Rebel_DaN

Hey guys Im in the middle of swopping the gearbox in my 1.4 16v as the dif went all wrong in the last box. I however have forgotten how the clutch cable attaches correctly can some very nice person, please take a picture of their cable and post it on here as a reply. Im talking gearbox end of the cable. I cant find a diagram anywhere! Cheers!

cheers for the replies guy, I checked the wheel bearings they had very little play if any. There was no noises when stationary either in gear with clutch pressed down. Its was when the car was rolling in gear with clutch released. Then it was proper clunking and jerking the car about, I guess Id had best take the gearbox off and have a poke about. Service history on the car is pretty good. I guessing that I can remove the gearbox with the car jacked up?

Hi guys my lupo is playing up again, one day i had a squeling noise coming from the front wheels. The next day it sounded like a graunching noise then it felt like the passenger side wheel was about to fall off! The car rolled ok when I had the clutch in ( I think) it was mainly when power was being transfered to the wheels. Gear change is fine. I stripped off the driveshaft ( that wasnt easy!) the bearing nearer the gear box is not like one I have seen before heres a pic: all the bearings have the same grooves so I guess its pretty uniform and supposed to be like that? This bit that powers the drive shaft ( transfer diff? I dunno the correct terminology?) Is very hard to turn by hand and the resistance doesnt feel the same as im rotating it. Is this repairable or is it easier to get a second hand gearbox? Thanks for looking

Im getting the part tomorrow so will post up if it cures it. next step would be coolant sensor im told then if not Id have to bite the bullet and get a new throttle body!

Right, well Ive had it plugged into my mates computer he reset all the codes lambda sensor and throttle body had shown up on it a few times, not suprising considering how much fuel is going through the engine when its revving hard. He said its a common problem with Lupos and polos the breather goes all soft ( which mine is VERY) when the engine revs hard the pipe sucks together causing excessing pressure in the crankcase. WHich in turn forces engine oil up the breather into the airbox and into your throttle body. So I need a new breather pipe, the search continues......... Does anyone elses 16v rasp or is it just my backbox getting old?

Cheers Stator I shall get the right one

Well it still smoking more so on launch off than at higher speed. I got a friend with a computer I can plug into, hopefully that will tell me something. It doesnt seem to of lost any power, but its been like this since i got it so maybe its not running at full power I wouldnt know the difference. Its not particulary quick til it hits 3k rpm then she off!

under the cap is clean as a whistle.

A bit more searching and reading is the hose i have with a hole in it connected to the crank case and some valve bit? If so I think I can chop the pipe off and put a separate oil breather filter on it and this in turn would stop the oily air getting to the throttle body in the first place.

This is the gunk I squeezed out of my airbox to ??? breather hose it has a smallish hole in it where it has rubbed against a clip on the firewall. Anyone know where to get a replacement? This is where on the airbox the breather connects to is this supposed to be a one way valve? This is the bit Im afraid of breaking any tip on how to get this bottom end off? And what is it connected to? Rather alot of muddy water splashed up the back of the firewall here! I got the car from a farm possible flood damage maybe..?

Hi guys, Ive just got my first Lupo and im pretty annoyed you cant seem to get hold of a Haynes book of lies for one. Mines a 1.4 16v sport in green. So if I wanted more technical data on the engine what haynes book of lies should I buy a polo one? If so which model would I need to buy is it a 6n2? A brief history of the car, I picked it up yesterday after winning it on ebay £820 107k miles W reg, it was sold with the pretence that the throttle sensor needed replacing as the idle on a cold day is a bit up and down. Ive not noticed this as its not been cold yet. What I have noticed is that at around 2k rpm ish I get a really odd sounding buzzing almost sounds like a prop plane. I thought at first it was the engine bay area but it would seem to be coming from the backbox ( center exit ( very kool looking)). Along with this buzzy noise I get a fair bit of smoke its white ish blue ish and smells very fuel ish. Smoke detection is not an exact science! At higher revs 3k plus she pulls like a train and is rather fun until you hit a sharp corner then the front end is like a boat! Nice stiff rear, but has a trampoline under each front wheel! Shall have to sort that out after said noisy smoke problem! I've done a bit of reading on this and that, what it could be. Ive cleaned the throttle body. Only with tissue as I dont have any carb cleaner at present. I pulled apart the air box to find that pretty oily. The breather pipe attached to the air box left side was full of mayo gunk. How an earth do you get the end of the this pipe off and what is it attached too? It looked like it had some kind of plastic very breakable clips on the bottom end of it. I squeezed out alot of gunk and noticed a small hole in the breather where it had been rubbing on a clip sticking out of the firewall. Anyone know where I can get a replacement hose ebay and euro parts didnt seem to have anything? I stuck it all back together after blowing down the breather pipe to unblock it. The engine seem really responsive to the throttle and I couldnt make it make the funny noise or smoke. Cured? i doubt it lol Im not that lucky. Just noticed I have very little to no oil in the engine. Im out of oil and its Bank holiday drat! I will post up some pics of my findings. Thanks for any comments in advance. DaN

Hi all, Ive just got a cheap 1.4 16v sport in green. Its got a minor problem but its pretty fun little car as Im sure you all know already!