Dual mass flywheels, fixed a problem that didn't exist but caused plenty more and a nice little earner for replacement parts. Sorry my cynical side appeared 😂
Fixed loads solid mass conversions for customers that had bought them kit off the Internet not one has come back with any clutch or engine, problems 🤷♂️, I fixed a genuine LUK DMF in my own car bmw 3 years and pretty sure it's slightly noisy allready
@RR Extra what's a scam?? Car manufacturer building cheap shit enginges with hollow crankshafts and camshafts and no real life expectancy and saying a single mass flywheel will break our crap engines 🤣
I do think DMF have a reason to exist. But it really is useless especially for a old Caddy TDI work van. Ones the DMF go bad you have a excuse to change clutch and the flywheel and call it good. But really I have not found a good solid excuse for why they are needed. But I think it have to do with the gearbox and low RPM lugging the gearbox. I bet it makes the fuel ratings and emissions better when lugging the engines.... So DMF are a MUST by VW. And also DMF might be good for fast and harsh shifts + clutch mismanagement. When the DMF go bad lugging the engine really feels far worse then the SMF. With the Solid Flywheel you feel the lugging where as the DMF run smooder even now you know and hear is struggling. The gearbox and the engine do not like being in that state of everything slamming about and the DMF help smood it out. So I ques that is why they are needed? Bad drivers and greedy companies? But really the 1.9 TDI engines we put SMF on have ran and driven like new. No reason or way to really tell if it is DMF or SMF for sure. But a bad DMF is :c 3 DMF to SMF vehicle now. One Caddy and one Golf TDI. Caddy Maxi TDI being the 3th that is going to get SMF when needed. + Checking the starter and change clutch. They run as good as before but just not hiding your engine lugging anymore. But really with winter dub tiers the Gold TDI got so much grunt that you can drive around in 1k RPM with no shakes. Find myself engine braking and then forgetting what gear I'm in as it just runs so nice even with a SMF! Compare it with the Maxi TDI fully loaded and the DMF being on the way out... It feels like your clutch action do not line up with the movement of the clutch when going up hill start and stop. But no real clear signs that the DMF is bad outside of the log bock and the tiny TINY ticking yet that sometimes shows itself after a hard/warm drive. When the DMF is real bad YOU ARE GOING TO NOTICE IT TICK, I KNOW BY EXEPEIRENCE! Before it ticks like crazy mhe. Still ok? Just know SMF is the right thing to do for the 1.9 VW engines. Btw. The 90HP Caddy TDI Mk2 was not a DMF vehicle? Same engine more or less... Different injection that gives it 105 ish HP. Internal water pump? Something like that. But for petrol cars it might be more useful to have a DMF. Not sure. Know only that a heavy 1.6 petrol car with DMF was really smood to shift and release the clutch on without having even a chance to getting used to the car or anything. Was very surprised! No RPM tach and a bunch of drunks around me but the crappie French thing was wonderful to shift and drive for what it was. Might as well have been a automatic but no it was just a heavy duck with no tach and drunks. Did not struggle to do anything in a NA 1.6 from 2005-2010? What?
_"fixed a problem that didn't exist"_ Incorrect, the problem has existed since the development of high output four cylinder diesel engines. These have significantly higher torsional vibration at low RPM high load situations (i.e. where most of the knuckle dragging public who are too stupid to understand the implications use them). The torque peak under these conditions can be sufficient to damage the drive train and causes NVH. Just because you don't understand the issue, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Manufactures strive to knock every penny of the manufacturing costs of cars, they simply wouldn't it a significantly more expensive part into a car unless it offered benefits. Manufacturers also don't get any significant benefit from these parts being replaced (though dealers and independants probably do), so that argument makes no sense at all.
Cheers for the video James,it is definitely worth holding onto the van for as long as you need it,you can always sell it when you are settled in the new unit,it will pay for itself in the meantime.
The 1.9 Tdi PD is the best Diesel engine that VW ever made. I’ve still got 2 of them and will keep them for years more. Some in Germany are still going strong with 800k kilometres on them. 👍🏻
Glad the flywheel worked out James. I've considered these in the past so good it know it works. And them wheel have brought the van up a treat, I'd love a van like that for a sleeper conversion!
