Help !!!!!! Lost 5th Cog and 3rd on the wayout!

[Andy_VRS]

Well i lost 5th cog this morning on the motorway 3rd also seems to on the way out too!(03 plate octy VRS) now before anyone says anything the car is ex police and has done 97k (96k when i bought her)

question really is.... what gear box does the mk1 gearbox have in it? same as golf gti?

code???? ENJ:confused: EVS:confused:

as its looking like i'll have to put another one in:(

[Andy_VRS]

No one???

[Guest westallc]

o2j gearbox mate golfs will have the same aswell

have you checked the linkage as those have been known to go wrong :confused:

hope you get it sorted

[jaymd]

I think they are 02j EHA.

[Andy_VRS]

o2j gearbox mate golfs will have the same aswell

have you checked the linkage as those have been known to go wrong :confused:

hope you get it sorted

can get all gears except 5th and 3rd is getting dodgy so the mk4 golf gti is exactly the same box?

[Guest westallc]

yes mate im sure it is golf mk4 platform is the same......check the linkage first buddy........

[Andy_VRS]

so long as it's cable it should be ok? is there any difference in ratio's?

[SnailUK]

Ouch!!!

Hope its not a new gearbox you need, its just cost me around £1300 to get a refurb vRS gearbox fitted. :(

[Guest westallc]

£1300 you are having a laught arnt you thats very very expensive for that.....

i knew someone selling an o2j fully rebuilt with uprated sncro's bell housing sand blasted so as good as new with a lsd diff with apr bolts and a lightweight flywheel and spec clutch for 1200 fitted so i would say you payed well and truly over the top buddy

[SnailUK]

£1300 you are having a laught arnt you thats very very expensive for that.....

Possibly. Id seen people on here say they had replacements a lot cheaper :-(

[Salut]

Have the linkage at the base of the gear stick checked over. My Fabia gear box 'Failed' losing 3rd and 5th. The AA sorted it out with a replaced grub screw...

[mannyo]

As mentioned, check the linkages because I suspect the gearbox is fine. As per the previous post, it could be a 10P fix rather than 1K+.

[Andy_VRS]

thanks will check that out! what else can i look for?? anything with the linkages on the box it's self?

[jonnycatbiscuit]

yeah, check the engine mountings (particularly the nearside one under the airbox) - mine broke, allowing the gearbox and engine to drop on that side with the result that I systematically lost 2nd then 4th gear...

especially if it's ex police:rofl:

[Andy_VRS]

It's ok folks it's all sorted now found the problem now have all gears again!!!! found the breather pipe on(or off) the airbox wedged between the bit of the metal and the edge of the block/gearbox pushed it back on so all is well

and all mounts are ok as i checked them when i bought it

[Guest westallc]

well thats alot cheaper than a gearbox lol

well done mate always worth alook before fearing the worst

all the best

clive

[Andy_VRS]

yup it is thanks clive for your help much appreciated

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[jahfish]

hi

can you explain exactly what you found here - I may have a similar problem!

Edited 6 September, 2009 by DGW
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