Mondeo Mk3 Clutch replacement
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I was quoted £720-750 by three different garages for mine, including DMF.
DMF didn't need doing in the end (clutch was only slipping due to oil contamination from the dead release bearing). New clutch including fitting cost £360. That's a 1.8 petrol with 60-odd thousand on the clock when the clutch was done.
It's an 8 hour job, as the engine and front subframe need to come out.
DMF didn't need doing in the end (clutch was only slipping due to oil contamination from the dead release bearing). New clutch including fitting cost £360. That's a 1.8 petrol with 60-odd thousand on the clock when the clutch was done.
It's an 8 hour job, as the engine and front subframe need to come out.
Tunku said:
Isn't Mr.Clutch meant to be cheap?
Their quote at £300 was cheap.The phone call telling me that they'd opened her up, unexpectedly found that it was a DMF and it would be £650 wasn't.
Yes I could have tried to make them stick to their quote, but I somehow don't think the clutch would have lasted very long if I had.
rfisher said:
Their quote at £300 was cheap.
The phone call telling me that they'd opened her up, unexpectedly found that it was a DMF and it would be £650 wasn't.
Yes I could have tried to make them stick to their quote, but I somehow don't think the clutch would have lasted very long if I had.
Ouch!The phone call telling me that they'd opened her up, unexpectedly found that it was a DMF and it would be £650 wasn't.
Yes I could have tried to make them stick to their quote, but I somehow don't think the clutch would have lasted very long if I had.
Can't believe for one minute that the DMF was 'unexpected' seeing as all Mk3 Mondeos have one.
Are they trying to say they havn't ever done one before or was the original quote just to get the work knowing they were going to hit you with a bigger bill once the car was in bits and you couldn't change your mind.
Maybe I'm just too sceptical.
Are they trying to say they havn't ever done one before or was the original quote just to get the work knowing they were going to hit you with a bigger bill once the car was in bits and you couldn't change your mind.
Maybe I'm just too sceptical.
They all have one, majority of modern motors have them. Apparently it's torque that reduces their life so a 2.0 petrol shouldn't of being that bad but i don't know the mileage!
On the other hand, at least you know it's being done now... I'd be wanting to run the car for another few years though to get the benefit out of it.
On the other hand, at least you know it's being done now... I'd be wanting to run the car for another few years though to get the benefit out of it.
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