Same family of gearbox as the old Mk2 Caddy (02j) which came with solid flywheel from the factory. I had one of those for 100k with no issues. The SMF conversion in my '08 Caddy has been in about 15 - 20k, again no issues. My van tends to be quite heavily laden due to using it for work and is also remapped to 140bhp. I didn't care if it wasn't as smooth due to it being an old work van but as it turned out there was no noticeable difference.
Seeing as it's fixed and in top notch condition try and flog for top money (no offers) and use it until it sells, whilst keeping an eye out for cheaper runabout vans for yourself that you can do up as & when. Win/win 👍
Yes but I think he already has a buyer she said it was out of her budget with the work done but James told her it was only work she'd have to pay alot more for later......do agree though on sticking out for top price & if doesnt sell use & sell later 👍👍
Good luck with your new unit. I can see the advantage for more room and more stock but you have a tight mixture of services, advice and help in your original unit. Shame you had to move. I hope you can keep your contacts to help you through the trickier problems that are bound to happen. I'll keep watching anyway.
Had a 2.0SDI Caddy (non turbo) from new, and they were fitted with a single mass jobbie as standard. Had a new one fitted at150k when the clutch was replaced (not much more than re-facing it), and it was never a problem.
Good result with the new clutch/flywheel, I always thought that DMF's seem a very complex bit of kit that could cause plenty of issues! Those wheels look so much better painted really finishes off the van 👍
Should keep the Caddy for yourself. Put some livery on and that way you can see if the clutch conversion lives upto to it or not in the long run and bit of advertising for you too
I love sensible modifications. The modern cars high level of refinement perceived quality are partly due to thousands of improvements in componants combined they make the car feel more refined. When the vehicle gets to an age when its no longer dealer serviced and parts wear out downgrading a few parts is the realistic way to keep a car on the road. Can anyone tell the difference in refinement when driving?? probably not as the as the car will drive a lot better as a broken part has just been replaced. DMF concentric slave cylinder free wheel alternator pulley electric water pump are just just some of the parts I would rather not have.
Lot of fuss over nothing. Glad you saved the cash and fitted it. It’s a Commercial vehicle, don’t think a bit of vibration matters! I’ve got one on my car and it’s pretty much the same. I used a darkside developments kit.
We all told you to buy any VW and you said Nah not really into VW now you got one your coming round to VW owners way of thinking , hope to see some more arriving on your channel soon cheers
Ive always thought VW are overpriced/overrated for what you get. I used to work for both Fiat and Mercedes,which is kind of the top and bottom of the motor trade. I came to the conclusion that Japanese cars are the best value for money,since the improved their bodywork/rust issues.
Try this to see main problem with conversion. Caddy idling, neutral, clutch released. Then press clutch pedal and shift in revers like you are in hurry. Done few conversion on Octavia, Golf , A3,Leon. In all same problem.
I did the smf conversion on my c30 1.6d and no issues just after a good few thousand miles you get a bit of spring chatter just like old cars used to. No loss of power and in my view much better pick up
Got to say ive never heard of clutch kits by national as i would expect oe or valeo or borg n beck etc but glad its working as it should. Sometimes you luck out with cheap name stuff.....
Won’t be a good quality one though to get a complete clutch kit AND a new flywheel for £75. It’s a big job to have to do again even if it lasts a year or two.
@@colliehouse3133 Yeah you have a point, but at the end of the day it's a workhorse and people are unlikely to pay the extra £3-400 for the proper kit on top of the inflated North Devon prices 🤷
Dual mass is there to protect the gearbox from over torquing on turbo charged vehicles. It's ok to use a solid flywheel as long as you don't drive like a looney! Personally I like the smoothness of the dual mass!
the only way that new clutch could cause a problem, if it is balanced incorrectly for the motor. if it is off balance, then, over time, it will beat your rear main bearing out. so if you start seeing oil leaking out of your rear main seal, you can count on it being too late by then. good luck with your new clutch.
Love the van, James. Keep it until you need it no more. You won't lose money on it. I followed the black i20 home the other day, I assume it was the one you sold as I followed them out the unit. I don't think the person who was driving got it out of 1st gear until the traffic lights, heading towards Braunton. I did laugh!
Just realized this is a Caddy Maxi and not a normal Caddy.... Hence how surprised I was at the North Devon prices compared to local to me 🤦 Makes sense now!
Fair play mate, it did take a couple of thousand miles for the gremlins to appear on mine to be fair, XC90's still getting a full volvo kit with dmf though 😂😂 tidy van now all that's done 👍
If there is a problem with torque vibration they could have easily fixed it by making the flywheel minimaly more heavy....but why to choose an easy way when there is a complicated too.
