Replace the DMF or not?

-Mike- · 23 Oct 2012 at 02:08

According to this so called gearbox place (box was sent away) the gears and differential were fine. The gears were apparently pristine which surprised me.

-Mike- · 23 Oct 2012 at 02:09

Also thanks for the reply (rude of me).

I'm just highly peed off as the whole job was the wrong side of 1k!

MagicBoy · 23 Oct 2012 at 02:15

I got lucky. Three days of the warranty left. Replacement had a faulty oil seal and got replaced again a couple of weeks later.

Does it do it in a particular gear?
What happens if you disengage the clutch?

Perhaps it's something else in the driveline, CV joint or the wheel bearing perhaps?

Matt82 · 23 Oct 2012 at 06:29

That generation of box is typically bomb proof. If you were selling up you could consider fitting a second hand box

-Mike- · 23 Oct 2012 at 22:28

If you take the car out of gear there is no noise. It's typically most audible between 1500-1000 rpm in second and third gear.

It just isn't what I expected when the bill for the gearbox rebuild alone was £570.

rjk · 23 Oct 2012 at 22:46

Ouch.
Not the best of things especially if you were considering another car.
If the car is driving ok and you plan on giving it to a dealer eventually, would it not be best to run it as it is and hand it over to a dealer with the faults in place? Most of them will give you book price anyway without driving it.

-Mike- · 23 Oct 2012 at 23:10

Problem is Rich, I've already paid to have this rubbish fixed! Well apparently at least.... add a clutch DMF and the labour to remove and refit the gearbox and you can imagine just how expensive it was.

rjk · 24 Oct 2012 at 00:52

oh of course, my point was to not concern yourself with it further and possibly incur more expense. I know it is irritating but if you eventually plan on going down the route of a no strings sale to a dealership then it doesnt matter if it has niggly issues.

depends how long you intend to keep it of course.

I know I would be fuming if i had footed a bill like that to rid an issue and it persisted.
been in that situation before and it is no fun at all.

-Mike- · 24 Oct 2012 at 01:52

Did you get anywhere with the party concerned or just give up in the end?

rjk · 24 Oct 2012 at 09:25

was a small garage and they weaseled their way out of it.

it wasn't something as important/expensive as the work you had done.

just suspension changes

persisted for a week or two but got stonewalled every time.