Clutch starting to slip, but.....

sentient_6

So i'm home from a few months of travelling & got my car back on road. After getting the handbrake unstuck straight away, one of the things i noticed was i think the clutch starting to slip. While i was away my dad would take it for a drive about once every week or 2 & he's adamant he didn't leave it with the handbrake on, while i'm not so sure & it could very well be why the clutch is starting to go now, it doesnt matter now anyway.

So i take to the dealer to get a service done & mention that i think the clutch is starting to slip so could they check it/confirm it & maybe give me price for getting it done. I asked what the story with the DMF is & the service manager reckons it should be fine. He comes back with ~760 total. ~275 labour, 237 parts & another 168 slave cylinder, + 13% vat. Holy sh*t says i, that seems a bit high. But then again we talking 400 parts alone.

I'm looking to shop around so i went to a local indy to see what he reckons. He started on about the DMF straight away & how there's a chance theres nothing wrong with the clutch but the flywheel is the issue. Or at the least you should get the whole lot done cos he could do the clutch & ill be back to do the DMF again anyway. Said he'd price parts & get back to me. He didnt drive the car, what he said was just from me talking to him.

All i know about DMF's is what i've read on the net, i'm aware of how they function, i'm a bit confused about the indy mechanic said that it could be it, can a DMF thats starting to fail exihibit the same symptons of a clutch failing? I.e. revs shooting up under high load, say i put the boot down to overtake at aroun 80 k's. I can't get my head around it.

I've a dealer(who i trust & have provided them with a descent bit of business over the last 2 years) saying its the clutch thats the issue & your flywheel would probably be grand, & i've a indy saying there's a chance it's the flywheel & the clutch would probably be grand. But he' also saying the price i got from the dealer is quite good.

Car is a 06 Hyundai Sonata with about 93k miles/ 149600 km's. I've often seen 100k miles mentioned as a good clutch lifespan, so on a car thats been remapped for a year now & potentially driven a bit with the handbrake stuck that last while it doesnt seem to unreasonable to me that the clutch is starting to go.

So.......i need opinion's. What ye reckon?! (sorry about the essay)

Henry Ford III

Sorry but why would anyone remap a Hyundai Sonata?

Slipping clutch and a failing dmf would be quite dissimilar I'd have though. Clutch slip means more revs and no more speed. DMF failure means vibrations.

TestTransmission

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Sorry but why would anyone remap a Hyundai Sonata?

Same reason anyone would I guess??

sentient_6

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Sorry but why would anyone remap a Hyundai Sonata?

Slipping clutch and a failing dmf would be quite dissimilar I'd have though. Clutch slip means more revs and no more speed. DMF failure means vibrations.

Why remap anything? If it was a a4 would you bat an eyelid? Dont' worry not a sitch of felt otherwise, im not that bad. 140 - 177 BHP, its a nicer slightly more responsive drive.

& with regards the clutch/DMF, thats what i would've thought, so where is the indy getting it from?

Henry Ford III

sentient_6 wrote: »

Why remap anything? If it was a a4 would you bat an eyelid? Dont' worry not a sitch of felt otherwise, im not that bad. 140 - 177 BHP, its a nicer slightly more responsive drive.

& with regards the clutch/DMF, thats what i would've thought, so where is the indy getting it from?

Fair enough.

You said earlier the indy didn't drive, experience or see the problem. Why would you credit his diagnosis on that basis?

sentient_6

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Fair enough.

You said earlier the indy didn't drive, experience or see the problem. Why would you credit his diagnosis on that basis?

I'm not really, but he's put the idea of a potential expensive DMF issue in my head, so i'm just putting it out there & see what comes back.

Henry Ford III

The point surely is that the dealer witnessed the problem, the indy didn't, and nor did anyone here.

Internet opinions are therefore likely to be largely valueless.

sentient_6

Can anyone shed some light on the merit of maybe considering getting the flywheel done while they're at the clutch anyway? Save me the extra labour costs to do it all again down the line.

Nonoperational

No way I'd change the clutch without doing the flywheel to be honest.