By the time you've been using it for a week you won't want to get rid and it will become your main runabout. Vans are so useful. You will keep it. I won't ever go back to a car now after 3 yrs of running a van.
Love your program why not give the van on your give away for someone starting up for them selves like me. I would start window cleaning with it and local delivery. I am in lancs if u ever need help give me a shout. Lee
I wouldn't sell the vw caddy but use the as company a workhorse, and put your company name on the sides. Towbar underneath it, and you can pick up cars yourself.
I had a beautiful 02 plate Tourneo from being 5 years old and kept it myself for a decade as having 5 young children, we'd outgrown a car and MPV's didn't have space for double buggies and shopping. I intended to convert it when my kids grew up and we put a 2nd hand 1.6l engine in although it was weaker than the original 2litre it was still a nippy van. I have a tourer caravan and the idea was to put the cooker/sink/fridge in it. I also had a night heater out of the van I took the engine from and I was going to buy a rock n roll bed. I has massive plans and then for personal reasons I parted with the Tourneo. I still have my stuff but I'm actually after a transit/van with the high top. Personally I like the vw crafter but they're out of my price league. A transit would be best with parts being so easy to come by and they're easy to work on.
I told ya it would be perfect, i use them national kits to and ive never had any complaints even after loads of miles. Where did you buy the kit for £75 though? I use the same kit but pay more than that for it.
Calder Clutches supply national clutch kits (may supply other brands not sure) and they post out next day usually anywhere in uk so that may be where he got it from, ive found them to be best price for clutch kits including the postage
Thy 2 mass flywheel is there to save the gearbox's life too. Multiple injections hit the crank hard, and those knocks are directly transferred to the gears..... you're potentially shortening its life that way.
Ive heard all that and its crap . The dmf uses a solid clutch plate . The smf uses a sprung clutch plate . What's the difference ? Just another example overcomplicating stuff that worked for years just fine until engineers started to try justify their egos
A “national clutch”,is that quentin hazels new name lol. Its not your style fitting stuff like that James,but if you pass on any saving to a potential customer,then its their lookout.
B&q still want masks? Sadly for them it’s a personal choice now. Not obligation. I would of entered without and kicked up a massive fuss if they didn’t let me in.
Quite right. At what point will they not require masks? When there are no deaths at all? You are more at risk driving to and from B&Q in the car than you are from catching something while shopping.
@@adamspencer95 almost all people who have refused vaccination or have very serious co-morbidities and would have died anyway. Time to be fully back to normal. Modest risk is a part of life.
What will you do at the new unit If Pete is not close by? Is the unit far away? Hope you can work something out. Do you ever think of investing in a recovery truck?
I'd like to see you keep that van even just for the big move, it would prove its a good decision. With the viewers on the channel it should add value. Twin side loading doors etc its a cracking van for mobile work of any kind. Led to believe heavier springs are used in the friction plate of these solid flywheel kits to reduce vibration.
I've always changed dual mass flywheels for solid flywheel never had a problem you might as well keep hold of it get your name on the side and keep tools or what ever in the back you won't get issues from it
I did a solid flywheel conversation on a mark 6 golf a few years ago, I had a lot of starter motor problems afterwards maybe a coincidence? I don’t know?
My grand son has one only done100k he has more trouble and all sorts of mechanical failures ,as an ex vow mechanic DO NOT BUY ONE.unless you want to share ownership with the garage,they will spend more time with it than you will driving it!
My 06 2.0 diesel(single mass) has done 240k, just changed the clutch and flywheel last week for the first time. Other than consumables (brakes, tyres, belts etc) it’s cost me nothing in nearly 1/4 million miles
Dual mass flywheels, fixed a problem that didn't exist but caused plenty more and a nice little earner for replacement parts. Sorry my cynical side appeared 😂
Spot on !
Fixed loads solid mass conversions for customers that had bought them kit off the Internet not one has come back with any clutch or engine, problems 🤷♂️, I fixed a genuine LUK DMF in my own car bmw 3 years and pretty sure it's slightly noisy allready
@RR Extra what's a scam?? Car manufacturer building cheap shit enginges with hollow crankshafts and camshafts and no real life expectancy and saying a single mass flywheel will break our crap engines 🤣
I do think DMF have a reason to exist. But it really is useless especially for a old Caddy TDI work van. Ones the DMF go bad you have a excuse to change clutch and the flywheel and call it good. But really I have not found a good solid excuse for why they are needed. But I think it have to do with the gearbox and low RPM lugging the gearbox. I bet it makes the fuel ratings and emissions better when lugging the engines.... So DMF are a MUST by VW.
