2014/64 Kia Sportage AWD clutch cost!!

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:12

Had a new clutch and dual mass flywheel today following what I will describe as a ‘burn up’ towing (pushing) a 1475Kg caravan in reverse uphill along a wet/muddy track. £2900 from Kia so done at an independent for £1250!! I thought this was a £4-500 job. Car has 63K miles on the clock. How much have you spent on a clutch!?

[TW]Fox · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:15

Shock as large SUV doesn't have the repair costs of a Ford Fiesta.

Nasher · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:19

On a Kia or in general?

£90, last month

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:23

[TW]Fox said:
Shock as large SUV doesn't have the repair costs of a Ford Fiesta.

Shock as forum geezer continues to spend his time belittling others’ posts.

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:23

Nasher said:
On a Kia or in general?

£90, last month

Nice! I wish. What car?

Nasher · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:24

pattojones said:
Nice! I wish. What car?

I cheated a bit. Toyota did it while the engine was out for a recall. They only charged for the part

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:27

Nasher said:
I cheated a bit. Toyota did it while the engine was out for a recall. They only charged for the part

Sounds like clever planning to me.

DXP55 · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:29

pattojones said:
Jog on mate.... shock as forum geezer continues to spend his time belittling others’ posts.

Dis86 · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:30

pattojones said:
Sounds like clever planning to me.

Unlike expecting a cheap clutch replacement on a heavy 4x4 vehicle!

Nasher · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:31

It's the labour which is expensive. If I paid full price it would be around £4-500.

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:39

Dis86 said:
Unlike expecting a cheap clutch replacement on a heavy 4x4 vehicle!

Cheap to me would’ve been £250. I was expecting it to cost up to £500 as I didn’t anticipate the flywheel.

Dis86 · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:40

pattojones said:
Cheap to me would’ve been £250. I was expecting it to cost up to £500 as I didn’t anticipate the flywheel.

Heavy drive systems with a lot of inertia so unfortunately not. Kia were taking the **** though.

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:40

Nasher said:
It's the labour which is expensive. If I paid full price it would be around £4-500.

Definitely. T’was an 8 hour job. Subframe, prop shaft, transfer box, etc all in way... all out so could get to gearbox.

vanpeebles · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:45

£400 to £500 probably just cover the cost of the flywheel and clutch kit.

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:50

vanpeebles said:
£400 to £500 probably just cover the cost of the flywheel and clutch kit.

I looked on a popular european car parts site...... £1004 for a Sachs DMF on this vehicle.

Dis86 · 6 Nov 2019 at 21:53

pattojones said:
I looked on a popular european car parts site...... £1004 for a Sachs DMF on this vehicle.

Most mechanics get significant discount on that. A prime example was front brake discs for my old car, even on ecp they were 350 each. The specialist I used cost me 300 for two fitted.

the_worrier · 6 Nov 2019 at 22:14

Dis86 said:
Most mechanics get significant discount on that. A prime example was front brake discs for my old car, even on ecp they were 350 each. The specialist I used cost me 300 for two fitted.

Absolutely, I get that.

Kenai · 6 Nov 2019 at 23:25

I think the real lesson to be learned here is that caravanning is bad and you should stop immediately

sovietspybob · 7 Nov 2019 at 08:03

Yeah nowadays you almost always replace the flywheel as part of a clutch job on a diesel anyway. i'd guess at around 300ish for the clutch kit and probably 500ish for the flywheel as they are really expensive. So to get it done for 1200 seems very reasonable for a big 4x4 SUV.

tom_e · 7 Nov 2019 at 08:49

pattojones said:
Definitely. T’was an 8 hour job. Subframe, prop shaft, transfer box, etc all in way... all out so could get to gearbox.

In that case I'd actually say it was pretty cheap considering that's knocking on the door of a grand in labour alone.