Polo 6N2 gearbox (085 family) - Will it fail after a rebuild

Polo 6N2 gearbox (085 family) - Will it fail after a rebuild

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BeirutTaxi

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6,627 posts

213 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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Hi all,

Looking at getting a Polo Gti 6n2, however the gearbox has been rebuilt 15k miles ago. Do these gearboxes fail again after a rebuild?

Many thanks

Matt

JFReturns

3,693 posts

170 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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From reading up about it previously, yes, they can fail again after a rebuild. Depends how well the rebuild was done I guess?


99hjhm

426 posts

185 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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Yup, and there are a few problems with them, so depends on what when before.

Chocolate.

SuperchargedVR6

3,138 posts

219 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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All VW boxes are chocolate.

chryslerben

1,168 posts

158 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2014
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Mine failed twice can't remember at what mileages, had the car a longtime ago but it was relatively low numbers one of the reason I got rid of it

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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The be boxes can't take aggressive down changes just once going down the box to quick will put the diff threw the inner bellhousing

99hjhm

426 posts

185 months

Sunday 27th April 2014
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SuperchargedVR6 said:
All VW boxes are chocolate.
Not quite true.

The box they put in the Lupo GTI, especially the 6-speed is bullet proof even with turbo/supercharger conversions doubling the BHP, it also has perfect gear ratios and is the best box of any car I've driven... why they didn't put it in the Polo GTI, I have no idea, the Polo box can't take 75BHP in a Polo without exploding!

Sadly the Lupo GTI box has a unique bell housing patern so wont fit anything else.

Defcon5

6,160 posts

190 months

Sunday 27th April 2014
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Long time no speak 99hjhm, hope you are well!

Kobrawolf

2 posts

119 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Hello ladies/gents i have a polo gti 6n2 and my gearbox has failed, does anyone have one for sale in good working order? or is there any other gearboxes that fit this car? i hear the 1.8T gearbox fits the 6n2? or does it need modifications? any advice would be great thank you.