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@H3XME That’s what I’m going to do is order a clutch and have it fitted and get them to advise on the flywheel and go from there my thoughts where also that it may just be down to a worn clutch not grabbing the flywheel properly

Yeah it won’t get any better anyway that’s for sure, my car was like that when I bought it so it’s possible it was driver error in the past or it’s just wear and tear the car is on 109k and 13yr old clutches and DMF are wear items at the end of the day, yes the handling is very good on the IS for the size and weight of the car it’s well setup and has good mechanical grip, I did the service myself, I paid about a tenner for the additive can’t remember how much the oil was but all in with new crush washers it was less than £50 not sure how much a garage would charge it all depends on their labour costs

H3XME thanks for your reply good information there which will definitely help me much appreciated Lex_utor Your issue sounds very similar to mine however mine is not effected by temp as it will judder the same warm or cold I’ve managed to learn to drive around it and can pull away smooth but your right they don’t like to pull away slow you have to get the revs up first and then clutch out quickly and get moving otherwise it’ll judder just feeding in the power slowly bit of a ball ache when driving in traffic or around car parks I think it’s made worse by the fact these cars don’t have a great deal of low down torque and like to be revved to get the most out of them I’ve had quite a few cars with this issue but they where diesel VAG cars which suffer badly with DMF issues through the 2000s into the 2010’s I’m hoping my issue here is just a worn clutch but it’s very possible it’s the DMF however it doesn’t chatter on idle like a bad DMF usually does so I’m hopeful but I’m ready to replace the DMF if needs be on your shift quality comment I changed my gearbox oil and put some molyslip gearbox additive in and the gearshifts are lovely now even when the box is cold so might be worth giving that a go it was certainly worth it for me turning the traction control fully off strangely does seem help the issue I’ve experimented with that also I find the traction control extremely intrusive on these cars even if the light doesn’t appear on the dash it seems to be always doing something the background my car goes around corners completely different and way better with it off vs with it on and pulling away is also smoother my guess is you have more control over the throttle with it on by that I mean the car isn’t holding back how much % of throttle it’s giving you vs your input on the peddle but that’s just a guess.

Yeah the kit is specific for an IS250 I will link the listing below, ideally I would replace it with a DMF however I cannot find one and I’m assuming main dealer will want a fortune but I could always call for a quote it is tempting to just try a clutch kit in the car but it has a slight judder pulling away if you don’t get the revs perfect every time which I’ve managed to get down to a T almost in the year I’ve owned it and I can pull away smooth but if I just try to pull away as you would in any other car it will judder which could definitely be the DMF but I’m also thinking it’s maybe just a worn cutch because the engagement point is almost at the top of the peddles travel here is the link for the kit. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372706999471?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=NbW-CGVRRNO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=KMnEp9liTZK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Yeah that’s what I’ve came to realise, I just thought I would try ask on here to confirm my suspicions before I committed to buying. I’m not sure if the dmf is at fault or not however the clutch is certainly worn and I thought while I was in there it would be best to just replace both the flywheel and the clutch The kit I’ve found is replacing the dmf with a solid mass flywheel which I’m in two minds about however I cannot find a replacement dmf anywhere has anybody here fitted a single mass and how do you find it? thanks for your reply.

Thanks for your reply. Yeah the manual cars seem to be quite rare in comparison to the auto’s which is probably why there isn’t many options around for replacing the clutch & flywheel, yes petrol.

Looking for recommendations on where to find a clutch and flywheel replacement kit as I’m struggling to find one other than an Exedy kit on eBay for £1100.