MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: celica on April 24, 2013, 10:57:55 am

Title: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: celica on April 24, 2013, 10:57:55 am
So with normal manuals, if abused, higher power going through standard clutch, the clutch can die right?

What about on dsg clutches?
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: Saintsteve on April 24, 2013, 11:15:26 am
Haven't heard of any clutch packs failing, unless you add Nos or Water meth, maybe its possible :laugh:

Very robust  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on April 24, 2013, 11:43:12 am
The DSG clutch packs are "protected" from abuse by the electronics, although thousands of hard starts will eventually take its toll i guess  :sad1: - Hurdy will be the best person to ask as he managed to get his clutch packs to slip after NOS (450+bhp  :grin:)

There are loads of GTIs with over 100k miles and the clutch packs are fine (RedRobin for example)  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: celica on April 24, 2013, 11:55:51 am
Normal clutches are expensive enough to replace, any ball parks?

And for clutch packs on dsg, thoughts on ball parks £
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on April 24, 2013, 11:56:49 am
Quote from: celica on April 24, 2013, 11:55:51 am
Normal clutches are expensive enough to replace, any ball parks?

And for clutch packs on dsg, thoughts on ball parks £

OEM manual clutch about £400 fitted

DSG - not sure as no one has had one fitted  :grin:
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: howler on April 24, 2013, 01:31:32 pm
Funnily enough I was wondering the very same thing while weighing up DSG vs Manual

This seems to have answered that question!
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: Hurdy on April 24, 2013, 02:45:19 pm
OEM Clutchpacks for DSG are just over £1k IIRC, but you'd have to be seriously kicking some torque out to get them to slip. For comparison you'd be looking at upgraded manual clutches on a modded GTI/ED30, but OEM Clutchpacks are good to go on even stage 3 Golf R's which take much more punishment than any fwd car could equal. :happy2:
Title: Re: Dsg clutch longevity?
Post by: JMP on April 24, 2013, 07:47:15 pm
In the beginning of 2012 was issued a new and improved B-version for the DSG clutch pack. I have seen the prices start at about 600e. Part number is 02E398029B. If I remember correctly this can hold a bit more torque than the A-version. Some (diesel) people have changed this also when changing DMF as its not that expensive when you have the box out anyway.