B8 S4 Ownership
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Adrian E said:
The flywheel retails at £966 incl vat......
that's comicalit's stuff like this that kills cars residuals, FFS it's a flywheel, not a complete engine!
(know of quite a few cars getting dumped by owners because the bill to fit new DM flywheels is approaching what the cars are worth now).
Hol said:
Surely there is enough meat to skim the flywheel at least once?
The issue isn't with the thickness/flatness of it, it's whether the 2 parts of the dual mass flywheel are still working together correctly or not....I'm sure there will be aftermarket normal flywheels available, but you'll get more NVH as a result
bungle said:
What sort of miles have you done? I assume it's started slipping?
Dare I ask, ballpark, how much?
It's done 52k.Dare I ask, ballpark, how much?
it's not slipping, it has horrible judder when hot. Also there is an issue with depressing the clutch pedal far enough to start the car. I think there is an issue with the pressure plate tbh.
The flywheel is now available from the likes of Euro car parts for £442, the total cost quoted for the change is £1390
lemonslap said:
Also there is an issue with depressing the clutch pedal far enough to start the car.
I thought (but could well be wrong) that I had read this was something separate, some switch that controlled this, rather than the clutch itself? Maybe it was on RS246. Can't remember now. lemonslap said:
The flywheel is now available from the likes of Euro car parts for £442, the total cost quoted for the change is £1390
Is that parts only? (if you're doing it yourself). Seems a lot for just parts (if the main dealer will supply AND fit for £929), and the DMF (parts only) from ECP is £442. bungle said:
lemonslap said:
Also there is an issue with depressing the clutch pedal far enough to start the car.
I thought (but could well be wrong) that I had read this was something separate, some switch that controlled this, rather than the clutch itself? Maybe it was on RS246. Can't remember now. lemonslap said:
The flywheel is now available from the likes of Euro car parts for £442, the total cost quoted for the change is £1390
Is that parts only? (if you're doing it yourself). Seems a lot for just parts (if the main dealer will supply AND fit for £929), and the DMF (parts only) from ECP is £442. The quote is clutch kit with updated clutch arm etc and flywheel fitted, I looked at doing it on my driveway but can't be bothered in this weather!
Adrian E said:
Might be down to Euro 6 rather than Euro 5 emissions approval? Or the change in supercharger design....
this^^^^throttle response is somewhat 'duller', the cut in NOx limit's means the last thing the engine wants is sudden changes of the throttle.
economy wise, ignoring stop-start, nothing really in it that I have noticed.
Scuffers said:
really?
you must be club-footed!
best I have seen is mid 36's on a run..
Not really - steady state cruise set will see high 20s. I don't go by the instantaneous figure and only tank average reset at each fill up. Add a few cold starts and it plummets. Need to do a proper tank average check but last time I did it was only noticeably cheaper on fuel than my 4.2 s8 because of the price difference between regular and super!you must be club-footed!
best I have seen is mid 36's on a run..
It doesn't particularly bother me, clearly, given what I drive. It'd be nice to regularly see 300 miles between fills
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