Most recently answered dual mass flywheel questions

I am looking to buy a Ford Mondeo. I was wondering what year of vehicle did the diesel particulate filter and the dual mass fly wheel start to be fitted as standard on the diesel engines, as I understand...

The garage has advised that the DMF is faulty and needs replacing, both of us thought that only diesels had the DMF fitted. Is this something that normally goes wrong on petrol cars?

I'm considering a Fabia with the TSI 1.2 105 ps engine and wondered if this fairly new design with its high pressure injectors and turbo is likely to have the same sort of problems afflicting modern diesel...

You write often about how DMFs don't last, and are expensive to replace.
My Alhambra has now done 127,000 miles with (so far) no clutch or DMF problems.
Is it because A) I'm lucky B) I am a super smooth...

You replied to DLR from Sevenoaks that the way to avoid DMFs on diesels is to get one with a torque converter. Can you suggest some? We'll replace our 2.0 TDi Golf next year. The Golf has the awful VW...

An enlarging tribe of grandchildren means I need to change my 3yr old 2-litre diesel Vauxhall Antara for a seven-seater.
I have good offers on new Zafiras (e.g. loyalty bonus) but don't like the inflexibility...

I've recently retired and I have a 57 reg Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec with just shy of 50k on the clock.
This weekend mentioned a cost of £1600 for a new particulate filter. Should I sell now or keep...

I own a 10 year old Peugeot 406 GLX diesel estate. Its a comfy, useful load lugger and quite economical but its getting to the age when things need replacing and could get costly so I'm after some advice...

In Saturdays Telegraph you gave the impression of being dismissive of a complaint about dual-mass flywheels. What are they and which cars are they fitted to? I have been through your web site and cannot...

Ford Focus 2002 TDCI, driving along... lost drive , pulled over, car will go into gear without touching the clutch, clutch feels like normal when pressed. Will not pull away (no drive). Although in 3rd...