Noisy gearbox - VXR8

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Hi all,

After barely 6500 miles the gearbox in my VXR8 has started making a rasping, whining noise in third and fourth, when I rev beyond 4000rpm and 3500rpm in respective gears.

Has anyone else encountered this? Does it mean the box is on its way out?

Discy

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Just an update, in case anyone is interested or has similar problems: the whining noise was replicated in front of my local VXR8 engineer. He suspected a dry, loose bearing - but a subsequent examination has concluded that there is an 'internal fault' with the gearbox (shaft breaking up is the most likely cause) and a new box has been fitted. The old one is being sent back to Vauxhall's tech centre for examination, apparently...

Discy