Wine'n gearbox....

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:24 am

rite, long last got my hands on a box... fitted it, loverly, worked great, but then i went to the petrol station, and on the way back, after a quick blip down the dual, it was wine'n like a b***h, 2nd mostly...... is this Gearbox oil.... or is there something wrong?

help ASAP as i got work! haha

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:50 pm

well if you think it's the oil, check the level and the quality toot sweet..... hope its not a minger that's had sawdust tipped in it!

if it's ok, then a little whine isnt too bad, particularly if you're revving high in 2nd and into 3rd... mine's made a little noise around 25-35 ever since i had it and i think it's just a "feature"

mind you if it comes and goes thats possibly trouble.
(the way you put it, as having come on after a bit of high speed, it might be best to make sure it actually has oil in)

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:58 pm

Did you check the oil before you took it out? If not, check it now before you do anything else with it.. don't make the same mistake I did.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:33 am

yeah if you buy a box from a breakers annoyingly they almost always get emptied of oil.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:57 am

lol except the one i had before
(can't beleive i paid Â£120 for that sh*t)

...it emptied itself of about 2 pints of oil on the delivery journey as they packed it in a bloody cardboard crate without any padding and cracked the endplate. stinky 80w90 everywhere and an unusable box.

lesson for future: always collect in person if possible. gives you chance to inspect the goods before payment, too.

mk2matt · Post by **mk2matt** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:26 pm

i believe he has sorted now after the convo we had yesterday

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:57 pm

yes, MK2Matt.... ur a dam legend!! thanx again buddy..... there was hardly any oil in there....... as in i had to put 2ltr's in there!!

she is goin VERY well in there now!! chuffed to bits that i got my car back!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:36 pm

yikes, what is it with dry gearboxes turning up?
(ok, i know 2 in 2 weeks doesnt make a statistically significant pattern, but such things happen in 3s

)

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:31 am

if you had to put 2 litres of oil in a 4-speed thats very bad because thats pretty much all they take.

sounds like it was drained prior to pruchase like is said.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:32 am

only when i was changing the oil out previously mate, dont freak

but, the 2 litres going into a 5 speed can't be all that good anyways, surely..!

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:49 am

must have been drained..... but no worries,,,, i acted quickly, and its all fine now!!

polo of love is back!

ZOMBIE · Post by **ZOMBIE** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:45 am

good 2 hear it sonny