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Wine'n gearbox....
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:24 am
by polokris
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
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:50 pm
by Tahrey1043
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)
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:58 pm
by GroovyCarrot
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.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:33 am
by Gareth_GT_Hatch
yeah if you buy a box from a breakers annoyingly they almost always get emptied of oil.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:57 am
by Tahrey1043
lol except the one i had before
(can't beleive i paid £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.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:26 pm
by mk2matt
i believe he has sorted now after the convo we had yesterday
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:57 pm
by polokris
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!
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:36 pm
by Tahrey1043
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
)
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:31 am
by Gareth_GT_Hatch
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:32 am
by Tahrey1043
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..!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:49 am
by polokris
must have been drained..... but no worries,,,, i acted quickly, and its all fine now!!
polo of love is back!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:45 am
by ZOMBIE
good 2 hear it sonny
