LCR owners that have fitted a TDi Clutch few questions

[Leon2012]

According to sources on TDIclub.com, the OEM LUK TDI clutch is rated to approx. 270 ft/lbs, which is why a remapped PD150 will usually slip the clutch, as after a remap the torque is about 285 ft/lbs.

 

[JamesL]

I thought the OEM TDI clutch was rated to about 300, but not far off either way.

 

[Leon2012]

Hi James,

I've just done a Google search, and this link says 250 ft/lbs, www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/clutch-kit-FAQ-VW-Audi.htm

This one says 300 ft/lbs, http://www.tdiblog.com/tdi-do-it-yourself/tdi-clutches-dual-mass-single-mass-everything-in-between/


So I'd say it's somewhere in-between, otherwise if it was 300, then I'd have thought more remapped PD150s would hold their clutch, but you never know as they don't publish the actual ft/lbs rating.

 

[JamesL]

Yeah that's true. Why not speak to some of the tuners on here, or look through the readers rides - plenty of remapped TDI's. See what power they are running and whether they have had the clutch done.

A tuner should be able to tell you what lb/ft one of their generic maps would push on an otherwise standard TDI, so that should give you an indication, since even most generic maps end up with clutch slip.