Gear box checkup

[Dans GTI]

My GTI has got the same problem as yours Y2008.

I took mine to VW and they claimed there is nothing wrong (bull****).
Wasnt satisfied with what they said, so i took it to my mechanic and he said it could be my wheels bearings.

VW changed my wheels bearings yesterday under warranty but the bloody whine is shill there!!!

What should i do next??

[Chuck]

My GTI has got the same problem as yours Y2008.

I took mine to VW and they claimed there is nothing wrong (bull****).
Wasnt satisfied with what they said, so i took it to my mechanic and he said it could be my wheels bearings.

VW changed my wheels bearings yesterday under warranty but the bloody whine is shill there!!!

What should i do next??

John Hughes or Ossie Park??

If its John Hughes, complain to John Hughes directly...he takes his customer service seriously and will help you - the dealership VW crew there are not that helpfull sometimes but big John sorts em out when you get onto him

[Y2008]

the first time i told them about it they said they checked and there is nothing wrong (one dealer). The second time they said there is something wrong but they can't tell whats wrong exactly. So it seems like they are one big mess. I've had that whine since new. And same for the rattle/whine sound when the car is in neutral (goes away when i press the clutch). The thing is neither of them has gotten worse over time which is comforting me a bit as i dont feel like anything could happen suddenly. I really don't know what to do with them at the moment either. But my main aim now is to get them to either give me a replacement car or pay for a rental for me (at least id be sure they wouldn't slack and take their time working on it). I'm happpy they took the time to check the problem and they were very professional about it. They didn't have a replacement car that day so they actually took me home and came and picked me up when the car was ready. But still that doesn't help me in any way when it comes to the car being there for how ever long it would take them to take the gearbox apart and check it. I think you should take it back to them and mention that you know someone who has the same problem and that their dealer agrees that there is an issue there. Also VW Australia have accepted the matter as a warranty issue which to me says that they know about the issue because otherwise they wouldn't have done anything.

[Dans GTI]

OP VW, they're real slackers. Next time in down that area Ill drop in and see what the old man says himself.

Thanks for the tip Bumpknuck

John Hughes or Ossie Park??

If its John Hughes, complain to John Hughes directly...he takes his customer service seriously and will help you - the dealership VW crew there are not that helpfull sometimes but big John sorts em out when you get onto him

[mikepologti]

this redline gear sounds like the goods. mioght have to look into i think. my transmission is making wining noises but disappears the moment i put my foot on the clutch.it seems a lil strange, i havnt particularly abused the gear box at all, i think ive missed a gear only once after a week of owning it. though only seems to do it in 4th oddly enough.

[xtturbo]

These cars have noisy gearboxes... If everything else about the box is fine I wouldn't let it worry you too much. I've had mine stripped down for the noise issue, and it didn't make a big difference anyway.

[Y2008]

And what about the issue with the whine in neutral? What could that be? It goes away when i press the clutch.

[philthy]

And what about the issue with the whine in neutral? What could that be? It goes away when i press the clutch.

Thrust bearing, if you do a search there's a few threads on it.

[Gti Dave]

I've got crunching whenever I put it into reverse. Is there something wrong with the gear box or will the redline stuff eliminate this problem?

Cheers and thanx in advance.

[Jmac]

To be honest you should let the box slow down when you go to select reverse. So clutch in wait a sec and select. This gives the gears a chance to slow down and will minimise the crunch, Redline may help but mainly helps forward gear syncros mate and bearings with regards to whines.
Cheers
Jmac