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Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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13th Dec 06 at 22:55

eck is the gearbox or engine meant to be little whiny if coasting at high revs? i really cant remember my old one.

the cars only dun 34k

purpvtr

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13th Dec 06 at 22:59

i dont think there ment to be whiny, my engines wernt anyway, if not a bit tappety as my high milage one was. The others wernt to bad, although both the one at 27k and 40k on clock needed new engine mounts which i thought was a bit strange. :S

big eck

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13th Dec 06 at 23:01

tbh my engine is very quiet, no strange noises what so ever, just shows what a full service history can do for it lol.

Steve

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13th Dec 06 at 23:02

thing is you Might not think its whiny but me and cuprasteve are used to the uber refined vag lumps so may pick up on it whereas others wont.

if you go along in 1st or 2nd at about 3/4k and release the throttle it makes a noise a bit similar to having it in reverse but not so loud

the gearbox on my old one went, and that made a very distinctive grinding whiny noise, its nothing like that

[Edited on 13-12-2006 by Steve]

purpvtr

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13th Dec 06 at 23:04

Never noticed it in mine, but then again ive never had 'the uber refined vag lump' so al take your word for it

big eck

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13th Dec 06 at 23:06

cant say that i've noticed and I usually listen for all the wee noises lol

Steve

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13th Dec 06 at 23:08

stereo needs to be off, total silence

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 08:24

mine is sounding more and more like my mates mini with straight cut gear box!!! LOL!! Oh well.

pvo dave

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14th Dec 06 at 11:43

The 106 GTi I had was great fun, they are like little go karts, agree with the weight of the doors etc... Nippy with great handling though!

Only realy downside is the tiny spacing of the peddles, you get used to it quite quickly, but at first you might be pressing 2 at once!

[Edited on 14-12-2006 by pvo dave]

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 11:51

quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
mine is sounding more and more like my mates mini with straight cut gear box!!! LOL!! Oh well.

yes i think they just sound like that, its just we are used to more refinement

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:23

well i'll carry on caning it then!!

LOL, need an oil cooler, even with the cold air racing that glanza the other night for all of 5 minutes made the oil temp soar!!!!

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:24

oil temp is the one on the right isnt it

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:31

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
oil temp is the one on the right isnt it

lol, nah it's the one in the middle above the rev counter and speedo!!

Yes it is. Mine normally sits on a 1/3 when driving normally once warm, but the other night it rose quite a lot, and snce having to do the head gasket twice on my old 106 as i didn't keep an eye on the water temp i always keep my eyes on the gauges now!!! How difficult is it to put a oil cooler in?? I want an oil pressure gauge to. i just don't know where!!

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:36

i always thought that was oil pressure

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:51

right the one on the left is obviously water temp, but when you first switch the car on it shows the oil level,

the one on the right i thought was oil pressure? i may be incorrect though

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 14:58

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
right the one on the left is obviously water temp, but when you first switch the car on it shows the oil level,

the one on the right i thought was oil pressure? i may be incorrect though

well it has a thermometer on the gauge??? So the water temp shows the level when you first start it up??? Like the clio 16v does??(but has seperate gauge)

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:03

yes it shows the level, i couldnt work out if the oil one was a thermometre or a dipstick lol

Pop

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14th Dec 06 at 15:04

won't putting an oil cooler on it do more harm than good, you'll probably end up with the oil running too cool the majority of the time.

plenty of people I know thrash theirs on track days and don't need one

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:09

quote:
Originally posted by Pop
won't putting an oil cooler on it do more harm than good, you'll probably end up with the oil running too cool the majority of the time.

plenty of people I know thrash theirs on track days and don't need one

only a small one, i don't see how it would do any harm, i just didn't like seeing it so high, only a 10 minute blast aswell.

Pop

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14th Dec 06 at 15:11

what temperature did it go up to?

Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:17

someone please go and check there goddam handbook to find out what the guages mean

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:21

quote:
Originally posted by Pop
what temperature did it go up to?

over 2/3's, under the max though, is that just normal?

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:22

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
someone please go and check there goddam handbook to find out what the guages mean

i'm at work.

Pop

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14th Dec 06 at 15:23

just been looking at some other threads and people on track days etc weren't going over 105 on the guage on theirs, they didn't see the need to get one.

Cupra Steve

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14th Dec 06 at 15:29

quote:
Originally posted by Pop
just been looking at some other threads and people on track days etc weren't going over 105 on the guage on theirs, they didn't see the need to get one.

mine has lookwood white dials which just show markers,

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