Is it something I did, or is this a POS part that I need to worry about forever? 2009 manual S.

 

What? Did someone say you need a new flywheel? Explain please......

 

Sorry, I was a bit brief above.

A week or so ago, I started hearing a shrieking noise (hard to describe, quick, loud) when I shifted sometimes. I tried to change things up to see if I could consistently reproduce the noise but I couldn't. I took it in, and they think it's the flywheel and are looking to replace it today.

 

Strange, I would have replaced the belt or tensioner before replacing the flywheel... Never heard of your problem...

 

glazed dual mass flywheels that produce the shreaking noise are a common problem with both gen MINIs. they can't be trued, so they have to be replaced.

Go LuK Gruppe! Love your spotty products!

 

Do they replace with the same part? That sucks.

 

Huh. They ended up replacing the clutch.