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Re-con Gearbox major problem



  Golf Mk3 Gti 8v
Right here I go.
Driving home from the gym, the car starts to jump back and foward at around 2k revs going about 20mph, it gradually gets worse over the 5 miles I drove home. It was reconned about 3000 miles ago back in may.

It also makes a whining noise.

Anyone know how long the warrenty may be on this if I got one, I am thinking maybe a year, I also got a brand new clutch with the gearbox so i don't think it will be that but i don't know.
 
M

mini-valver

Good luck finding a 1.6 gearbox mate, Rocking horse s**t! A mate has gone through 4 on his and it's cost £500+ everytime for either a re-con box or a new one.
If it has a green cap on the end of the casing, it's the one people have a b**ch trying to source.....
 
  Golf Mk3 Gti 8v
Yeah I know tell me about it. I may just get it reconned again, and sell it, get a valver or a corsa, i really am tired of problems now.
 
M

mini-valver

Bite the bullet mate. The 'box's are gash. ame on the 1.4 Polo's too. No-where has 2nd hand ones either! It's another re-con or buy brand new to be honest.......
 

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
i picked up my old 1.2 box with 8k miles on it for £80, and afaik they fit the 1.6 16v, infact they fit the 172 too! lol

obviously the 1.6 box was designed for a reason but i cant see the 1.6 having too much power for the 1.2 box to handle (this is assuming it is a 1.6 you have? im just asuming from mini-valvers posts this is the case)

we had a hyundi come in for an mot and woman complained about a whining noise, after close inspection we found the drain plug on the gearbox was hanging in by a thread basically no gearbox oil in it and turns out the clutch had been replaced on the cheap a month or 2 before!
 


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