R36 dsg whine

[Marcotto]

Hello Dubbers,

Before i start i have tried an extensive search on this website and others. As soon as you search for R36 DSG whine/problems you are bombarded with all types of info.

My dad just recently bought a R36. The DSG is making a very faint but noticeable whining sound under acceleration and deceleration.

Had a NRMA check today. The car scored a 9/10 but was noted about the whining sound as well. The situation we are in is the car is under 3 month new car warranty form date of purchase. Do any of you have some ideas what this might be and how to approach it as we want to make sure we take full use of this warranty before a major problem with the DSG if one will occur.

Thanks for your time and input.

Marcotto

[vdubmotorworx]

i would try and meet up with someone in your location with the same car just to confirm its not"normal" operation noise first.. there might be someone on here willing to help....

[CaseySP]

I would throw away the NRMA check and get a real specialist to look at it. The NRMA did an inspection of a previous car (Mazda MX5SP) I owned at the request of the buyer.

They might be good at Commodores and Camrys, but are way out of their depth with anything technical or out of the norm. The NRMA scored my car only 4 out of 10 for the engine and 5 out of 10 for the body - this was a Concours winning car that was widely regarded as one of the best examples about. When queried why they scored it so lowly, the quoted it had been fitted with an aftermarket turbo and exhaust

As far as the body work went, it scored lowly because of "high paint readings" on the bonnet (resprayed stone chips).

Would not change their report even when I showed the original invoice confirming it was an SP and magazine articles showing the factory turbo install; and receipts from the body shop showing the respray.

[maclean_cherry]

I'll probably be in Carringbah in July but in the meantime why don't you put up a video?

[buzuki]

could be bevel box related?

[Marcotto]

Thanks for the response so far, I'll try and get a video and upload it this weekend. Dad lives in ramsgate nsw if anyone is near by. happy to travel to you as well.

[RECRUT]

Is the R36 Silver with 75k?

[Marcotto]

Is the R36 Silver with 75k?

No, this was a R36 wagon in silver. 125K on the clock.

[shakespeare]

Hi mate I've just recently bought an R36 sedan with 31K on the clock and mine whines too. I'm taking it to a local VW specialist tomorrow to check that and a few other things before the warranty runs out. Will keep you advised.

[shakespeare]

Had the VW specialist listen to the whine this morning and he advised that it might not be anything serious however as mine still has warranty it would be worth getting A VW dealer to check it. He mentioned that if it was whining in all gears then it could be bearing related.

I'll get it into a dealer soon to get checked and will keep you posted.


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