From previous thread yes oil levels checked and ok because VW's use a litre of oil every 1,000 miles or so as part of the lubrication process. The special gearbox oil i would assume would be ok after 9 months!! Also (Bob) Gbox looked new and has a sticker on it but there's no way of knowing for sure. You just have to trust the VW garage!?!?!

Anyhoo, went to VW today and took a tech guy out and the car was almost flawless....typical. He plugged his diagnosis gizmo in and came up with no fault found...again bloody typical. I wish he had been there yesterday while we were sitting there with no drive.

So they won't lend us a car for the hols and we are stuck with either hiring a car or risking taking ours.

What would you do?

[Edited on 22/3/08 by donut]

Take it to Scotland, that way the gearbox will get a good test. Road test a KIa ! You may be pleasantly suprised.

i think i would take it -at least if it does let you down you are ready for it,and rather than a niggly little fault maybe it will let go big time-which would probably suit you better as it is still guarenteed.i can see a little fault reoccuring past your warranty date

From previous thread yes oil levels checked and ok because VW's use a litre of oil every 1,000 miles or so as part of the lubrication process.


who told you that?
they only use oil if they have a leak

Gearbox should really not need topped up until the fluid is due for drain and refill, according to MG-Rover info new replacement gearboxes are shipped from Japan pre-filled with oil.

Even slight over filling apparently causes lots of problems.

[Edited on 22/3/08 by britishtrident]

quote:

---

Originally posted by theconrodkid
From previous thread yes oil levels checked and ok because VW's use a litre of oil every 1,000 miles or so as part of the lubrication process.


who told you that?
they only use oil if they have a leak

---

gearbox using a litre per 1000 miles?!?

IMHO...









Thats utter crap.

So, how much oil does the Gbox take, and how many miles is it between services??

At 1 litre lost per 1000 miles, how long would the gearbox be running dry for before a service is due?!?

Not having a go at you: just think that the people that tld you this is normal are wrong!

Ed.

[Edited on 22/3/08 by ed_crouch]

i second that ed if the gearbox is using that much oil per 1000 miles my gearbox would be empty in about 3 weeks it cant be right ! can it ?

No!! the engine uses a litre of oil, not the gearbox!! Sorry if i miss explained

It just gets worst doesnt it,i am just glad i never venture into these forums for daily drivers.

andy how many cars have you built ?

mate of mine had a vw beetle (as in the new one not air cooled!!)

That used a litre of engine oil every thousand miles, and YEP, VW said it was NORMAL USE.

I said crap and so did he, but they didn;t want to know. Chopped the car in to the dealer that said it was ok!

quote:

---

Originally posted by bob
It just gets worst doesnt it,i am just glad i never venture into these forums for daily drivers.

andy how many cars have you built ?

---

even my starship milage shed dosnt use that amount of oil

Skoda VRs, used 1 litre in the FIRST 1,000 miles, nothing after that.

BUT Skoda, SEAT, VW all say same thing about the 1,000 mile issue.

pretty standard for some manufacturers, When i worked foVauxhall they would'nt look into oil consumption issues untill it was worse than 1000 miles per litre and then only after an oil consuption check by the dealer

[Edited on 22/3/08 by bigrich]

quote:

---

Originally posted by hicost
Keep away from french stuff, I would go Merc.

James

---

My Citroen XM 2.1TD with 240,000 plus on the clock still doesn't use oil . I have never had to top up between oil changes VW were fined millions in the states way back in the late seventies because of excessive oil consumption. If only everything in life was a reliable as a Volkswagen!

I've stopped checking the oil in my 176,000 Berlingo, never moves on the dipstick at all. My T4 Transporter cracked its head at 72,000, could not find a replacement in the breakers as they all had the same problem! Levered in a 2.1 turbo diesel from a Citroen XM funnily enough, sold it to a bloke in Lithuania on eBay.