[5th Gear Issue]

The shaft on the box or selector under gearstick? You can get a used gearbox for fifty quid mate if you have a good look round ebay, breakers etc I'm new to lupos but vw boxes are tough it's the seals and people not changing the fluid that knacks em'

085 box is far from tough,Google 085 gearbox problem, poor maintenance is to blame for some but not all, chocolate box more like.

[where can i buy a lupo 3l]

Not many here as weren't released here, they are a few about like but come up rarely

[Classifieds, a poll...]

http://www.picresize.com/

as I said still have to resize and a pain in the arse

[Classifieds, a poll...]

still have to resize pics to use, its a right pain in the arse.

[Alternator problem? Also issue with front lights not working]

Should be getting around 14v across battery when car running, modern cars act very funny when not given the correct power to them, clocks are like Christmas lights. get alt checked but my money says its dead.

[white smoke problem air filter pipe white stuff]

White smoke is water/moisture. blue smoke is oil. if you do a lot of short trips so car never runs up to temp properly you can get white ****e under oil filer cap, breathers etc. if you decent miles at temperature the moisture is coming from somewhere else. if youre not loosing any coolant and just got the car, it might be from a previous problem, if so i would give oil change etc, clean out all breathers and oil cap, flush coolant out and refill with water/antifreeze mix. normal mix is 33% anti freeze but you can go to 50% if your engine runs slightly hot. now head gasket probs either dump water into the oil ways or put compression into the water ways or both. if blowing into water ways with expansion tank cap off you would see bubbles and be able to smell petrol/exhaust fumes, if water goes into oil youre water level would drop by the amount of the leak and you get the white ****e. for small leaks to get you over put a bottle of K-seal in and monitor.

to clean coolant bottle remove and use a dish washer tablet and shake, blocking the holes of course, or buy new they are cheap.

[Heater Blowing Water]

check both sides, the drains are where the wires for you side wing indicators pass through and dont forget your ecu is under there too so too much water and your in bother.

[Car just been stolen]

Firstly I am sorry about your car, I hope you don't get it back as i would feel the same, the second thing is I hate mk2's sorry. 3rd i work for a company who makes doors/ windows and you would **** yourself if you saw how easy it is to get though older doors, make sure your next doors are fitted with anti bump and anti snap barrels and also have barrel guards on and a decent set of handles not cheap paper thin ally ones.

[Someone has forgot................]

Happy birthday Scotty, next time I see you Ill punch you in the eye, cos you love that ****.

[Gti hub conversion]

I'm going to try and get as much as possible out of the 1.4 without spending stupid amounts of money.

If possible lupo gti power

Without spending loads GTi brakes would be ok, With spending loads GTi brakes would be ok. Turbo or supercharger G60 carriers and disks up front.

[what was everyones 1st car ?]

My first car on the road was a Vauxhall viva , but being driving since the age of ten on private land, we had a tractor, a mini and a opel kadet, fun times, the tractor was our recovery vehicle to pull the cars out of the beck at the hairpin lol.

[Gti hub conversion]

Brakes before power is the sensible option.

More fun the other way round tho ,

[hey, Northeast]

Welcome fellow makem

[Classifieds, a poll...]

New one sucks, I know its easier to Mod and that and I respect that but if we took the easy route all the time, we would all drive Bog standard cars, wheres the fun in that. should be a format to sell too and a clear set of rules, if you break them get a 3 month ban from selling and add removed. Simple as that.

[Lupo GTi jerky when cold]

Also check for damage to the lamba sensor wires at plug for first lamba, when one of my wires snapped the throttle almost turned to a on off switch when cold.

[Calipers?]

There is no difference in the calipers. It's only the disc thinkness and pad thickness.

Sport will already have 256mm fronts.

First one is no as gti has a hydraulic clutch which works from the master C

Second is yes

Actually I think the Master brake cylinder is the same, or it was on my polo, when I converted to hydro clutch the off take pipe is there but sealed at the end which i just snipped off and pushed pipe onto, the part numbers were the same as the gti one but the letter on the end was the next letter on than the gti one as my car was newer than the donor. and arnt the lucas calipers cast iron, instead of the gti's ally ones.

[Car's which Scotty would love. . . . .]

[South Car Club?]

Away man Scotty, get it right,

Flat Shandy Drinkers

[manifold 4-2-1]

Pm'd

[No response from throttle pedal]

I think I have one out of polo if needed, I take it there the same.

[coil over not streight?]

loosen the two bolts at the bottom, this will let you push the bottom of the coilover inwards which in turn will pull the top of the hub inwards tucking your wheel more, its the play on the bolt holes, more than people first think.

[Lupo 1.4 Gearbox Needs 6th Gear?]

The final ratio of a GTI 6 speed box is pretty much the same as the ratio of the 5 speed. Its only there for a more 'involving driving experience'

I second this

Ah Right, I'm Not Saying I Want To Put A 6 Speed On My Lupo, Im Just Saying It Revs Hard And It Feels As Though There Should Be A 6th Gear

Thanks For The Help Guys.

And if it makes you feel better, my polo has 6 gears but feels like it needs a 7th gear

[burning oil (blue smoke !) ??]

Did you change the head for another, did you check your valve guides?

[Merrr]

Fitting the mud flaps should solve the problem

This X2, might even improve it.

[Polo gti inlet manifold]

6n2 Polo gti engine codes are ARC and then AVY?