And also DMF might be good for fast and harsh shifts + clutch mismanagement. When the DMF go bad lugging the engine really feels far worse then the SMF. With the Solid Flywheel you feel the lugging where as the DMF run smooder even now you know and hear is struggling. The gearbox and the engine do not like being in that state of everything slamming about and the DMF help smood it out. So I ques that is why they are needed? Bad drivers and greedy companies?
But really the 1.9 TDI engines we put SMF on have ran and driven like new. No reason or way to really tell if it is DMF or SMF for sure. But a bad DMF is :c
3 DMF to SMF vehicle now. One Caddy and one Golf TDI. Caddy Maxi TDI being the 3th that is going to get SMF when needed. + Checking the starter and change clutch.
They run as good as before but just not hiding your engine lugging anymore. But really with winter dub tiers the Gold TDI got so much grunt that you can drive around in 1k RPM with no shakes. Find myself engine braking and then forgetting what gear I'm in as it just runs so nice even with a SMF! Compare it with the Maxi TDI fully loaded and the DMF being on the way out... It feels like your clutch action do not line up with the movement of the clutch when going up hill start and stop. But no real clear signs that the DMF is bad outside of the log bock and the tiny TINY ticking yet that sometimes shows itself after a hard/warm drive. When the DMF is real bad YOU ARE GOING TO NOTICE IT TICK, I KNOW BY EXEPEIRENCE! Before it ticks like crazy mhe. Still ok? Just know SMF is the right thing to do for the 1.9 VW engines.
Btw. The 90HP Caddy TDI Mk2 was not a DMF vehicle? Same engine more or less... Different injection that gives it 105 ish HP. Internal water pump? Something like that.
But for petrol cars it might be more useful to have a DMF. Not sure. Know only that a heavy 1.6 petrol car with DMF was really smood to shift and release the clutch on without having even a chance to getting used to the car or anything. Was very surprised! No RPM tach and a bunch of drunks around me but the crappie French thing was wonderful to shift and drive for what it was. Might as well have been a automatic but no it was just a heavy duck with no tach and drunks. Did not struggle to do anything in a NA 1.6 from 2005-2010? What?
_"fixed a problem that didn't exist"_ Incorrect, the problem has existed since the development of high output four cylinder diesel engines. These have significantly higher torsional vibration at low RPM high load situations (i.e. where most of the knuckle dragging public who are too stupid to understand the implications use them). The torque peak under these conditions can be sufficient to damage the drive train and causes NVH.
Just because you don't understand the issue, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Manufactures strive to knock every penny of the manufacturing costs of cars, they simply wouldn't it a significantly more expensive part into a car unless it offered benefits. Manufacturers also don't get any significant benefit from these parts being replaced (though dealers and independants probably do), so that argument makes no sense at all.
Cheers for the video James,it is definitely worth holding onto the van for as long as you need it,you can always sell it when you are settled in the new unit,it will pay for itself in the meantime.
The 1.9 Tdi PD is the best Diesel engine that VW ever made. I’ve still got 2 of them and will keep them for years more. Some in Germany are still going strong with 800k kilometres on them. 👍🏻
Hi James congratulations on reaching 18,700 subscribers and well done for all your hard work
Glad the flywheel worked out James. I've considered these in the past so good it know it works. And them wheel have brought the van up a treat, I'd love a van like that for a sleeper conversion!
Really looking forward to watching your next video on Wednesday evening of your new unit
Good news on the clutch, well worth a risk and possibly you can do a few more vans as the van market is going nuts
Put a solid flywheel conversion on my vw caddy and never had an issue. Best way forward unlike these's dmf!
Same family of gearbox as the old Mk2 Caddy (02j) which came with solid flywheel from the factory. I had one of those for 100k with no issues. The SMF conversion in my '08 Caddy has been in about 15 - 20k, again no issues. My van tends to be quite heavily laden due to using it for work and is also remapped to 140bhp. I didn't care if it wasn't as smooth due to it being an old work van but as it turned out there was no noticeable difference.
