2008 Polo 1.9TDi - Gearbox whine
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:19 pm
Hi Guys
Since buying my Polo 2nd hand a year ago, I've had an annoying whining noise when accelerating in 1st gear.
It was picked up when I had the the DEKRA check done prior to buying the car. The tech said it didn't sound like a major problem. It doesn't appear to have gotten worse in the last year, but it is annoying.
Earlier this week, I took it for it's 90k service and asked VW to check it out. They said it sounds like the gearbox support bearings, but they could only tell for sure if they dropped the box and opened it up. They said the labour would be R6200 before any actual repair work was done. I said "Thanks very much, you can leave the gearbox for the time being."
I've searched the forum for gearbox whine issues, and found the below:
http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=184760
I have the whine noted by Stompie, but not the grinding noise, and it's only in 1st.
I know nothing about gearboxes, does VW's possible diagnosis sound right? If so, is it something to worry about?
If I wanted to get it fixed, any ideas what it may cost?
If I wanted to get it looked at, could anyone suggest a good, trustworthy VW gearbox guy in the Cape Town / Bellville / Durbanville area? Near or in Stellenbosch would be better though.
Help appreciated.
Cheers
Rob
Since buying my Polo 2nd hand a year ago, I've had an annoying whining noise when accelerating in 1st gear.
It was picked up when I had the the DEKRA check done prior to buying the car. The tech said it didn't sound like a major problem. It doesn't appear to have gotten worse in the last year, but it is annoying.
Earlier this week, I took it for it's 90k service and asked VW to check it out. They said it sounds like the gearbox support bearings, but they could only tell for sure if they dropped the box and opened it up. They said the labour would be R6200 before any actual repair work was done. I said "Thanks very much, you can leave the gearbox for the time being."
I've searched the forum for gearbox whine issues, and found the below:
http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=184760
I have the whine noted by Stompie, but not the grinding noise, and it's only in 1st.
I know nothing about gearboxes, does VW's possible diagnosis sound right? If so, is it something to worry about?
If I wanted to get it fixed, any ideas what it may cost?
If I wanted to get it looked at, could anyone suggest a good, trustworthy VW gearbox guy in the Cape Town / Bellville / Durbanville area? Near or in Stellenbosch would be better though.
Help appreciated.
Cheers
Rob