td4 solid flywheel ??? asap

hello all

looking at fitting solid flywheel to my 54 td4 and came across this on ebay LANDROVER FREELANDER 2.0 TD4 FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH, CSC SLAVE! | eBay

it states that the kit will fit all freelanders from 1998 to 2006 and states td4 and di engine so would i be right in thinking that a standard di/L series flywheel will be same as the solid one from this kit??? as i already have a spare flywheel from my old freelander

cheers

bandit600 said:

hello all

looking at fitting solid flywheel to my 54 td4 and came across this on ebay LANDROVER FREELANDER 2.0 TD4 FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH, CSC SLAVE! | eBay

it states that the kit will fit all freelanders from 1998 to 2006 and states td4 and di engine so would i be right in thinking that a standard di/L series flywheel will be same as the solid one from this kit??? as i already have a spare flywheel from my old freelander

cheers

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You might be better off doing a quick search. Plenty of discussion on the merits of Solid Vs DM flywheels.

Personally I'd fit a DMF since that is what the car was designed to have.

thanks for the reply a mate had it done about 18 months ago and says not had any issues with it so just looking to see if the L series flywheel is the same

just taken a solid flywheel off my 2002 td4 and replaced it with a proper dmf (£300 from carparts4less)

i replaced mine as the previous owner was cheap when they replaced the clutch and only did the flywheel and plate/cover. the slave cylinder wasnt done and started to squeal a little while back.
i didnt like the feel of the solid flywheel - it was very rattly and just didnt feel right - i also had to replace 2 engine mounts and wondered if that was due to the solid flywheel not dampening the engine vibrations like a dmf would...

that said, if you want the old setup (solid flywheel, clutch cover and plate. branded valeo, only 18 months ish old) send me a PM and make me an offer.

L series flywheel part number: ERR6745L
TD4 flywheel part number: STC4561

According to the Britcar website, the TD4 size is 11cm x 30cm x 30.5cm but the L series is 8cm x 39cm x 39cm so I guess they are different...

DMF's were introduced to Rover by bmw and fitted on the 75 and the Freelander etc, they work great on inline front engine rear drives but are crap on most other stuff, Dump it if you can.

Taxi drivers in Portsmouth weld up their DMF's before fitting and get in excess of 300k miles.

Teguvas said:

DMF's were introduced to Rover by bmw and fitted on the 75 and the Freelander etc, they work great on inline front engine rear drives but are crap on most other stuff, Dump it if you can.

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My personal experience shows otherwise - my TD4 with a solid flywheel felt a lot worse to drive than with the DMF. It felt very agricultural, like my old 1994 300tdi disco.
I also had to replace 2 engine mounts at 60k miles, can't prove anything but a solid flywheel won't dampen engine vibrations like a DMF.

pros and cons to both types - plenty of horror stories on google for both types, but going by my experience, I'm glad I replaced the solid with DMF...

In general a DMF flywheel makes a diesel engine more petrol engine like in feel. If you don't mind slightly less refinement from the TD4 engine then fit the solid flywheel. The solid flywheel is slightly lighter than the DMF so will improve engine pick up in the lower gears but not by much. Obviously it should last indefinitely though. Freelander engine mounts are made of soft chease so failure is common regardless of what flywheel to is fitted. The V6 chews up lower tie bar bushes in a few thousand miles.

cheers guys

to be honest i'm a tight git and hate spending money so would rather have a bit of a rough ride n cushion the ride with more money in ny back pockets lol

My dmf went when using it off road so replaced it with new fly when and heavy duty single plate and a lit better now. Picks up quick. Good off road and not much difference on road to be honest.
That's in my 2002 TD4 soft back freelander.

Wildcard69 said:

My dmf went when using it off road so replaced it with new fly when and heavy duty single plate and a lit better now. Picks up quick. Good off road and not much difference on road to be honest.
That's in my 2002 TD4 soft back freelander.

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to be honest i think all these things on modern cars is just a way of getting more money out of us poor car owners anyway

100% agree with that

i have fitted many SMF to friends and mates with taxis ranging from mondeo's to transits

since swapping them over some of the cars have done over 250k on the SMF and they never had a problem but its all down to preference i no cheap SMF are useless and made poorly as i fitted one from a place once and it was bad to drive vibration was terrible but on doing some research the SMF from that spot were all iffy once found a good supplier we never had any other problems a neighbour over road with a transit camper now also has a SMF

just try and afford the cheapest possible unless you know someone who has had one from the same spot is all i would say