Wahey, polos landed pt 2 polos dead:(

[Matty2021]

How can this happen, on the day of gettin it taxed/motd, ma polos jus blown the head gasket. Not exactly what i wanted but hey, gettin it in the garage tommorow, skimmin' etc. Meh, one of them things i guess.
One more thing, theres a wierd metallic rattle when i put my foot right to the floor, but it doesnt do it when the accelerator is only half pressed. Any ideas? Thanks very much

[DanW]

gearbox troubles?

[Matty2021]

Dunno, i dont think so, its comin from in the engine bay kinda behind the clocks. Or atleast thats what it sounds like to me...hmmmmm

[Tahrey1043]

could just be a hole in the exhaust manifold gasket

mine was a bugger for that at one point. it blew like three times, between two different mechanics, before they could get a quality one that seated properly.

sounds a bit like an old aircooled beetle (or a bag of spanners attacking a sewing machine), particularly wide throttle at lower revs?

[Matty2021]

Cheers for the help, nah its too high pitched to be the exhaust blowing i think, its got me stumped. its like if ya put a screw in a bean can and shook it lol

[Mk2Adam]

its like if ya put a screw in a bean can and shook it lol

i get that! sounds kindof hollow and tinny, i've never really thought of it as a problem, does it on and off but doesn't seem to affect my car in any way

[pilko_mk3]

i think i know what your on about. because mine does a noise like that but only when high revs in 2nd and 3rd gear.
but then again my gearbox is knackered have lost 5th gear.

[Tahrey1043]

Check the bloody oil level on your box, pronto!

Losing 5th = classic sign of low box oil...