel 17plate SEL 6 speed manual is at 81k and my flywheel is driving me nuts.

 

Car is pristine apart from the issue of sounding like a tractor when starting up. Clutch pedal pinging down and up when cold.

 

Rattle for first 20 min in my day. (Taxi,)

 

Judder slightly when idle at junctions when start stop deactivated.

 

Thing is. I dont mind swapping clutch and dmf but I really don't want a dmf. I want a solid.

 

I cant for the life of me find online the solid conversion details to say it can be done.

 

Knowing my luck. It won't be possible and I will have to stick with dual mass.

 

Any of you got any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

 

Replace it like for like. You'll end up with more juddering from a single mass and be no further forward.

 

Use decent parts like Sachs/LUK or genuine which will be manufactured by the aforementioned.

Yeah I understand i can swap like for like. 

 

I personally WANT a solid. My choice. A juddering solid is a juddering solid.

 

A juddering dmf is a nearly finished dmf, I dont want to be swapping dmf another 2 to 3 times during the life of the car. 

 

I want to know if a solid conversion is possible for this vehicle.

A quick google doesn't suggest much for a MK3 Octavia/MK7 Golf EA288 TDi in the way of SMF conversions.

 

Looks like you might need to stick with the DMF

To be honest I hardly see any repeat failures of DMFs and we maintain dozens of taxis, The North West ambulance service fleet and GMPs vehicles. The latter 2 get driven to absolute death.

16 hours ago, Lbrown298 said:

Hi all

 

My 2ltr Diesel 17plate SEL 6 speed manual is at 81k and my flywheel is driving me nuts.

 

Car is pristine apart from the issue of sounding like a tractor when starting up. Clutch pedal pinging down and up when cold.

 

Rattle for first 20 min in my day. (Taxi,)

 

Judder slightly when idle at junctions when start stop deactivated.

 

Thing is. I dont mind swapping clutch and dmf but I really don't want a dmf. I want a solid.

 

I cant for the life of me find online the solid conversion details to say it can be done.

 

Knowing my luck. It won't be possible and I will have to stick with dual mass.

 

Any of you got any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

 

You must be unlucky. My 1.6 CR tdi is on 182k and the original clutch and flywheel which are perfect. There’s other things that are annoying me about the car though. 
 

The pinging from the clutch pedal? Mines does something like that when it’s damp and the car has been left for a few hours longer than normal. Repeated pumping of the pedal makes it go away lol. 

1.6 is solid flywheel. U won't get issues from solid for life of car.

 

Yeah many octavias here I know have pings or clicks from pedal. Sometimes floors and needs pulling up then its fine.

 

Dmf are a proper pain in the ass.

 

As another poster said they usually last. Well 4 guys are on second. 2 on third dmf in under 4 years.