steesh Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hi, just a bit of advice, looks like my clutch needs replacing on my Mk3 Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 55 plate and the first garage i asked has quoted me £800, but that is with some plate he said i also needed that absorbed vibration etc between the clutch and the gearbox. Can anyone tell me what this plate is called, i think he said dual something or other but i was in shock at the thought of losing £800 i wasn't listening properly. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 duel mass flywheel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 To be honest, although 800 quid is 800 quid, that seems like a decent price including fitting a new DMF. To be honest it's usually the DMF that lets go before the clutch on most diesels. There are a couple of other items that usually get done at the same time (whilst the engine and gearbox are out of the car). If you ask the garage to list out all the parts in writing and post it on here, we can check if they're doing all the bits they should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steesh Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Cheers for the replies, i wont be getting the garage to do it now as i have found a mobile mechanic willing to fit the clutch for £130 which sounds really cheap but better than what the garage quoted. I don't think its the mass flywheel as that doesnt look like something the stops vibration, i could be wrong, the garage did say it had some sort of plastic bushes in it and the flywheel doesnt appear to have those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, steesh said: Cheers for the replies, i wont be getting the garage to do it now as i have found a mobile mechanic willing to fit the clutch for £130 which sounds really cheap but better than what the garage quoted. I don't think its the mass flywheel as that doesnt look like something the stops vibration, i could be wrong, the garage did say it had some sort of plastic bushes in it and the flywheel doesnt appear to have those. it will be dmf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steesh Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 So should i get that done anyway seeing as the clutch is getting done? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 That's the normal way most do it as it so much work. I hated the duel mass as we had to do two within 55000 miles on my sons car and each time I had to renew starter motors as the dust from the clutch gets in to them and screws them up sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that what the DMF are all about we have got rid of the car now . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steesh Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 I've ordered one anyway and i must say if anyone is after any car parts then take a look at GSF Carparts, promo code off55 to get 55% off. DMF was supposed to be £300 and i got it for £136. Same with the clutch, supposed to be £193 and i got it for £86. https://www.gsfcarparts.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Willing to fit the clutch on a mk3 for £130? Good luck with that lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steesh Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 I'll let you know how that goes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 32 minutes ago, stef123 said: Willing to fit the clutch on a mk3 for £130? Good luck with that lol lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 5 hours ago, steesh said: Cheers for the replies, i wont be getting the garage to do it now as i have found a mobile mechanic willing to fit the clutch for £130 which sounds really cheap but better than what the garage quoted. I don't think its the mass flywheel as that doesnt look like something the stops vibration, i could be wrong, the garage did say it had some sort of plastic bushes in it and the flywheel doesnt appear to have those. As Dezwez pointed out, smoothing out the many vibrations produced by diesel engines is exactly what DMF's are for. I hope things go well with the mobile mechanic because £130 labour seems really low considering the clutch and gearbox need to come out i.e. it's pretty much a days work. Don't forget to let us all know how you get on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgewainwright1210 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 My 56 plate tdci I had hard gear changes and the engine started to rock side to side quite a lot and vibrate . Ended up having the dmf , clutch , and slave cylinder replaced I had a few quotes and it ended up costing £740 which was quite competitive. This solved everything and the engine now runs nice and smooth . The garage did say unfortunately this is a common thing to go with dmf . If it was an earlier mondeo it's a normal clutch and flywheel and would of been half the price . They did show me the old parts and the dmf to be fair had started to chew itself up . So a quote of £130 I would be wary ofr either the mechanic hasn't quite understood what's wrong ? Sent from my SM-J500FN using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steesh Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 I explained to the mechanic what i wanted, ie the clutch replaced, and he suggested i also get the DMF and the Slave done at the same time, i said £130 is really cheap and he said yes it is I also asked him how long it would take as the garage said 6 hours and he said the same so he seems to know whats involved, if he does a good job i use him again, if he doesnt i'm walking 40 miles to work and back until i can get another car lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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