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sorry mate i've brought the 1.4 one now everything seems fine and i cant notice any difference so if there is it cant be big. i've got a haynes manual and theres nothing about the ratios in there. Anyway..... just one more thing i gotta sort now, i just got back from euro car parts with a new ...

lol thanks for doing that bro, well im going to pick it up in a bit, anybody with a 1.6 please post your rpm at 70mph (5th) before i go up there and risk throwing away £150 please please please 129 views! someone must have a 1.6!?!

Matt

lol cheers! I cant for the life of me remember what rpm mine was at 70? anybody with a working 1.6 fancy checking it out for me please?

thanks for the replies

Matt

ok sounds good then, but does anyone know for sure? because i dont want to buy it then its no good! I've searched everywhere i can think of and i cant find any info on the gear ratios.

cheers for the replies so far.

Matt

yeah thats what i'm thinking. the thing i'm really worried about is whether or not the gear ratios gonna be completly different.

hi all

just a quick one really the gearbox blew on my 1.6glx recently and i've been struggling to find a replacment. A garage phoned me today and they have a box from a 1.4, i've been down to have a look and it looks identical so i was just wondering whether it would work ok or if they are ...

nah mate had a bloke from vw come round with his computer he said something was up with the throttle and said he'd check with his boss and let me no. got a call the next day to say he doesnt no. i've tried everything i can think of gonna give up i think

posted this also in power train but there doesnt seem to be much activity there so thought i'd try here

i have a 1996 polo 6n 1.6 glx which has recently lost all power. The car will run fine on start up for roughly 30 seconds to a minute and then loses all power, still revs all the way but very ...

hi all first post and i need some advice lol

i have a 1996 polo 6n 1.6 glx which has recently lost all power. The car will run fine on start up for roughly 30 seconds to a minute and then loses all power, still revs all the way but very very slowly and its really struggling, the strange thing is if ...