[BigBanana]

I exchanged a few emails today, with a very helpful guy called Andrew, from the company I posted in my earlier email. I asked if the clutch would be heavier. He says, the pedal feel is the same as OEM fitting.
This is for the ‘stage 1’ or ‘stage 2’ as they are referred to. (20% and 30% uprated torque). The ‘paddle’ type would result in a change in driving style’. (I think that was stage 3).
However, I could only see up to E46 on the web site and asking further questions resulted in the response that a clutch ‘will be available’ for the E90.

He couldn’t give any more details unless a car reg number was provided for some reason.

I'm not at that stage yet but maybe you give it a whirl?

[E92Dan]

Claims to be £295 on that link. Not sure if that is everything that's needed for the job. Also not sure how that compares price wise to a LUK clutch.

[BigBanana]

Originally Posted by E92Dan

Claims to be £295 on that link. Not sure if that is everything that's needed for the job. Also not sure how that compares price wise to a LUK clutch.

Doh!
I hadn't scrolled down the screen enough on the web site, to see the separate E90 link.

Anyway, prices I've seen quoted for Luk clutch is around £150

That's for supply only, so approx double oem.

i guess fitting all depends on who you know?

Best of luck.

[E92Dan]

Just been speaking to two mechanics, one and they said look for a solid flywheel conversion kit to replace the DMF.

I've been quoted £450 Labour to replace the clutch.

[KM79]

Originally Posted by E92Dan

Just been speaking to two mechanics, one and they said look for a solid flywheel conversion kit to replace the DMF.

I've been quoted £450 Labour to replace the clutch.

Well they're pulling you're pants down as it's no more than a 2 hour job.
And a solid flywheel on a diesel 6 cyl?Would love to hear the noise that makes!

[E92Dan]

2 hours for a clutch change? I will have to get another quote.

[KM79]

I'm not being funny mate but I rarely do mechanical jobs mostly Diag and I dropped the gearbox out of an m3 last week in less than 30 mins.

[E92Dan]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

Well they're pulling you're pants down as it's no more than a 2 hour job.
And a solid flywheel on a diesel 6 cyl?Would love to hear the noise that makes!

I've spoken to two more places today and they both said that a clutch takes a day to do

[KM79]

I can assure you that they don't.Best try somewhere that knows the cars rather than quoting off the scale prices.

[E92Dan]

Well I've spoken to four places and they've all said it takes the best part of a day. I will keep looking

[KM79]

When I'm back on Monday I'll put up a screenshot of the BMW labour time straight off the quoting system.Ask any decent tech they'll tell you BMW gearbox are one if the easiest in the business to remove.

[KM79]

318D but there's no difference with the bigger engine.