Hi Everyone,
I have noticed I am starting to get the occasional shudder when moving off from a stand still - it only seems to happen a couple of times from cold and then settles down. From my previous experiences I suspect the DMF is starting to show its age/mileage and letting me know that this is something I will need to look at replacing in the next year or so.
Assuming they are still the originals in my car, I am sure they will be marked with a BMW part number, but I am also sure these are not something they manufactured - I would suspect it would be Sachs or LUK product ( I had a 2008 118d that needed a new DMF and this was marked LUK)
Does anyone know who the OEM was for these items?
Looking at what is available here in the UK the main three clutch/DMF kits I can find are: Valeo at around £475.00, Sachs at around £500 and LUK at around £700. Has anyone had any experience of these and how they perform? The LUK may be around £200 more, but is it a better quality, more robust unit than the Valeo or Sachs product? Are there any other kits I should look out for?
Out of interest, how reliable are the DMFs in Z3 cars? I can find some mention of problems on the forum, but not a huge number. I am sure someone out there is going to say "My DMF has done over 200K and is still fine", but what is typical?
Just for information my car is a 2000 2.0 M52 and has covered 88K. Is this average for the life of a DMF, or have I been unfortunate (which I tend to be)? All other German cars I have ever owned have required new DMFs during my ownership and they had only done around 35-45K when they failed, so you could perhaps say I have been lucky this time!
Thanks in advance for any help or comments.
Regards,
Nick
I have noticed I am starting to get the occasional shudder when moving off from a stand still - it only seems to happen a couple of times from cold and then settles down. From my previous experiences I suspect the DMF is starting to show its age/mileage and letting me know that this is something I will need to look at replacing in the next year or so.
Assuming they are still the originals in my car, I am sure they will be marked with a BMW part number, but I am also sure these are not something they manufactured - I would suspect it would be Sachs or LUK product ( I had a 2008 118d that needed a new DMF and this was marked LUK)
Does anyone know who the OEM was for these items?
Looking at what is available here in the UK the main three clutch/DMF kits I can find are: Valeo at around £475.00, Sachs at around £500 and LUK at around £700. Has anyone had any experience of these and how they perform? The LUK may be around £200 more, but is it a better quality, more robust unit than the Valeo or Sachs product? Are there any other kits I should look out for?
Out of interest, how reliable are the DMFs in Z3 cars? I can find some mention of problems on the forum, but not a huge number. I am sure someone out there is going to say "My DMF has done over 200K and is still fine", but what is typical?
Just for information my car is a 2000 2.0 M52 and has covered 88K. Is this average for the life of a DMF, or have I been unfortunate (which I tend to be)? All other German cars I have ever owned have required new DMFs during my ownership and they had only done around 35-45K when they failed, so you could perhaps say I have been lucky this time!
Thanks in advance for any help or comments.
Regards,
Nick
