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Title: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: J6JCC-GTI on February 04, 2014, 09:46:32 pm
Just wondered if GTI's have dual mass flywheels as I thought it was just diesels that had them??

Thanks
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: Degudodger on February 04, 2014, 10:11:05 pm
Yes they do.
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: Mandy on February 04, 2014, 10:26:13 pm
Are you confusing DPF with DMF?
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: AndrewJB on February 05, 2014, 02:16:50 am
Diesels have DPF's, All modern cars have DMF as far as i know.
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 05, 2014, 07:04:35 am
Diesels have DPF's, All modern cars have DMF as far as i know.

Only turbo cars (both petrol and Diesel) have DMF's. It's to reduce the risk of all that torque ripping the gear box to pieces  :- particularly when you set off. happy2:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 05, 2014, 09:41:50 am
Diesels have DPF's, All modern cars have DMF as far as i know.

Only turbo cars (both petrol and Diesel) have DMF's. I
t's to reduce the risk of all that torque ripping the gear box to pieces  :- particularly when you set off. happy2:

No they don't and no it's not  :signLOL: :happy2:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: john87 on February 05, 2014, 09:59:29 am
I believe the reason they put them in most modern cars is to increase refinement (i.e. reduce vibration through the drive train) which may or may not be related to the way modern engines run (may explain the need for balancer shafts)
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: Fletch..gti on February 05, 2014, 03:03:14 pm
Mines Got dmf for certain ! (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F02%2F05%2Fe7a3anu3.jpg&hash=84f5e20469ab11cd76699b71f475e285dacff909)
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 05, 2014, 08:20:04 pm
Diesels have DPF's, All modern cars have DMF as far as i know.

Only turbo cars (both petrol and Diesel) have DMF's. I
t's to reduce the risk of all that torque ripping the gear box to pieces  :- particularly when you set off. happy2:

No they don't and no it's not  :signLOL: :happy2:

Enlighten me. . . :party:

First paragraph: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/dual-mass-flywheels/

Not known an N/A petrol engine to have one. My dad's new Toyota Auris 1.6 doesn't, nor my GF's Pug 107. Low torque engines don't generally have them AFAIK.

Don't think my 2009 Civic Type R had one either
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: Viking on February 05, 2014, 09:07:24 pm
I'm not sure, but I seem to recall the R32 doesn't have a turbo.....
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 05, 2014, 09:53:03 pm
I'm not sure, but I seem to recall the R32 doesn't have a turbo.....

It's got a lot of torque so that's why. Small N/A engines (up to 2.0) don't seem to have them. Big N/A and turbo engines seem to have them.
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: Viking on February 05, 2014, 10:06:59 pm
So it's not a hard and fast rule that only turbocharged cars have DMFs then. The 2.0ltr FSI doesn't have a turbo either.
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 06, 2014, 07:03:24 am
So it's not a hard and fast rule that only turbocharged cars have DMFs then. The 2.0ltr FSI doesn't have a turbo either.

Fair enough. It's obviously engines that have a reasonable amount of torque that have DMF's.

My comment about what DMF's are for still stands
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 06, 2014, 08:47:41 am
So it's not a hard and fast rule that only turbocharged cars have DMFs then. The 2.0ltr FSI doesn't have a turbo either.

Fair enough. It's obviously engines that have a reasonable amount of torque that have DMF's.

My comment about what DMF's are for still stands

Dmfs are there to provide damping from the drivetrain for REFINEMENT for the driver/passenger nothing to do with shafting gearboxes. :)
With an smf you can sometimes heae more gearbox noise or feel a harsh lness through the gearbox and clutch.
Golf mk4 1.8 20v nom turbo has a DMF..about 125bhp and similar torque. 

Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: bigmig95 on February 06, 2014, 12:21:21 pm
So it's not a hard and fast rule that only turbocharged cars have DMFs then. The 2.0ltr FSI doesn't have a turbo either.

Fair enough. It's obviously engines that have a reasonable amount of torque that have DMF's.

My comment about what DMF's are for still stands

Dmfs are there to provide damping from the drivetrain for REFINEMENT for the driver/passenger nothing to do with shafting gearboxes. :)
With an smf you can sometimes heae more gearbox noise or feel a harsh lness through the gearbox and clutch.
Golf mk4 1.8 20v nom turbo has a DMF..about 125bhp and similar torque. 



Not entirely correct. :smiley:  they do serve the purpose of protecting the gearbox from some nasty torsional spikes and resonances that some engines (not all  :smiley:) produce  :happy2:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 06:37:01 pm
Let's agree on that then  :innocent:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 07, 2014, 10:15:57 pm
Let's agree on that then  :innocent:

You've changed
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 10:18:10 pm
Changed how?

 :scared:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 07, 2014, 10:24:03 pm
Changed how?

 :scared:

The pre-admin Jay would have fought that battle to the end  :grin:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 10:29:02 pm
I'm playing GTA.  :popcornsoda:

Some cars are fitted with them for that reason but to say "only turbocharged engines are fitted with DMFs" is just wrong  :driver:
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 07, 2014, 11:31:53 pm
I'm playing GTA.  :popcornsoda:

Some cars are fitted with them for that reason but to say "only turbocharged engines are fitted with DMFs" is just wrong  :driver:

Yer fair play I suppose
Title: Re: Do GTI's have DMF's
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 11:51:26 pm
And now we have reached a mutually agreeable point  :party: