It appears that VW and Audi cars with 1.8T engines and manual transmissions have been suffering early and catastrophic failures. This appears to be due to failure of the DMF that is coupled to this system.
It appears that some DMF designs are dry and some are wet.
Would I be correct to say...
When were DMF (dual mass flywheels) first installed on automotive vehicles ?
Does anyone have any statistics concerning the failure rate among different manufacturers / vehicles ?
Interesting as the concept is, I am not convinced that the advantages, e.g. reduced driveline noise/vibration...
