crunching when changing from 2nd to 3rd close to redline?

[Mario]

ahh it wasn't long ago when so people here where giving it to my brother and I for saying the same thing.
Good stuff Mario

oldskool know how...... good to see there are a few of us still out there.

[PeterHBne]

It would be interesting to know how many cars with problems have been chipped.

[Flaps]

After 14 months of owning my Polo I think I've hit redline once. Stock and chipped. I don't see the need to when it makes such much power down low. Your just asking for trouble reving it so hard all the time. Its not a european exotic...

[dodgeGTI]

After 14 months of owning my Polo I think I've hit redline once. Stock and chipped. I don't see the need to when it makes such much power down low. Your just asking for trouble reving it so hard all the time. Its not a european exotic...

same here, if at all..

[shaneth]

After 14 months of owning my Polo I think I've hit redline once. Stock and chipped. I don't see the need to when it makes such much power down low. Your just asking for trouble reving it so hard all the time. Its not a european exotic...

I agree but at the same time disagree. From my point of view if a car has a redline say at 6500 then it should be able to reach that RPM time and time again without trouble. Thats what a redline is for. In my old Corolla i used to hit redline on a daily if not hourly basis, actually come to think of it nearly every time i drove it, and that car is still going just as strong today and has 250000km on the clock. Im not trying to compare between japanesse and euro cars just using an example.

If the car cant handle being reved that high then they should lower the limit.

Now having said that i dont hit redline in my car, only on a handful of occasions. And yet i still have the problem. I dont think i have even done a TLGP.

Mario, dodgeGTI for me its not a matter of whether you are wrong or right about double clutching its more the fact that i shouldnt have to in a nearly new car. i didnt buy a new car to have to do this when in the last 10years (i know some have been driving longer) i have never had to do it in 10year old plus cars.

[shaneth]

There is nothing wrong with the basic gearbox.It has a cable shift,and if you try and change gear too fast,you'll have problems-eventually stretching the cables.
It's operator error-I've run 14.4 for 400metres,so I can't be changing gear too slowly......and I've never had a problem.
Cheers
Len

Mate im sorry to jump on my high horse, but you have no idea how i drive and change gears so how about you keep your assumptions to yourself please. And if my gearbox is having problems because of the way i drive do you really think VW would have gone to so much trouble to get a new one put it. (btw it goes in friday week.)

Our Polo cops a little bit of a hard time - it shifts nicely.

The gearbox is based on the old 1.8 Turbo boxes used in Golf's for years - so I don't think its a problem related to the gearbox in general I think Shane is just unlucky.

Yes guy i think i am unlucky, you cant expect with the amount of cars that car companies put out, that every single one will be perfect.

[MACCAA]

Mate im sorry to jump on my high horse, but you have no idea how i drive and change gears so how about you keep your assumptions to yourself please. And if my gearbox is having problems because of the way i drive do you really think VW would have gone to so much trouble to get a new one put it. (btw it goes in friday week.)




Yes guy i think i am unlucky, you cant expect with the amount of cars that car companies put out, that every single one will be perfect.

I wasn't commenting on your driving,I said there was nothing wrong with the basic gearbox,and that means the bulk of the 'problems' others are suffering are operator error.I don't doubt that you have a faulty gearbox.The point is that my car and Guy's are fairly modified,and used accordingly,with no problems.If there was a basic fault it would show up in our cars.

[Ben_GTI]

Mario, dodgeGTI for me its not a matter of whether you are wrong or right about double clutching its more the fact that i shouldnt have to in a nearly new car. i didnt buy a new car to have to do this when in the last 10years (i know some have been driving longer) i have never had to do it in 10year old plus cars.

Mine use to crunch really bad before I had all the linkages repaired after it shat itself and went for a ride on a tow truck. It still does on the odd occasion. I totally agree with Shaneth; I drive my polo just like any other manual car, yet it is the only car which has these problems.

Cars that don't have a problem;
Mazda 121
BMW 318iS
BMW 325i Convertible
Falcon XR6
Mazda3 MPS
VW MkV Golf

Cars that do;
VW Polo GTI

I'm going to be talking to VW on the 20th when the car goes in for a service regarding this problem to talk about solutions. I refuse to believe that jumping into a Polo GTI makes me a bad driver. If it was a driver problem all the other cars listed above would do it too.

[shaneth]

Fair enough. Although i have heard from mk4 gti drivers that some of there gearboxes have similar problems.

[gpk_gti]

my mk4 gti has the crunch problem,and so did my brand new mk3 vr6 which VW changed the box.common knowledge that the vw 5 sp has a inherent problem.some are more unlucky than others,crunchyness is at varying levels.

[Veee1.8t]

okay guys....had ago again today ,,, still crunching changing from 2nd to 3rd at or just before redline.

is there anyone in syd i can meet up with who woiuld have a look at it for themselves to make sure its a gearbox fault?

regards
vee

[gpk_gti]

do you have warrenty?? where abouts are you??

[FL00DY]

okay guys....had ago again today ,,, still crunching changing from 2nd to 3rd at or just before redline.

is there anyone in syd i can meet up with who woiuld have a look at it for themselves to make sure its a gearbox fault?

regards
vee

Just take it to VW, that's what your warranty is for

[shaneth]

Just take it to vw and let them have a look. take them for a drive as well and show them.

[Veee1.8t]

yeh...and i live at meadowbank, near ryde..ive done 30 000 k's and it due for service soon so should be under warranty