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• BMW 5 series F10 - Bought a 2nd hand car, advice on service please 14 May 2014 (Forum)
  will I be able to notice the noise? 2) Any special advice/care for Diesel Particle Filter? 3) Any special care for the Dual Mass Flywheel? 4) Anything else that I should watch out for due to the miles? Thanks for any help,
• Volkswagen Golf V R32 - 'Ticking' sound in R32 engine that disappears when 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  on this forum has experienced anything like it! My friend told me to contact the VW dealer as it could be the 'dual mass flywheel' (which being a blonde female, I have never heard of) and he said it should be covered under the warranty. Thanks if anyone can help in any way and does it sound like
• Mazda 2 - Mazda 2 1.3 MZR 2011 Does It Have a DMF? 6 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  that often. Information on these cars seems pretty thin on the ground. From what I can pick up I believe that it has a dual mass flywheel. Just wondered if this is correct? There's nothing that really points to it failing if it has. It's just if it's normal practice to replace this as well
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - 2004 2.2 Reliability Concerns 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I am torn between buying a 2004 Honda Accord 2.0 VTEC petrol or a 2004 Accord 2.2 CDTi, my dilemma is that the DMF topic seems to be a fairly hot one at the moment, for those that don't know what a DMF stands for it is a 'Dual Mass Flywheel' it's a part of the drive train in many modern diesels
• Volkswagen Golf IV - Possible gearbox damage due to garage? 30 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I am really hoping that someone can offer me some advice on what to do next. I have a 57 plate golf 2.0 tdi gt. I have just had my clutch and dual mass flywheel replaced by my local garage (not vw). When I first got the car back the biting point was literally right at the top and very 'lurchy' when
• Vauxhall Antara - Bought used car without warranty - Advice please 5 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Vauxha service history and a great MOT history, as well as appearing physically looked after. Unfortunately, on the drive home I noticed excessive vibration in the car. After a bit of googling, I found that the dual mass flywheel is a common issue and creates this exact problem. As that's a big job
• BMW 5 Series - Advice needed 10 week car broken!!!!! 25 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  : -Broken Dual Mass Fly Wheel which needs replacing. -Advised replacing Clutch at the same time as it's not advisable to put a used clutch with new flywheel. The cost they advised is £1108   I've
• Renault Megane Scenic 06 - 3 starter motors in 3 years 9 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  the dual mass flywheel which would cost god knows what but when i looked this up i dont seem to have the symptoms for that to be going.  The last starter motor was replaced about 6 months ago and so far we have had no problems but i'm dreading it suddenly happening again.    I've looked
• Volvo V70 - Which Volvo estate, or something else? 11 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  . Is there a real difference between the 140 and 170bhp, in performance and maintenance? 4. I have a loathing of Dual Mass Flywheels, assume this is limited to the diesel and manual models? 5. What should I be very careful about? I appreciate that these cars are now 15 years old, but I have seen some
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 1.8tdci engine/DMF problems 10 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  won't start. As soon as i turn the key the glow plug light flashes, car turns over but won't start. In the past 4 months i have had a dual mass flywheel and clutch replaced(£900), battery, and glow plugs also been done. Had a diagnostic check done by ford and another done by an independent garage
• Toyota Corolla and Verso diesel; nissan almera - corolla diesel 2.0 D-4D vs. almera diesel 2.2dci 6 May 2010 (Forum)
  on which car could be more reliable? Also does anyone know whether either of these cars have a Dual Mass Flywheel? I know that the almera has a cam chain while the corolla has a cam belt.I  don't mind having to change a cam belt if in all other respects the Corolla would be more
• Peugeot 306 - Stick or Twist 20 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  to work. My worry is that it will get more and more expensive to run the 306. But if I buy a newer diesel would such things as dual mass flywheel failure make keeping the 306 a better option? I could buy another 306 with less mileage. I get paid mileage for the longer journeys, so running costs
• Vauxhall Astra H estate (2004 - 2009) - need a new taxi 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  dealership now closed,so have to stick to main stream models that i can get back up from.Question here is does anyone out there know if this astra has A Diesel Particulate FILTER & B Dual Mass FLYWHEEL. Hopefully youll understand my concerns regards these expensive replacement parts & my concerns,have
• Cars are too good for most of us now. 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  and costs you money and makes you whinge about it. But it's your damn fault. So I suspect is damage to dual mass flywheels. You have been taught to abuse the clutch by your driving instructor and are too damn thick to stop doing it. And it costs you. And you whinge. Same sort of thing with firm
• Volvo V70/XC70 (2000 - 2007) - 2006 2.4 Engine Vibration D5 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  , which was faulty and vibrating, this made things a bit better. They have also Inspected all the top & lower engine mounts and the mountings on the top engine stabilization bar. I have read, if at fault, the Dual mass flywheel could cause this problem. They agree, that there is unacceptable vibration
• Ford S-MAX - Starting problem, temperature fault in CAT 19 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  .   This, they believe is due to the Dual Mass Flywheel not working OK. They hypothesis that this is the link to the temperature sensor failure in the CAT as if the flywheel doesn’t work as well as it should this can cause unburned fuel to end up in the CAT, then when this ignites this caused the CAT to report
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Zafira tourer information. 30 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  . , Service schedule and what needs changing and when is canbelt, water pump. Etc. Also how long stuff lasts ,when will the clutch go, does it have a dual mass flywheel, how long does the for last / cost to replace and best ways to keep it good working order. Etc etc.  I'd rather read reliable
• Kia Cee'd 1.6 Diesel (113) - 'High Power' - Kia Cee'd - DMF, DPF, chain cam? True or false... 27 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  year warranty has expired and I'm left picking up the tab when things go wrong. Anyway, if anybody can confirm (or deny!) the following, I'd be grateful:- 1) The car does not have a diesel particulate filter (DPF) 2) Strangely, the car does not have a dual mass flywheel (DMF
• Skoda Octavia VRS & MG ZT-T cdti - My lovely Skoda VRS vs ....an MG?! 7 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  supposedly has the BMW sourced 2.0 engine and gearbox that is totally bulletproof and on the other hand the car can suffer from electical issues and the dreaded clutch / dual mass flywheel wallet breaker. I'm a real world guy working to a tight budget. Any views on whether I should stay with my VAG
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 06 2.0 TDCI - Advice on common problems 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  shop seems to be appaling) due to the management light... I'm hoping she was just unlucky, but the thing was generally reliable apart from breaking down once when the crank sensor finally failed. Anyway - I have read a lot of horror stories about failing Dual Mass Flywheels (I'll be looking