Insignia a20dth and F40 gearbox with clutch issues
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Hello,
First time posting and may I firstly apologise for this lengthy post, but I want to give an accurate account.
I have a 2011 cdti 160bhp insignia. My engine partially seized due to low oil pressure. When recovery came the guy said he could use the pulley system, on the flat bed truck, to try and free up the engine while car was in second gear, which seemed to turn the engine. Loaded it up and sent it to mechanics. Had remanufactured a20dth engine replacement and when driving the car my clutch was not right i.e. it would only come up halfway. Then had 3 piece clutch and DMF replaced new, and within 2 miles the same issue. Checked master cylinder and the master cylinder pressure valve, bled it twice and still same issue. Replaced the clutch and DMF again with Sachs and issue returned same day. I'm at my wit's end as this does not make any sense to have 2 brand new clutch and DMF fail. The mechanic is putting a 3rd and last one in on warranty but obviously thinks there must be something else going on and suspects the gearbox shaft my be slightly bent....I'm no mechanic but surely if this is the case would I not feel the vibrations in the gearbox and surely when they put the clutch and DMF in they would noticed it's not straight? Any advice is appreciated.
First time posting and may I firstly apologise for this lengthy post, but I want to give an accurate account.
I have a 2011 cdti 160bhp insignia. My engine partially seized due to low oil pressure. When recovery came the guy said he could use the pulley system, on the flat bed truck, to try and free up the engine while car was in second gear, which seemed to turn the engine. Loaded it up and sent it to mechanics. Had remanufactured a20dth engine replacement and when driving the car my clutch was not right i.e. it would only come up halfway. Then had 3 piece clutch and DMF replaced new, and within 2 miles the same issue. Checked master cylinder and the master cylinder pressure valve, bled it twice and still same issue. Replaced the clutch and DMF again with Sachs and issue returned same day. I'm at my wit's end as this does not make any sense to have 2 brand new clutch and DMF fail. The mechanic is putting a 3rd and last one in on warranty but obviously thinks there must be something else going on and suspects the gearbox shaft my be slightly bent....I'm no mechanic but surely if this is the case would I not feel the vibrations in the gearbox and surely when they put the clutch and DMF in they would noticed it's not straight? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks for the reply. The problem only shows when druving, not when car is stationary and off. Yes I had a go at them stating they should never of given the car back without testing it, but that's bad customer service. Apparently the CSC has been replaced twice and not sure about release mechanism. My worry is that they may now get me to change gearbox when I had no gearbox problems before. My concern is if what the recovery guy did with the pulley system on using the gearbox to turn the engine has caused the issue and that's why we are going through these clutches and DMF s. They've started when they looked at the new dmfs Taht have come out they are failed items which they were not when they went in.
Update. When I changed my engine it was a like for like a20dth. The garage is now telling me that there are 4 different types of DMF depending on the year the engine was made and because I don't know what year the replacement engine is, that's the issue for the catastrophic faliures....any advice is appreciated
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