Focus 1.8 TDCi DMF replacing

locky123

Car has done 105K, 56 plate and the DMF needs replacing.

Any experience on what this should cost for parts and labour?

Local independent garage quoted £1000.

Luckily the car doesnt have a DPF.

Not sure that modern diesels are that money saving with such relatively high running costs.

nickcc

Could be worth considering fitting a conventional clutch and flywheel, have a look on a Focus forum.

gabbleRatchet

Mine cost £700 for the clutch and DMF so that sounds a bit high

mattyprice4004

Modern diesels are fine, it's just Ford seemed to make a total hash of the early TDCi engine in the Mondeo, and the DMF on the Focus. Blame the car, not the fuel!

forgotmyname

£600 -£800 is about average.

Main dealers will charge £1200 or so.

GolfBravo

My wife's C5 2.0 HDI back in July:
LUK clutch kit, DMF and bolts £338 (carparts4less.co.uk)
labour £160 (took less than 4 hours)

jaymidlands

nickcc wrote: »

Could be worth considering fitting a conventional clutch and flywheel, have a look on a Focus forum.

nope it knocks out the gearbox mainshaft bearings

arcon5

You can buy the kits from eBay for about £350 + maybe a days labour. Could probably pull the price down to about £550-£650 if you find the right garage?

nickcc

jaymidlands wrote: »

nope it knocks out the gearbox mainshaft bearings

Just thought it may have been possible on the Focus as I know of other makes where this has been done. I know that the DMF is designed to absorb shock loading but quite a few Freelander TD4 owners have fitted the conventional setup without any problem, perhaps the Ford gearbox is unable to stand the shock load.

skematicgnu84

Hi Locky123,

My Focus 1.8 TDCi is in the garage as we speak getting a new clutch and DMF fitted. For parts and labour at an independant i'm paying £590 (£430 for parts and £160 for labour).

motorguy

locky123 wrote: »

Not sure that modern diesels are that money saving with such relatively high running costs.

Yes. Its a valid concern. Theres mid life costs in there now with most of them - DPF, DMF, injectors, Turbos, etc that people dont expect. One of two £1,000 bills and you've lost any prospective saving you might have had.