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Dual Mass flywheel

jeffreyt
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Just wondering what the received wisdom is on the lifespan of these on the 8N  engine .

My car had a new clutch at 51k ( currently on 101 k) and on the invoice for the clutch is a note 'DM flywheel shows signs of wear but not changed on customers instruction '.

There are no signs of the DM flywheel playing up but I'm just curious.

My Passat has 140k on it and is still on the original DM flywheel so they obviously can last.

Answers on a postcard please .........    

Hello Jeffrey,

What was the mode of your clutch failure at 51k miles? 
I ask, since you have now covered about the same mileage on the replacement clutch. 
‘Passat on 140K miles… on same DMF’. Clutch components changed on that car at any time? 
Regards,

Gareth. 

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I picked up on the new clutch from the  service history ,it was back in 2016. No mention of what the failure symptoms were.

I bought the car  about a month ago as a cheap summer runaround but it is really growing on me so will be keeping it.

Apart from the drivers seat heating not working I can't   find anything wrong with it and I have been looking really hard !

May have a dodgy 02  sensor ,waiting to see if the light comes back on.

My daily runner  is a 10 reg oil burner Passat which is getting a bit scruffy but has proved totally reliable for many years so I'm reluctant to spend oodles of my hard earned pension on a shiny ,newer  one which may prove a bundle of trouble.

Apart from new front springs  and the usual consumables nothing has been done on the Passat.  

 

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I have been reading up on DMF's on various forums and it seems the life span is largely down to driving style.

Drive the car gently and there is a good chance it will have a long life.

So I think the question is answered 

 

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Consider me suitably chastised for raising a silly question.

I will do my best not to do it again

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