#1: Experience getting worse and worse Author: jase-206-gti, Location: doncasterPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:06 am ---- Sorry to say lads but I was quite hopeful when I first bought my gti but I must say the experience is getting worse and worse I bought the car and was told it needed a droplink so I replaced both then bought coilovers which are awesome may I add but then Iv found out the sills are rotten both sides front to back there's a constant knocking which was meant to be the droplink but is still there, heatshield rattle which I can't source where from will it ever end
#2: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:14 am ---- sorry to hear about your bad times what does your heatshield rattle sound like, ive got a vibrating, shakey rattle and cant cant source what it is, its only when the engines cold though (but its not the actual engine) it could be the heatshield but like you im not sure how to look/check?
#3: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: jase-206-gti, Location: doncasterPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:15 am ---- It's all time pal whether it's hot or cold through every gear really thrashes my head lol
#4: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:19 am ---- Rust on the sills? You sure
#5: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:20 am ---- lol that sucks, my rattle only happens on the first 15 mins of the day.
i wake up, drive the car and there's this stupidly loud rattle from the engine bay (sounds as if its behind the speedo) for about 15 mins then it dissapears. then i can park the car for hours and hours untill its fully cool and drive it that night, and there's no rattle.
then the next morning i wake up and drive the car and rattles back for 15 mins. garage cant find it, i cant find it, ive never had a rattle like it lol...
it only happens going over bumps and happens irrespective of engine revs/ gear etc
#6: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: dalton-gti-180, Location: hampshirePosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:41 am ---- its french it probually will never end but the knocking try replacing both wish bones and check anti roll bar links
#7: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: stevedude, Location: aldershotPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:53 am ---- lol thats not to bad, worst is the sills, but that must of been like it when ya got it?
did ya check? im very surprised the sills are rusty. pug galvanise there cars
#8: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: stevedude, Location: aldershotPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:12 am ---- [quote="MrrNoName"]lol that sucks, my rattle only happens on the first 15 mins of the day.
dont metal expand a little when hot?
look in the areas where metal heats up, BUT only do this when car hasnt been used for the night, just find anything that moves slightly and stop it moving
sounds easy eh, take ages thou lol
#9: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:30 am ---- Must be the worst 206 ever if both sills are rotten.
Did you not change the top mount bearings when the coilovers were fitted?
#10: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: stevedude, Location: aldershotPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:39 am ----
Edward wrote:
Must be the worst 206 ever if both sills are rotten.
Did you not change the top mount bearings when the coilovers were fitted?
parked in a pond for a few years lol
#11: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:42 am ---- could be poor repair after accident.
couldn't imagine a W reg. 206 have a rotten sill
#12: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: doughboy5, Location: devon(weekends) nr cambridge(in the week)Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:55 am ---- i had a vibrating noise that i fort was a heat sheild on my gti when i got it and it was the exhaust manifold. a very common problem on the early gti,s. where the four pipes come out the engine and then go into one into the exhaust is where needs welding togehter. the spot welding they do on it in the factory is s**t and goes really quick. there is a link somewhere with a pic i will try and find it and put it up.
#13: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:58 am ----
Seabook wrote:
could be poor repair after accident.
couldn't imagine a W reg. 206 have a rotten sill
Mine has facial rust on the sill lip, from grounding out
#14: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: stevedude, Location: aldershotPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:59 am ---- [quote="Seabook"]could be poor repair after accident.
thats true, i got a aftermarket wing on and its rusting to s**t, no rust anywhere else on car lol some painters shouldnt be aloud to operate
#15: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: doughboy5, Location: devon(weekends) nr cambridge(in the week)Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:01 pm ---- here isa link so you can see the pic if your doing it yourself there is a how to somewhere and it is best to take out the subframe. just search exhaust manifold in the search box and there is loads of topics wit it in.i got mine done under warrenty from the garage i bought it from and he said it was only small movements but makes a s**t load of noise.
link to problem www.peugeotlogic.com/w...xmanif.htm
#16: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: jase-206-gti, Location: doncasterPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:13 pm ---- Think ya could be right about accident repair just rate gutted as it pulls awesome and handles like a go-cart
#17: Re: Experience getting worse and worse Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:45 pm ---- liambez had a similar problem with his sills. Are they as bad as this?
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