mikester2
Member
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2005
- Location
- Midcoast Maine
- TDI
- 1982 VW Westy 1.6TD, 1996 B4 TDI (383K), 2015 NMS TDI SEL DSG (11K)
Good evening all:
I just picked up a 96 B4 and it seems to have a fairly substantial rattle coming from the transmission. Kind of sounds like a bad throwout bearing on other vehicles I have had, but I think it is internal and I wanted to pick some brains and see whether anyone had any clues.
Vehicle runs, shifts, and drives very well. Has 261k on it; needs a bunch of suspension work and a ton of cleaning, but looks pretty sound otherwise. We picked it up in upstate NY and drove it the 300 miles back without a hitch. Noise was not really noticeable in NY but seemed to be quite a rattle once we got it into ME. I am worried it is something simple right now that could turn into something major without attention.
I think the rattle is in the tranny. It is present until you press the clutch between 7/8 and all the way in. Then it is silent. Rattle does not change based on the gear position of the tranny. No idea if it makes the rattle when driving. Cannot hear it from inside the cab either because it is not there or because of the wonderful Passat construction.
I took some video this afternoon so that you all could listen to it. The videos are uploaded to my website; links are below. Do not bother if you are on dialup because the files are huge.
http://midcoastmac.com/vw/MVI_0231.AVI is about 45 seconds (and 25 MB) from the driver's side wheel well and under the hood.
http://midcoastmac.com/vw/MVI_0232.AVI is about half as long (12 MB) and is mostly from under the hood.
I am pretty new to the whole TDI saga, although I now seem to find myself with 4 Passats in the yard D). I have monkeyed with transmissions on the B3 and other vehicles, but never on a TDI. I will say this transmission is smoother shifting with far higher mileage than any of my other VWs.
Are these prone to any particular problems, or is there anything that typically needs to be addressed around this age? Also, any thoughts on what the rattle could be, and how much time or money it might take to fix?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
I just picked up a 96 B4 and it seems to have a fairly substantial rattle coming from the transmission. Kind of sounds like a bad throwout bearing on other vehicles I have had, but I think it is internal and I wanted to pick some brains and see whether anyone had any clues.
Vehicle runs, shifts, and drives very well. Has 261k on it; needs a bunch of suspension work and a ton of cleaning, but looks pretty sound otherwise. We picked it up in upstate NY and drove it the 300 miles back without a hitch. Noise was not really noticeable in NY but seemed to be quite a rattle once we got it into ME. I am worried it is something simple right now that could turn into something major without attention.
I think the rattle is in the tranny. It is present until you press the clutch between 7/8 and all the way in. Then it is silent. Rattle does not change based on the gear position of the tranny. No idea if it makes the rattle when driving. Cannot hear it from inside the cab either because it is not there or because of the wonderful Passat construction.
I took some video this afternoon so that you all could listen to it. The videos are uploaded to my website; links are below. Do not bother if you are on dialup because the files are huge.
http://midcoastmac.com/vw/MVI_0231.AVI is about 45 seconds (and 25 MB) from the driver's side wheel well and under the hood.
http://midcoastmac.com/vw/MVI_0232.AVI is about half as long (12 MB) and is mostly from under the hood.
I am pretty new to the whole TDI saga, although I now seem to find myself with 4 Passats in the yard D). I have monkeyed with transmissions on the B3 and other vehicles, but never on a TDI. I will say this transmission is smoother shifting with far higher mileage than any of my other VWs.
Are these prone to any particular problems, or is there anything that typically needs to be addressed around this age? Also, any thoughts on what the rattle could be, and how much time or money it might take to fix?
Thanks in advance,
Mike