Finally, after a run of bad luck with the tintop, I get some good.

Three weeks ago, my Focus TDCI needed a new dual mass flywheel and clutch, then it needed two new tyres, then an MOT. Following paying for that lot, I had no spare cash.

On Monday I took it to a garage, as it'd lost power badly and they diagnosed a failed turbo Fortunately, I had access to an alternative car as I can't use the kit for business use.

Today, I decided to remove the turbo, see what had happened and then think about a replacement - but as soon as I got the undertray off and looked up, I found that a circlip had gone missing and the turbo actuator arm was disconnected at one end. One replacement circlip and all is well! Didn't even have to remove anything but the undertray.

That was a nice, low cost repair!

Good result, doesn't happen often but nice when it does.

Remember that day bud, they dont come round often.

Just out of interest how much was the DMF and clutch? My Mondeo is looking like it might need one soon. Having said that the symptoms haven't changed in the last 20k miles.

Stu

Total for DMF and clutch was £654, of which £180 was the labour. That seems to be a fairly typical price around here.

As to your 20,000 miles; mine lasted around 40,000 until the bag of spanners rattling in there suddenly got much worse.

[Edited on 10/8/15 by SteveWalker]

Thanks

Mine doesn't make a sound, I just get an occasional bit of clutch slip, but not in the way a worn clutch would slip. It slips for a second or two then catches again.

Stu

I'd have thought that that was the clutch or its slave or master cylinder. AFAIK DMF failure is usually noisy, as the springs fail and the "disconnected" parts of the flywheel can rotate a short distance independently of the other parts, before slamming into the "stops" at each end.

You might be right. All the forums I've looked on seem to say it will be the DMF or clutch, and if I was changing the clutch I'd get the DMF done at the same time.

The clutch pedal is fine so I'd be surprised if it was a clutch hydraulic issue. It could also be the friction plate getting contaminated with something but there are no signs of any leaks making it as far as the underside of the car.

I think I'll leave it until it gets much worse before doing anything about it.

Stu