croach13
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Hey everybody, first poster here
About a month ago, I bought a 2013 Passat TDI SEL. Used of course, VW buyback car, one owner before me since the buyback, 99k miles.
A week after bringing the car home, I started noticing a rattling noise at idle. Looked it up and after watching videos of the noise a failing DMF makes, I'm confident this is the issue I'm having with mine. My question is, how long can I milk it along before I run into serious (and expensive) trouble? I drive about 50 total miles every day, and in two weeks or so will drive 40 miles twice a week for school. Right now, the car shifts and drives absolutely fine, and I only hear the noise at idle. Revving the car up in park causes the noise to go away, and then I hear it again when I let my foot off the accelerator. Again, no rattling noise coming from the DMF in drive or reverse. Also, when I shut the car off, I can hear it rattle as the engine stops. It's pretty loud, definitely audible inside the cabin with the radio at a low volume and heat on.
I'm not afraid to replace it myself, but something doesn't sit right with me tearing apart the first car I've ever financed (I'm only 22 years old, haven't even graduated college yet). How much have you guys paid to get your DMFs replaced on these NMS Passats?
About a month ago, I bought a 2013 Passat TDI SEL. Used of course, VW buyback car, one owner before me since the buyback, 99k miles.
A week after bringing the car home, I started noticing a rattling noise at idle. Looked it up and after watching videos of the noise a failing DMF makes, I'm confident this is the issue I'm having with mine. My question is, how long can I milk it along before I run into serious (and expensive) trouble? I drive about 50 total miles every day, and in two weeks or so will drive 40 miles twice a week for school. Right now, the car shifts and drives absolutely fine, and I only hear the noise at idle. Revving the car up in park causes the noise to go away, and then I hear it again when I let my foot off the accelerator. Again, no rattling noise coming from the DMF in drive or reverse. Also, when I shut the car off, I can hear it rattle as the engine stops. It's pretty loud, definitely audible inside the cabin with the radio at a low volume and heat on.
I'm not afraid to replace it myself, but something doesn't sit right with me tearing apart the first car I've ever financed (I'm only 22 years old, haven't even graduated college yet). How much have you guys paid to get your DMFs replaced on these NMS Passats?