C3 II HDI 1.6 DMF to SMF

jsp · Unread post by **jsp** » 01 May 2018, 18:23

Hi, I have a friends car who needs to be converted to SMF (kit4P).

But, I cant find anywhere a kit4p set?

VIN is: BW531420

Valeo says 835071

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 01 May 2018, 21:04

Not available for your car from what I can see in the catalogue. They don’t have kits for all models. The kit you refer to is for a slightly different engine. You have the DV6DTED engine on your vehicle.

jsp · Unread post by **jsp** » 02 May 2018, 16:25

DV6 dont have all the same crank bolt pattern ?

white exec · Unread post by **white exec** » 02 May 2018, 17:37

Try ADL-Blueprint. Not sure how well they cover French vehicles.
I have had one of their 4P kits on our RAV4 for several years.
Borg+Beck also offer SMF iirc.

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 02 May 2018, 18:25

jsp wrote: 02 May 2018, 16:25 DV6 dont have all the same crank bolt pattern ?

I think it's not just the bolt pattern, it's also to do with the different engine output / specs / etc., these SMF kits have to be right in order to do the job the DMF does - get it wrong and there's a high risk of damage - that's why they are only gradually adding these to the catalogue - Valeo probably won't have a kit for every model / engine combo - only the more popular makes where there is a higher demand.

white exec · Unread post by **white exec** » 02 May 2018, 18:42

There also seems to a 'commercial' dimension to the availability of SMF kits. When I was contemplating fitting a kit to our RAV4 (after not one but two OE DMFs had failed), Valeo were an obvious choice, promoting, as they did, a number of kits for various makes of vehicle. Oddly, their catalogue did not contain kits for Toyota diesels, and I had some contact with them about this gap in their SMF range. It was explained that "for commercial reasons", rather than technical, the company could not offer Toyota-applicable kits. My reading of this was that Valeo (or one of their associated companies) were possibly a supplier to Toyota, and this could be jeopardised by their offering a radical alternative to standard installed parts. Just surmise. Locating the ADL-Blueprint kit solved the problem.

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 02 May 2018, 18:45

Absolutely Chris - the commercial angle should not be overlooked.

jsp · Unread post by **jsp** » 18 May 2018, 06:45

Thanks all just found out this car has a SMF factory so no need to replace the flywheel.

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 18 May 2018, 09:30

Very odd, we have the same engine in our C3 II and that seems to have a DMF.

jsp · Unread post by **jsp** » 24 May 2018, 17:53

Not all markets have DMF in the C3 II

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