The clutch on my B5 passat TDi ('00 V) has started slipping under load in high gears. I'm pretty sure it's a hydraulic system, so I reckon it's due a new clutch. Any idea how much I should be looking at to get this done?
In a fit of wild optimism I stopped in at the garage in the village to ask and he quoted some silly number with at least one too many 0's in it, but I reckon he may have it confused with the later dual mass flywheel jobbies. At least I hope so..
Doesnt it have a DMF ? Think it does...
Tim. .
including parts no more than 300 :)
Really? Phew. That's not too bad at all. I need more mechanic mates, obviously..
nope thats whats a m8 of mine has just paid a garage for a octavia 1900 tdi clutch to be supplied and fitted with a new cylinder to boot(well he paid
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Clutch should be under £100 from GSF.
Dual mass one is very scary money.
Fitting around £150 (if it's not 4wd) not matter what type.
Cheers to both PeteM and Rob. The VW parts desk price for a DMF kit looks to be something over £900 (!) which may explain the silly price quoted by the mechanic chappy. Googling suggests that Valeo do a replacement kit, with a solid flywheel, for about £200, so if mine is a DMF, I reckon I might be getting one of those and then finding someone with sensible per hour rates to fit it.
Anyway, ta muchly again for the advice.
If it is a normal flywheel do you have a Mr Clutch franchise nearby. They tend to be very good, decent warrenty and pretty quick.
Wonder if they could do the V6 if it goes hehe.
Turns out it has a dual mass flywheel. Asking about, the consensus seems to be that it's worth just sticking a clutch kit on and not bothering replacing the flywheel, which reduces the cost by about £300. Still 5 hours labour though. 5 bleeding hours for a clutch - who the hell makes it so hard to replace a sodding consumable? VAG engineers are complete lunatics, as far as I can work out. *mutter mumble*
fit of wild optimism I stopped in at the garage in the village to
The local one has completely washed their hands of a mates car which mysteriously lunched its gearbox within two weeks of them fitting a clutch.
That, and I don't about these days, but they used to use poor quality remanufactured clutches - I managed to knacker the one they fitted to my 1.3 Mk2 Escort in six months.
-- JackH
Ooh... it's totally knackered and only worth scrap value - I can collect with a truck? ;-)
-- JackH
Shame you're the wrong end of the country really. I can get the clutch fitted for £150 and a replacement clutch for around £120.
Hehe, cheers, very generous of you. I'll see how my bodging goes first though, ta. :-D
Hmmm. Hold that thought. I may have found a chap locally who can do the labour for £180, and it looks like the clutch kit can be had for about £100 online, but if that falls down, I'm not averse to a trip to 'verpool - folks live about 40 miles away. Cheers for checking up, in any case - much appreciated.
Bloody hell. Last one I used gave a 20k or 2 years warranty as long as=20 you went in on or near the specified mileages for checks or adjustment=20 (on a cable clutch).
And it was definatley new plates. Having said that, they did have a=20 regular old giffer who would have his Supra 3.0i every other week after=20 he had slipped the clutch to death.
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Bad form, I know, but I found a chap at work who's happy to do the work himself and offered me £300 less than I'd have got flogging it privately, so the problem's sorted, in a roundabout way. Cheers to everyone for advice.
Nothing bad about that. Best strategy methinks..
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