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Title: Friend asking advise
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 30 March 2011, 22:07:55

One of my friends just rang re. a problem he is having with his Volvo V50 diesel. He says that there is a weird clattering coming from the gearbox area of his car which when the clutch is pressed gets worse. Clutch seems to work fine no loss of drive but can feel feedback through the clutch pedal. Its only done 27k on a 56 plate and I know he looks after it well & doesn't thrash it around. Sounds to me to be a premature DMF failure possibly??? Anyone have any thoughts?

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Elite Pete on 30 March 2011, 22:10:12

You normally get vibration when the engine is running if the DMF is on its way.

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 30 March 2011, 22:15:55

Yep he's getting that aswell, he's a bit cheesed off too as its just out of warranty. I know stealers oops! Dealers want about £1000 for changing them.

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Elite Pete on 30 March 2011, 22:22:26

Just had a google and it seems to be common with prices of £1500 for a replacement DMF  :o

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Lazydocker on 30 March 2011, 22:33:03

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Yep he's getting that aswell, he's a bit cheesed off too as its just out of warranty. I know stealers oops! Dealers want about £1000 for changing them.

f it's only just out of warranty the Dealer/Volvo UK may do something as a good will gesture ::)

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 30 March 2011, 22:34:23

Yeouch!!!!! Just been looking too at the Volvo forums, doesn't look too good for him. He's gonna take it to Volvo  :o in the mornin for them to diagnose, Hmm! but as I told him till ya strip it down you aint gonna know for certain. Hope its not for his sake, might get paramedics on standby for him :'( :'(
4 yrs old with 27k on the clock, you'd expect a little more service though wouldn't ya?

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 01 April 2011, 16:24:36

Well, my mate is just about over the shock from the stealers, They confirmed it was the DMF and want £847 to have it replaced, included in that is a 30% discount from Volvo.  :o :o :o Robbin so & sos. Apparantly its a well known issue on the V50D.

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: tigers_gonads on 01 April 2011, 16:34:56

is'nt the v50 diesel engine the same as the one in a focus tdci  :-/

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 01 April 2011, 16:39:04

I think you're probably right, from lookin on the forums there seems to be a few unhappy ford drivers too.

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: tigers_gonads on 01 April 2011, 16:46:35

might be worth him shopping around abit  :y

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Andy B on 01 April 2011, 16:55:43

It seems to be a fairly common problem these days with DMF failures. A lad at work has a 3 series BMW with a duff DMF too, he's been quoted £850 to get it fixed. What was wrong with a sprung clutch plate instead of a sprung flywheel?
I'll stick to my 'proper' auto!  ;) ;)

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: sierrapaul on 01 April 2011, 17:38:10

its seems all dmf's are more trouble than there worth.ive done about 20 rwd transits where out a solid flywheel and clutch in them.it works out a hell of alot cheeper to.paul

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Ken T on 02 April 2011, 00:51:06

Oh dear, makes fixing an Omega look remarkably cheap .  :y

According to a volvo forum, the DMF itself costs around £300, 

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?s=07faf456524365d38e9201f49dfa7a6c&t=72053&page=2

Maybe DLK or EP could help ?.

Ken

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Ken T on 02 April 2011, 01:00:07

Also some people fit a standard single mass flywheel, should last longer

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10431

Ken

Title: Re: Friend asking advise
Post by: Ken T on 02 April 2011, 01:21:44

Or fit a Sachs replacement DMF ,

http://www.talkford.com/topic/155341-solid-flywheel-as-replacement-for-a-dmf/ 

Ken