I know it's a year old but did you find it?

Hi there. Any recomendations for a mechanics in East London please? I have an Alphard Hybrid 2006 which has big issues! The engine switches off after 5 min on the road and it can take up to 20min to start it again. Therefore I cannot drive it very far at all to get it fixed. A mobile mechanic would be ideal! Many thnaks!

A bit more info. Van had a spell of idleness due to battery (engine) issues, basically knackered, new one sourced from NAPA, good company to deal with, when I baulked at price compared to ’online’ they knocked £20 off! Anyway engine noise, at first sounded like squeaky rattle more like loose sheet metal, then it changed to heavier knocking. When neighbours son came and checked he explained purpose of DMF and his proof of diagnosis was to change from neutral to drive with out letting the van move. The noise altered immediately & he was 100% convinced DMF was the issue & should ‘self cure’ with more use. Van had good run yesterday and I’m convinced noise had reduced considerably plus it’s getting 2 hour run tomorrow so 🤞 My reading this morning indicates Toyota have used DMF’s in various models but I haven’t found reference to Alphards - yet! Purpose of the part is to smooth out gear changes especially in automatics. I recall being told by an Audi owner 23 years ago that his small lightweight car (can’t recall model) had constant trouble from DMF, & car was so light that when idling the single large windscreen wiper would gently rock car!

There are fuses that are supposed to light up to indicate that they are blown. (aliexpress for example) which look to be worth a try as it might make this sort of thing a lot easier to diagnose and fix.

I always understood that DMFs were used in manual gearboxes and the amayama site for my 2005 shows a torque converter but nothing to indicate that the flywheel is anything other than a single mass: Unless I am missing something of course. TTFN Paul

Ive got the garage where I bought it from to collect it today, just waiting now for the bad news