Seeing as it's fixed and in top notch condition try and flog for top money (no offers) and use it until it sells, whilst keeping an eye out for cheaper runabout vans for yourself that you can do up as & when. Win/win 👍
Yes but I think he already has a buyer she said it was out of her budget with the work done but James told her it was only work she'd have to pay alot more for later......do agree though on sticking out for top price & if doesnt sell use & sell later 👍👍
I would keep the van and put your company logo on it looks amazing and at least you’ve got a workhorse for your business
It'll be fine. Dmf just takes the vibration out of a diesel on tic over
Duel mass flywheel, never understood why, normal flywheel lasts decades 👍
Duel mass sorts out the jerky movements for drivers who don't use the clutch correctly.
@@peterw4338 if they can't use the clutch correctly then they shouldn't really be driving
Good luck with your new unit. I can see the advantage for more room and more stock but you have a tight mixture of services, advice and help in your original unit. Shame you had to move. I hope you can keep your contacts to help you through the trickier problems that are bound to happen. I'll keep watching anyway.
Had a 2.0SDI Caddy (non turbo) from new, and they were fitted with a single mass jobbie as standard. Had a new one fitted at150k when the clutch was replaced (not much more than re-facing it), and it was never a problem.
Good result with the new clutch/flywheel, I always thought that DMF's seem a very complex bit of kit that could cause plenty of issues! Those wheels look so much better painted really finishes off the van 👍
Thanks 👍
Should keep the Caddy for yourself. Put some livery on and that way you can see if the clutch conversion lives upto to it or not in the long run and bit of advertising for you too
I love sensible modifications. The modern cars high level of refinement perceived quality are partly due to thousands of improvements in componants combined they make the car feel more refined. When the vehicle gets to an age when its no longer dealer serviced and parts wear out downgrading a few parts is the realistic way to keep a car on the road. Can anyone tell the difference in refinement when driving?? probably not as the as the car will drive a lot better as a broken part has just been replaced. DMF concentric slave cylinder free wheel alternator pulley electric water pump are just just some of the parts I would rather not have.
Spot on 👍🏻
Lot of fuss over nothing. Glad you saved the cash and fitted it. It’s a Commercial vehicle, don’t think a bit of vibration matters! I’ve got one on my car and it’s pretty much the same. I used a darkside developments kit.
Nice job definitely keep it very very handy little van 👌
On a re run of your back catalogue content Jesus u have come a long way
lol, cheers mate
Best conversion ever that was
That clutch will outlive the van
Nice job if it was me I’d definitely keep it
See you on the next episode 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks 👍
The sprinters are having this problem. Thankful that my caddy is a miracle mk 5.
We all told you to buy any VW and you said Nah not really into VW now you got one your coming round to VW owners way of thinking , hope to see some more arriving on your channel soon cheers
Ive always thought VW are overpriced/overrated for what you get. I used to work for both Fiat and Mercedes,which is kind of the top and bottom of the motor trade.
I came to the conclusion that Japanese cars are the best value for money,since the improved their bodywork/rust issues.
Try this to see main problem with conversion. Caddy idling, neutral, clutch released. Then press clutch pedal and shift in revers like you are in hurry.
Done few conversion on Octavia, Golf , A3,Leon. In all same problem.
I did the smf conversion on my c30 1.6d and no issues just after a good few thousand miles you get a bit of spring chatter just like old cars used to.
No loss of power and in my view much better pick up
Be sure to put some new wipers on it haha
I converted my caddy to a bkd lump at the same time stuck a solid flywheel in. I can't fault it, clutch is perfect and it drives spot on 👍
I did it in an Golf4 1.9tdi and it worked flawless too
cool
Got to say ive never heard of clutch kits by national as i would expect oe or valeo or borg n beck etc but glad its working as it should. Sometimes you luck out with cheap name stuff.....
For £75 I would've certainly been doing the same thing when the DMF would have been £300 itself + the clutch kit on top of that!
Won’t be a good quality one though to get a complete clutch kit AND a new flywheel for £75. It’s a big job to have to do again even if it lasts a year or two.
@@colliehouse3133 Yeah you have a point, but at the end of the day it's a workhorse and people are unlikely to pay the extra £3-400 for the proper kit on top of the inflated North Devon prices 🤷
New set of wipers needed, lol. Quality. Pete is a legend, looks after you I’m sure you do look after him 💰. Cannot wait to see this new unit👌
Great video James solid clutch well better good luck with your projects best of luck with new unit 👍
Miss my caddy good luck in the new unit .
