My Yeti has more than 3.5 thousand kilometres on the clock now and recently I began to notice gearbox whine in 1-st and especially 2-nd gears when braking with the engine. The whine is not too loud but it gets more distinct as the gearbox warms up. I couldn't hear it when the car was new. I guess the change is due to the oil (fresh oil makes engines/gearboxes quieter but then quickly looses this soundproofing ability). So my question is: can anyone else with a manual gearbox hear it?

Hi, Short answer is NO. Mine is a 170 and the box is quiet. Had a 1984 Passat from new and the box graunched changing from 1st to 2nd. VW eventually fixed it with 'special' oil. I was sceptical and nervous that the oil was so thin that it wouldn't protect the box. I had the car for 10 years without further trouble so suspect it just needed to bed in a rough or lazy sync./bearing.

If yours doesn't settle or gets louder get it sorted under warranty.

Good luck.

A 'no' from me also.

Hmm, there is a whine that annoys me slightly on my 170 diesel, which is that over 80 in 6th there is a definite disturbance. I can't be 100% sure where it's coming from - could be a/the diff rather than the the gearbox but it's a significant disincentive to pressing on. This is not a speed that I normally exceed, even on motorways, and so it's not an everyday nuisance but on odd occasions when we really need to get somewhere in a hurry it's quite noticeable.

Of course I should be able to tell you what rpm it starts at and whether it's also there eg in 5th but I haven't done a detailed analysis although my recollection is that it's there in 5th too. It may also be there in 3rd/4th but usually at the relevant rpm I'm accelerating hard rather than cruising and so any whine is masked I suspect

Edit: Should have said that mileage is around 14K.

Edited 21 May, 201214 yr by prodata

3500 miles on mine and still very quiet

41,000 miles and silent!!

50000 miles and quiet

34000 and quiet.

Not a sound from mine either.

can anyone else with a manual gearbox hear it?

Er - not from here..... (LOL)

Er - not from here..... (LOL)

If I'd said that I would have been sent to the corner!

Thanks everyone! Found a similar topic on the VW 02K gearbox, but no mass complaints on the Yeti/Golf 5/6 (Upd. came across this: http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15146). Looks like I was lucky Those with whining gearboxes say the problem doesn't progress further than the annoying sound though.

Er - not from here..... (LOL)

I knew that someone would politely ask for a record :sun:

Edited 23 May, 201214 yr by briskycat