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polo not right HELP!!!

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  • 11-11-2007 2:07pm
    #1
    hamnegg
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭


    VW Polo had a gear box change last week. took it out and its at 4500 revs doing 90 mph? its as if i've no 5th gear. WTF?!


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    Healyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Healyc


    Its a POLO, unless its the GTI, i wouldnt expect it to be much better than that!


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    hamnegg
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭hamnegg


    Ha Ha HA. Point taken but 4500 revs in 5th at 90mph there has to be something serious wrong


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    PhoenixRising
    Closed Accounts Posts: 790 ✭✭✭PhoenixRising


    Thats perfectly normal rev range. Again, it's a Polo, what are you expecting. In fact I'm surprised it's not revving higher at 90mph..


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    hamnegg
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭hamnegg


    PhoenixRising wrote: »
    Thats perfectly normal rev range. Again, it's a Polo, what are you expecting. In fact I'm surprised it's not revving higher at 90mph..

    Gear box was changed out on it and it'd hit 100 before it came to 4000. 4500 at 90??? it's a 01 1.4

    Its as if i've no fifth gear.


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    1oo in a polo :eek:..
    why not jump of the roof... at least you wont bring anyone with you at the end


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    OP - you need to check the gearbox code on the previous box and also on the current one - if they are different then there could easily be differences in ratios.

    The new box will have the code stamped on the casing somewhere and the code for the previous box will be on a sticker in the boot (spare wheel well) and on a sticker in the inside of the service schedule book.
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