Polo Problems & Fix Register

[Bluey9N]

PROBLEM: 1st to 2nd Gear Crunch
DESCRIPTION: occasionally crunchs on 1dt to 2nd gear changes, esp if you try and change gear quickly.
FIX: Booked into Lennock VW (ACT) one month from now (is it normal to have to wait a month?)

PROBLEM: Coolant loss.
DESCRIPTION: After long journey (Canberra - Sydney) on restarting next day coolant is below minimum and requires top up. Doesnt do this on a day to day basis but has happened twice on long drives now.
FIX: as above, will update when looked at.

1. Flushed the gearbox, cleared some fault code and its better but still crunches into 2nd if you rush it hard in higher RPM.

2. couldnt find any faults, cleared the fault logs from when it went low and did a pressure test and visual inspection and couldnt find anything. Asked me to monitor it.

Couldnt fit mud flaps due to skirt. Im like but its just a ****ty black plastic skirt! Drill into it or summin! nah cant do it.

Got new wipers fitted all round, $130 for all 4 fitted... lucky thats on Starcard.

[DeanB]

Couldnt fit mud flaps due to skirt. Im like but its just a ****ty black plastic skirt! Drill into it or summin! nah cant do it.

I read somewhere (pretty sure it was on here a while back) that someone installed mud flaps on a GTI, they warmed them up so they could "flex" them into position.

I found the post about them .... SEARCH is your friend Flipper Dog posts half way down with how to do it.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=22890

[Bluey9N]

I read somewhere (pretty sure it was on here a while back) that someone installed mud flaps on a GTI, they warmed them up so they could "flex" them into position.

I found the post about them .... SEARCH is your friend Flipper Dog posts half way down with how to do it.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=22890

damn lazy dealer!

[MissVuks]

Has anyone had issues with their airbag harness?

I had my airbag light turn on about 3 weeks ago, had it scannned and sent in for warranty work but they didnt have the part. I waited two weeks to get the part in and only had it fixed on thursday. Today again the airbag fault light is up on my dash.

Common problem or is my polo extra special? I can guarantee you know my car will attract all sorts of bad drivers while i have no airbags

[Ralfi]

Accelerator pedal cover (the metal-looking plastic sports part) decided to come off, just as i'd parked the GTI in the garage (lucky it wasn't while driving).

Solution: It simply slides back onto the pedal, with one side secured to it. & then you need to "wrap" the lips of its' 3 remaining sides around the pedal.

[bfeboi]

my pedal cover came off when i was down at wakefield park. scared the crap out of me until i drove to park it up and found that it freely slips on and off. When i got home i placed a slight bit of sealant on it and now its all good

[dmwdave]

loose turbo

Problem -loose turbo
car polo gti 08 30,000klms ,found one bolt broken and other two loose on turbo to manifold flange-is this a common problem?

[seangti]

Problem -loose turbo
car polo gti 08 30,000klms ,found one bolt broken and other two loose on turbo to manifold flange-is this a common problem?

yeah mate, it's not specific to you, do a search in the polo section as it has been discussed in the last few months. A few members were investigating remedies.

[marko]

Make: polo GTI
Year: 2008
Km's: 5500

Problem, after about 1500km noticed an oil leak underneath. Into the dealership it went..after 7 days they decided it was a turbo seal and (apparently) installed a new turbo.
Didn't check it for about 6 months (silly me assumed problem was fixed), found oil leak underneath in same spot. Dealership had it for 5 days...another new turbo put on (wtf!!).
When questioned they said it was a sealed unit and if the particular seal that is causing the problem goes, it's a whole new turbo required...but according to the service advisor they had never seen it in a polo gti before So, I've now had 2 new turbo's in a car less than 6000kms old...let's hope this is problem solved.

Hey gang,
back again with a new problem that I wouldn't mind everyones thoughts on.
A couple of months ago I thought I would check underneath to see if the problem was solved and it does appear to be. However, there was now a spray of oil around the CV joint area (where it goes into the gear box), on the sump and on the torsion bar. there was no oil any higher up. Once more into the dealer, where they reckon it's normal CV joint 'breathing' but put a CV joint kit in anyway. Last week I checked again and same problem so back to the dealer yesterday. They put it up on the hoist while I was there, and got me to come out into the workshop with them. The foreman said it was definitely the CV joint, and when they are packed with grease, some of the grease liquefies and spurts out when hot, until it gets to a level where it will stop doing that. The rest of the engine and turbo area was dry so i know that problem is fixed.
What do you guys reckon, should CV joints leak fluid until they are 'run-in'? Should grease liquefy?.. I thought grease was grease and didn't separate into oil. The dealership have been helpful but I still feel that this isn't right.
Marko

[Blitzen]

Hey gang,
What do you guys reckon, should CV joints leak fluid until they are 'run-in'? Should grease liquefy?.. I thought grease was grease and didn't separate into oil. The dealership have been helpful but I still feel that this isn't right.
Marko

I think the foreman is having a lend of you.
From my experiance, grease should not break down into oil, and I have never seen this happen, bar from when oil has migrated past a seal into the grease and broken it down that way. I have never had any dramas with weaping oil past the seals on my Polo's CV boots either.

[pixl]

I'm no grease expert, but if grease at any point breaks down into oil, then it's no longer grease and therefore no longer doing the job it was designed for.

I can't imagine VW would use some crappy grease that would break down into oil. If indeed, grease can do that.

[marko]

I know, the stuff is the same consistency as oil...maybe a little thicker than engine oil but not much. Maybe I should take it to an independent and get them to look at it, but then I think, I bought a new car so I could have a warranty..why should I have to pay to get it looked at.

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I'm having issues every now and again trying to shift into 1st gear at a standstill.

Sometimes the issue is remedied by shifting into second, then up from second into first... other times I just can't get into 1st no matter what so I need to start in 2nd.

Anyone had a similar issue?

[seangti]

I'm having issues every now and again trying to shift into 1st gear at a standstill.

Sometimes the issue is remedied by shifting into second, then up from second into first... other times I just can't get into 1st no matter what so I need to start in 2nd.

Anyone had a similar issue?

is it any easier with a few revs? or if you release and depress the clutch before engaging first?

An old car I had had stuffed syncho's and this made life easier.

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is it any easier with a few revs? or if you release and depress the clutch before engaging first?

An old car I had had stuffed syncho's and this made life easier.

Haven't really tried pulling revs in before/during engagement, but releasing the clutch fully and depressing again doesn't help it at all.

It's weird... only happens every now and again. And my box is find with the 1st to 2nd shift at high rpm, which many other boxes seem to have issues with.