What did you do to your Polo today?

[seangti]

http://www.forgemotorsport.com/media/FMINTPOLO.pdf

There's the manual - it's all you need, very easy to follow and you need very little experience to do it. Simple job, most important bit is jacking the radiator etc.

Fantastic, that's a huge help in providing that.

[Polo GTEye N9]

At last it was all go to change the gearbox oil! 65000klms and should have done it from the day I got it!

I got an early mark this arvo and went into Performance Wholesale at 6 Cronulla Court Slacks Creek Ph 3808 1986 to buy the Redline MTL 70W80 gearbox oil. $28.60 per quart cash sale.

I had all the tools I needed apart from that 17mm plug tool to remove the plugs. I made a Gearbox plug tool up from a bolt and two nuts and was all ready to go.

Dropped out the old oil. No issues except the plugs had never been out, so were tight as a fishes arse lol

An inspection of the old oil revealed the presence of syncro material and only fine particals, no crunks. Happy about that!
But it drained only 1.1 litres into the drain tray too. Not happy about that! 1 litre less than specified!

From the VW Service Manual for Checking the gearbox oil:
Very Important make sure you have replaced and screw in the lower plug torque to 35nm before filling with oil Lol

1.Fill the gearbox to the lower edge of the filler hole 2. Lightly screw in the upper plug and do not torque to 35nm yet! 3. Start engine, engage gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx two minutes. 4. Stop engine and remove the upper plug. 5. Top up the gearbox with oil to the lower edge of the filler hole and replace the upper plug and torque to 35nm. 6. Repace insulation undertray 7. Remove, lift the car from stands and lower the Polo on its wheels. 8. Test drive and experience shifting like never before, you can engage gears quickly, with the syncros working perfectly! 9: I think I recall someone saying the Redline will run in over a couple of hundred kilometers and just get better!

Cheers for the gears, Al
PS Thanks to Jimmy who first recommended Redline plus everyone who posted and offered sound advice.

[nightphotographer]

At last it was all go to change the gearbox oil! 65000klms and should have done it from the day I got it!

I got an early mark this arvo and went into Performance Wholesale at 6 Cronulla Court Slacks Creek Ph 3808 1986 to buy the Redline MTL 70W80 gearbox oil. $28.60 per quart cash sale.


I had all the tools I needed apart from that 17mm plug tool to remove the plugs. I made a Gearbox plug tool up from a bolt and two nuts and was all ready to go.

Dropped out the old oil. No issues except the plugs had never been out, so were tight as a fishes arse lol

An inspection of the old oil revealed the presence of syncro material and only fine particals, no crunks. Happy about that!
But it drained only 1.1 litres into the drain tray too. Not happy about that! 1 litre less than specified!

From the VW Service Manual for Checking the gearbox oil:
Very Important make sure you have replaced and screw in the lower plug torque to 35nm before filling with oil Lol

1.Fill the gearbox to the lower edge of the filler hole 2. Lightly screw in the upper plug and do not torque to 35nm yet! 3. Start engine, engage gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx two minutes. 4. Stop engine and remove the upper plug. 5. Top up the gearbox with oil to the lower edge of the filler hole and replace the upper plug and torque to 35nm. 6. Repace insulation undertray 7. Remove, lift the car from stands and lower the Polo on its wheels. 8. Test drive and experience shifting like never before, you can engage gears quickly, with the syncros working perfectly! 9: I think I recall someone saying the Redline will run in over a couple of hundred kilometers and just get better!

Cheers for the gears, Al
PS Thanks to Jimmy who first recommended Redline plus everyone who posted and offered sound advice.

I think this is going to be the next bit of maintenance I do - sounds awesome!

[Polo GTEye N9]

Mate do it you will never regret it, sooner the better.

I got up early and did a drive to Darum Tools at Northgate. Got their Pocket brake fluid hydroscopic tester $8.18 and the 11 piece Trim and Upholstery Tool Set for 19.09. I will be bach!

I can confirm the gearbox is now a sweet thing. Syncros are doing the dance of joy.. Not the dance of fear...

It has been a stinker of a summers day this morning for this drive the Scangauge shows the Intake Temp was 51 Cel. Power was down.
Surely need that THS FMIC now............. Guys who have done this feedback please and history since instal????
I need a KISS thread on this THS FMIC instal. I can't make head nor tail of some the parts required and where to source them? Ignorant yes, stupid no!
Cheers Al

[Bflat]

Test fitted some 9's for the rear

[noone]

9's... Wow. My 215s on 8's rub n dips and speed bumps without passengers. more room in the back than the front. Whats the offset, 15?

[Bflat]

9's... Wow. My 215s on 8's rub n dips and speed bumps without passengers. more room in the back than the front. Whats the offset, 15?

Et34. Will run a 205/40 over them. Plenty of inner clearance surprisingly!

[vwthunder]

Test fitted some 9's for the rear

Congrats on joining the 9's club

[TDIfan]

something new...

[Polo GTEye N9]

Please explain..............