Thread: D2 TD5 Manual Disco has the DT's

Probably obvious, but check the double cardan joint.

Rubber impregnated flywheel?
Have a look at the donut (rear attachment to the diff)

Originally Posted by Bohica

Rubber impregnated flywheel?
Have a look at the donut (rear attachment to the diff)

Dual mass flywheel.
People do replace them with solid flywheels.
I don't know what their failure mode is.

Tony

I have no experience with the DMF, but what I read tends to suggest problems with noise rather than vibrations. Of course, noise and vibration often go together. People seem to say that if you change to a solid you'll soon want to change back.

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The Dual Mass Flywheel is prone to failure on the td5 manual vehicles. They wear out after at any time after around 70,000 miles and can cause a rattle. It is often necessary to change this when you change your clutch or gearbox. Made by Valeo

Taken from Ashcrofts site. Dual Mass Flywheel - Ashcroft Transmissions

Thanks for the feedback. It appears to be the DMF. The vibrations are there even when out of gear if you get the rev's up to about 1750rpm.

Still hoping it is something else. I'd prefer not to drop the gearbox (and/or full engine) if I can avoid it.

Has anyone here changed one before?

I would go for another DMF, os what I have read the solid ones are not good long term for the engine.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by tdi130dualcab

Still hoping it is something else. I'd prefer not to drop the gearbox (and/or full engine) if I can avoid it.

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Don't blame you. Just a thought, have you checked the engine mounts? They can get a bit nasty. There's stuff on here about what to look for. Just did mine, not a nice job but way better than pulling the gearbox. It's so much smoother now.

Originally Posted by tdi130dualcab

Thanks for the feedback. It appears to be the DMF. The vibrations are there even when out of gear if you get the rev's up to about 1750rpm.

Still hoping it is something else. I'd prefer not to drop the gearbox (and/or full engine) if I can avoid it.

Has anyone here changed one before?

I would go for another DMF, os what I have read the solid ones are not good long term for the engine.

Cheers.

I'd be checking the injector balances.. What version is the motor? Early or late?

DMF is probably still the go, I'm not aware of SMF doing any damage to the engine but they can be hard on the gearbox.

Originally Posted by shack

I'd be checking the injector balances.. What version is the motor? Early or late?

Hoping you'd join in. I wanted to say something like this but I simply don't know enough. Sig says 2001, so likely early. Nanocom should tell about the injectors, yes? Asking for my benefit as well as the OPs.