Nice to see a geniune dealer.
Thanks!
Fantastic result. Take the small wins when they come along fella.
James your Caddy looks really nice mate, I’d just keep it if I was you, will always come in handy. Looking forward to seeing your new unit 👍
Thanks 👍
Can’t believe that noise was made by the flywheel when the clutch wasn’t even engaged 🤯🤯
Well done on the van after all that work you did if ur getting a decent profit sell it if not keep it it has turned out to be a cracking van 👍
Dual mass is there to protect the gearbox from over torquing on turbo charged vehicles. It's ok to use a solid flywheel as long as you don't drive like a looney! Personally I like the smoothness of the dual mass!
Bollocks its about idle smoothness
Bit of forever black on the bumpers at it’ll be mint
oh got a link for that stuff?
the only way that new clutch could cause a problem, if it is balanced incorrectly for the motor. if it is off balance, then, over time, it will beat your rear main bearing out. so if you start seeing oil leaking out of your rear main seal, you can count on it being too late by then. good luck with your new clutch.
cheers, seems ok many miles later
As Alan Campbell said, DMFs are also on a level with another waste of space idea the CDV, these just wear clutches faster.
Dualmass is a money maker and nothing else,, I done same to my caddy and its a pleasure to drive.....
Love the van, James. Keep it until you need it no more. You won't lose money on it.
I followed the black i20 home the other day, I assume it was the one you sold as I followed them out the unit. I don't think the person who was driving got it out of 1st gear until the traffic lights, heading towards Braunton. I did laugh!
lol! Yes lovely lady but not most confident driver
I can safely and proudly say I didn't warn you against it 😀
Great video thanks the paint on wheels set it off noweven thou the clutch was a problem
It will drive fine you might get clutch judder but will be fine
Good video mate, glad clutch is OK.
That's a job well done Keep it for a year as a shop truck /parts runner will pay for its self
True
Just realized this is a Caddy Maxi and not a normal Caddy.... Hence how surprised I was at the North Devon prices compared to local to me 🤦
Makes sense now!
Torque setting f tight
Dual mass flywheels......crap. A solution looking for a problem.
GOOD JOB ON THE CAR
Fair play mate, it did take a couple of thousand miles for the gremlins to appear on mine to be fair, XC90's still getting a full volvo kit with dmf though 😂😂 tidy van now all that's done 👍
If there is a problem with torque vibration they could have easily fixed it by making the flywheel minimaly more heavy....but why to choose an easy way when there is a complicated too.
By the time you've been using it for a week you won't want to get rid and it will become your main runabout. Vans are so useful. You will keep it. I won't ever go back to a car now after 3 yrs of running a van.
Very true!
Wish l know that before I changed my golf flywheel.
Good one James
Everyone loves a Vw video 👍 👍
Really enjoyed this video again as always
Full lock left full lock right drive forward at 5 to 10mph that abs light will reset
I read it causes extra wear on the transmission but I have no experience !! 🤣
Love your program why not give the van on your give away for someone starting up for them selves like me.
I would start window cleaning with it and local delivery. I am in lancs if u ever need help give me a shout. Lee
at least it's a nice easy job I always put the single mass in them all been ok so far
Stick the cheque in the post lol , and a credit to Pete for a speedy job
lol
Wish I knew you could get a standard flywheel before I put a expense dual mass on my 1.9 tdi .
Still going strong with none of the issues I was warned about
I downgrade to a normal flywheel years ago in a Ford Focus.. Didn't make a difference in driving and zero problems.
Keep it! Way better than all that other cheap crap you sell 😂👍
Not that good
@@ChopsGarage
😂👍
I wouldn't sell the vw caddy but use the as company a workhorse, and put your company name on the sides.
Towbar underneath it, and you can pick up cars yourself.
@5.46 that's fighting talk up north mate ha ha
Be interested on mileage on Caddy.
Duel mass are up there with EGR valves for pointless pains in the ass.
true
Now you've done your first van , try mini buses next , people buy them and convert them into camper vans , especially where you live in Devon !!
