Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Are you ever tempted to do more of the work yourself?

You're pretty handy and have good ATD, so I would have thought lots of this would be right up your street.

Or is it time and space?

Or is it time and space?

I'm in Colorado, the car is in West Sussex, I don't have a 5,000 mile long spanner.

I thought you had a beard?

Yep thats my clutch and dual mass. 😂

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I've been watching this guy recently, thinking of this thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98QvaYMVKjg

While the clutch is off, are you going to change the IMS?

Nope, mine is the dual-row which doesn't tend to go wrong, it's the single row in the later engines that enjoys eating itself and therefore lunching the engine.

Garage seem perplexed as to why such a meaty gearbox is on my 2.0 TDI.

Seems legit...

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Probably not what BMW had in mind.

Did the camera confirm that?

Can we take bets now on replacement clutch and or flywheel seeing as we are there.

How much play is there in the dual mass?

FML:

"Looks as if we need to replace the clutch and fit the upgrades fork arm as yours is the original one still fitted.

Also the vario-cam solenoid is over to one side we will now need to remove the cam cover and replace the seals ETC."

Crikey.

I just come to this thread to feel better about the £3200 I paid for both head gaskets, clutch, timing belt, water pump, plugs, oil, coolant, two coil packs, lots of little gaskets, rear lateral links (STI alloy ones)and rear ARB links. @Dammit you're deep into serious man maths and I take my hat off to you. I really hope you get some trouble free motoring from this car soon.

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Did we take bets?

What does the clutch look like?

Did I mention I'm 5,000 miles away from the car?

I presume it looks like a 62,000 mile 996 clutch. I knew it was around time for it to be replaced, that's why I asked them to split the engine and trans to take a look at it - would have been more annoying for them to stuff it all back in, then have to pull it all back out again in a month.

Dammit, I suggest you take advantage of some of the local product to blunt the sting a bit. Damn....

Yes you have, didn't the garage send photos on the clutch?

No, that was Ordinata's Audi.

Clutch is 80k miles (10 years) old.

I know, hence asking if they had sent a photo.