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  Is our Citroen C4's clutch judder due to the thrust bearing or the DMF? 26 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Our 2008 Citroen Picasso C4 EGS 2.0 16v HDi has always been serviced by Citroen. We have had suffered clutch judder since we bought it in 2009 and the...
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  Skoda Yeti engine vibration 25 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Skoda Yeti has done 70,000 miles and a short time ago a vibration could be felt when accelerating between 2000 and 2500rpm in any gear. There is no...
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  Buying a used X5 8 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Live in South Africa, second hand X5, between 80-100k kms on the clock, fuel cost not an issue but I`m worried about DMF & Turbo`s. Should I go with petrol...
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  Shifting problems 8 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Do I have a transmission problem or a "dual mass flywheel" problem if the engine over revs when shifting from 2nd to 3rd? It's also noticable once...
• Zafira B 1.7 CDTI - New DMF Faulty? Or has Mechanic damaged/misfitted 17 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  Question is, how likely is a new, original Dua Zafira B 1.7 CDTI l Mass Flywheel to be faulty? Background: Car developed rattle when clutch depressed and had it diagnosed as DMF failing by local garage. Due to lockdown backlog they couldn't address it soon enough so I found
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  Audi A3 rattle on start up 12 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi A3 diesel automatic (2007). It has done 84,000 miles and there is a rattle on start up, which makes it difficult to pull away smoothly....
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  Clutch and DMF failure on Toyota Urban Cruiser 20 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.4 diesel has lost both its DMF and clutch after 22,000 miles. Is it a well known fault and should I expect any comeback...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.8 TDCI (100) Dual Mass Flywheel (again) 19 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  The question I'm hoping for an answer to is what causes a DMF to fail? This car is now on its 2nd replacement DMF in 52,000 miles (1st replaced by dealer under warranty at approx 38,000 miles, 2nd at my expense by an independant specialist at 52k). I'm not brutal with the clutch and like to think
• Diesel gear change with DMF in mind 7 May 2009 (Forum)
  thinking, people drive like this all the time, low revs and after reading about DMF failure and someone suggesting lugging from low down puts big stress on the DMF, does it? Is 1.5k really too low to drive like that all the time? The DMF thing bothers me a little as mine is trying to dampen 400nm so i
• Hyundai Santa Fe (2010) Manual - Clutch Smell & DMF 14 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  to the dealer for a full refund. However, it looks as though this clutch /DMF problem is widespread in modern diesels. If I had selected an automatic version would I have still encountered this problem, or possibly another stack of issues please?   
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  Is the 1.6-litre Ford Focus turbo petrol a solution to the DPF and DMF problems of diesel cars? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Your warnings on the failure costs of turbos, DMFs and DPFs mean that the very features that reduce fuel usage and emissions raise the risks of high repair...
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  BMW timing chain failure - what should I replace? 18 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  The timing chain has snapped on my 2007 BMW 318d, with 127,000 miles on the clock. I'm not in the position to change the car and have been happy with it...
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  Buying Bangernomics diesel 9 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Due to my high mileage covering 27,000 miles in 18 months in my petrol Ford Focus, I'm now looking to buy a diesel to replace it. However, I've previously...
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  Faults found within a week of purchase 17 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Mondeo in January and when a week later found the DMF was worn. I informed the Garage who took it back and stated it was a Tiebar not the DMF...
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  Estate for big dog and camping family 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently running a 56 Mondeo ST Tdci Estate with 46k on the clock. I'm looking to change for something with the same driving dynamics and load...
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  Ford EcoBoost engine - will it suffer DMF problems? 13 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that the Ford 999cc EcoBoost engine is mated to a dual mass flywheel, in order to iron out the imbalance of the 3-cylinder configuration....
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  How long will a dual mass fly wheel last? 27 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a friend interested in buying my 1998 Ford Focus, which had its DMF replaced four years ago. Will the Ford replacement part be any better than the...
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  What do these abbreviations mean? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Could you explain such terms as DPF, DMF, CVT transmission, ABS, etc?
• Saab 93 - Dual Mass Flywheel 1 May 2010 (Forum)
  I have a question about the DMF on my wife's Saab 93 convertible TiD150. It went in for its annual service and first MOT the other day. No problems really but the dealer said when I went to collect it there was some vibration in the DMF on start up and they'd like to replace it under warranty
• Toyota Auris - Auris 1.6 petrol DMF 1 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  The 2007-2013 Auris 1.6 petrol has a dual mass flywheel according to the Good & Bad section of the review on this site. Any ideas as to Toyota's...