DSG FLYWHEEL

[john skeen]

Hi , just had a service and health check on my 150 auto , they have said it needs a flywheel doing , currently on 62,000 miles. It is rattly , and the main stealers want £1600 for the job, what are the consequences of leaving it for a while?
Will it be catastrophic if it does go?

Thanks in advance,
John

 

[Sasquatch]

That's a piece of string. It may still last the life of the clutch pack, or it might disintegrate and leave you with no drive this afternoon. Only Mystic Meg knows.

 

[john skeen]

HI, thanks, my mate has a couple of vans one on 200,00 the others on 350,000 his rattle , mind they are both manual. HE doesn't seem bothered by it , i like to have things right as its a camper and intend to do some miles in it these next few years, just seems like there made of chinesium reading some of the posts about flywheels lol

 

[Pauly]

Thats crazy money for a flywheel, i wouldnt bother they will rattle along for years

If you are getting it done i would do some research and find out exactly what they are intending to do then shop around and get a price from a good indy for comparison, i bought a new flywheel for my T6 DSG and IIRC it was around £250-300 so thats potentially a huge labour charge to fit it ?

 

[john skeen]

Hi Pauly, on the health check they had it down for 6 hours labour, is that about right for the job? Think it must be a biggish job.

 

[Pauly]

Probably, the gearbox has to come off so never going to be a quick job !
Dealerships charge big bucks per hour, IMO if its a general mechanical job like this i see no point in paying inflated dealer prices unless you need warranty or particular diagnostic work

 

[Sasquatch]

If it's driving OK I'd make sure my breakdown recovery is up to date and leave it be.