I had a beautiful 02 plate Tourneo from being 5 years old and kept it myself for a decade as having 5 young children, we'd outgrown a car and MPV's didn't have space for double buggies and shopping. I intended to convert it when my kids grew up and we put a 2nd hand 1.6l engine in although it was weaker than the original 2litre it was still a nippy van. I have a tourer caravan and the idea was to put the cooker/sink/fridge in it. I also had a night heater out of the van I took the engine from and I was going to buy a rock n roll bed. I has massive plans and then for personal reasons I parted with the Tourneo. I still have my stuff but I'm actually after a transit/van with the high top. Personally I like the vw crafter but they're out of my price league. A transit would be best with parts being so easy to come by and they're easy to work on.
I told ya it would be perfect, i use them national kits to and ive never had any complaints even after loads of miles. Where did you buy the kit for £75 though? I use the same kit but pay more than that for it.
Calder Clutches supply national clutch kits (may supply other brands not sure) and they post out next day usually anywhere in uk so that may be where he got it from, ive found them to be best price for clutch kits including the postage
the rusty wheel,was the spare,open to the elements under the van,check the spare should be better condition...
great call
Thy 2 mass flywheel is there to save the gearbox's life too. Multiple injections hit the crank hard, and those knocks are directly transferred to the gears..... you're potentially shortening its life that way.
Ive heard all that and its crap . The dmf uses a solid clutch plate . The smf uses a sprung clutch plate . What's the difference ? Just another example overcomplicating stuff that worked for years just fine until engineers started to try justify their egos
A “national clutch”,is that quentin hazels new name lol. Its not your style fitting stuff like that James,but if you pass on any saving to a potential customer,then its their lookout.
More vans please 👍
The wheels make the caddy look better
Keep the van you will need it 😜
Worked out well.
B&q still want masks? Sadly for them it’s a personal choice now. Not obligation. I would of entered without and kicked up a massive fuss if they didn’t let me in.
Quite right. At what point will they not require masks? When there are no deaths at all? You are more at risk driving to and from B&Q in the car than you are from catching something while shopping.
If you live in Englandshire...Wee Nippy still insists on them.
Meh, they'll go down the rabbit hole of being a private business who can deny service for any reason 🤷
@@JamesandRibble 166 deaths a day still... 🙄
@@adamspencer95 almost all people who have refused vaccination or have very serious co-morbidities and would have died anyway. Time to be fully back to normal. Modest risk is a part of life.
A mass flywheel is for people who can't set off properly and when a mass flywheel starts rattling and making noisers that's what f@#ks the gearbox
Solid flywheel will be fine
Where is the motor parts direct location
Do you use playing cards in the wheel rim when spraying ?
I wonder if he did the rear main seal while having the flywheel out?
Nice job!
Great video James, when get you unit up and running are you going to venture into higher value cars?
What will you do at the new unit If Pete is not close by? Is the unit far away? Hope you can work something out. Do you ever think of investing in a recovery truck?
I've put lots of solid flywheels in Volkswagens no problems but a disaster in ford's don't last pissing time
Nice work big man.
Thanks!
I'd like to see you keep that van even just for the big move, it would prove its a good decision. With the viewers on the channel it should add value. Twin side loading doors etc its a cracking van for mobile work of any kind. Led to believe heavier springs are used in the friction plate of these solid flywheel kits to reduce vibration.
Nicely saved!👌🏻
Thanks! 👍
I've always changed dual mass flywheels for solid flywheel never had a problem you might as well keep hold of it get your name on the side and keep tools or what ever in the back you won't get issues from it
I beg to disagree, I suggest not to keep tools in the back, as lots of tool theft from vans ...
I did a solid flywheel conversation on a mark 6 golf a few years ago, I had a lot of starter motor problems afterwards maybe a coincidence? I don’t know?
You will gain a small amount of torque with a solid flywheel than a DMF
I was expecting a fail there glad it worked out ok cheap fix really .
That clutch kit was cheap, your man Pete doesn't want to do another caddy clutch does he? My caddy needs one!
Nice job on the Caddy, the wipers sounded noisy are they ok ?
Just what I was going to say, could be a greasy screen but more likely the blades.
Where did you get that kit for £75, seems very cheap🤔 great job on the channel 💪
My grand son has one only done100k he has more trouble and all sorts of mechanical failures ,as an ex vow mechanic DO NOT BUY ONE.unless you want to share ownership with the garage,they will spend more time with it than you will driving it!
My 06 2.0 diesel(single mass) has done 240k, just changed the clutch and flywheel last week for the first time. Other than consumables (brakes, tyres, belts etc) it’s cost me nothing in nearly 1/4 million miles