noisy starter motor

[ericcs]

The squeal is usually associated more common in manual gearbox cars.The reason being clutch dust dries out any lubrication in the starter motor itself and starter bush in the bell housing, always a good indictor of how a driver uses the clutch....change the bush when lubing the starter...always helps..cheers steve

your probably on the money steve. the car has 200k on the clock and the previous owner spent 2k 2 yrs ago replacing clutch, flywheel and drive shafts, also the syncro's on a couple of gears bite a bit

[JustCruisn]

the syncro's on a couple of gears bite a bit

Change the gearbox oil.

[ericcs]

even if it looks ok?

[JustCruisn]

How would you tell it it looks OK ? There is no dipstick, just fill till it overflows.

I changed mine a while back, after that shifts were a lot smoother, especially at high revs into 2nd.
I used Redline MT 90. I even have about 700ml left over should you need some. And the 17mm hex tool to remove the drain bung.

[ericcs]

How would you tell it it looks OK ? There is no dipstick, just fill till it overflows.

I changed mine a while back, after that shifts were a lot smoother, especially at high revs into 2nd.
I used Redline MT 90. I even have about 700ml left over should you need some. And the 17mm hex tool to remove the drain bung.

thanks for the advice. is the oil you use different to normal gear oil?
another question, is the engine oil vw specific (2.0l) like my other son's TD T5?
eric

[undisclos3d]

mines squealed ever since I bought the car about 2 years ago, still works fine. Have forever been wanting to pull it out and grease it. Just never seem to find the time, apparently its very common with our mk4 starters. Bit embarrassing when starting with a heap of people around. Haha

[vdubmotorworx]

thanks for the advice. is the oil you use different to normal gear oil?
another question, is the engine oil vw specific (2.0l) like my other son's TD T5?
eric

generally vw have two oils . petrol engines and diesel engines.. but it depends on what type of TDI your sons T5 is.. if it has a DPF filter or not makes a difference to oil used...