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hi there. im after some help on an issue i have with my 6n2 polo match se. seems ever since i had the car there has been a horrible vibration noise comming from the front of the car at low revs. i think its got louder lately but was wondeing if there was any common problems to do with engine,gearbox or body vibration noise? id like to take it to a garage to check it out but cant afford to at the min so can anyone point me in the right direction?

Does it only happen at low revs?

yeah it does. i have read on the forum that the gearboxes are weak. was gunna check on weekend if it was low on gearbox oil. hope it aint dead

markdavies wrote:yeah it does. i have read on the forum that the gearboxes are weak. was gunna check on weekend if it was low on gearbox oil. hope it aint dead

how do you check the gearbox oil?

that was me next question. aint 100% sure was just gunna take the cap type thing and stick me finger in see if its got any in.

markdavies wrote:that was me next question. aint 100% sure was just gunna take the cap type thing and stick me finger in see if its got any in.

classic reply! just drain it and put some fresh in, thats your best option, when was your last service? maybe worth doing on? when was cambelt done?

As far as I'm aware they don't even change your box oil on a service, they just top it up if they feel it necessary. I would just change the whole lot

i never said that it was done in a serice tim but yeah they can be done on service only if it is esential though, i was just askin if the car had been serviced eg engine oil, spark plugs etc,

Bepe wrote:i never said that it was done in a serice tim but yeah they can be done on service only if it is esential though, i was just askin if the car had been serviced eg engine oil, spark plugs etc,

Sorry dude, wasn't treading on your feet there! I was just advising Mark that gearbox oil won't get changed unless you get it changed, so it would be a good idea to go ahead and change it all

No problem there tim, but yeah i would do a complete oil change on the car, gearbox, engine oil, spark plugs, oil filter,

oh and is there no way of reving car up and seein if you can identify were vibration is coming from?

thanks for the advise guys. ive got soem gearbox oil so on weekend just wanted to check it has some in and if not top it up. as for listening to the sound i cant hear where its commin from. i think its drivers side near the front wheel as i asked someone to listne to it for a second opinion and they said it sounded like body vibration? ive heard the gearboxes are weak on these cars so just assumed this was the fault hope topin it up with oil helps or this could cost big coin to fix

markdavies wrote:thanks for the advise guys. ive got soem gearbox oil so on weekend just wanted to check it has some in and if not top it up. as for listening to the sound i cant hear where its commin from. i think its drivers side near the front wheel as i asked someone to listne to it for a second opinion and they said it sounded like body vibration? ive heard the gearboxes are weak on these cars so just assumed this was the fault hope topin it up with oil helps or this could cost big coin to fix

If your checking the oil, you may aswell just repace it all mate! It'll need doing at some point