VW Passat Dual Mass flywheel failure destroys gearbox

Just in case you wonder what happens when your Dual Mass Flywheel doesn't fail correctly. . Basically a small part of the DMF broke away and pierced a hole in the side of the gearbox. The vibration happens when I lift my foot of the gas. Once I put my foot back down on the gas it stops. Nearly 3000 euros worth of damage done to car. I have now installed a metal flywheel and new gearbox and the car is a totally different beast. Why did they bother with that crappy DMF!!!

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[MrMoparchris]

Girls will love it!

[pajo1982]

I completely disagree with you. Quiet & smooth cars are a pleasure to be in - that's why there's a market for them - that's why they exist.

Also there is huge effort by engineers put into making cars lighter!

[WolfDog375]

@prosurfer2222 Thats right :D, VW - Built to be repaired!

[WolfDog375]

@505197 Agree, if somebody wants smooth driving, just buy a car with an automatic gear box, but the further people go, the more crap is invented just to make the repair cost bigger and harder to do. Sometimes it's crucial to find the right solution so that it would be comfortable and easy and cheap to maintain.

[MilibandDavid]

Passat B6, shit car.

[505197]

I'd like to know why they call it a dual mass flywheel. In my opinion it should be called a dampened flywheel, and I think it's a piece of expensive shit from this mechanic's point of view.

[Sebastian7224]

That no dual mas flywheel, cause when you accelerat is not moving. That gearbok and engine mounts.

[postie2003]

Dual mass flywheels are necessary in powerful four cylinder diesels to damp out the massive pressure rises or "pulses" as the engine turns. This prolongs transmission life, and makes the car infinitely more pleasurable to drive. I drove a VW PD once which had had a single mass flywheel conversion. It was awful. Loads of vibes through the car when accelerating that set your fillings on edge.

[Mandanara]

when I f***ed up the flywheel and the cluch in 2003 renault laguna 1.9 dci the gearbox didn't suffer, and fixing it wasn't that expensive about 900 zł = 225 euro (for the flywheel only)(fixing not replacing.)

[maersklandro]

@jimbutler1950 The shifter shouldn't shake at all with cable linkages.

[Immortalcheese]

the shifter is supposed to vibrate, so why make it stop? its connected to a transmission with a million moving parts! Also if it's vibrating, chances are you know coz you hold it... which you don't hold a shifter in a manual car, you'll put stress on the synchro and can even pop out of gear