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posted on May 1st, 2016 at 10:04 PM
4 Motion woes - what to do?
Hi Everyone,
I was going to post this in the watercooled section, but it seems a little quiet in there at the moment.
I have a Bora 4 motion and lately I have noticed a rubbing sound coming from the rear when I am turning left. I have checked the tyres and have not
found any signs of rubbing. I have been reading that it is a sign of a stuffed rear diff.
The car did not have a service history, so I had the gearbox and diff oil changed - which helped with the gear selection, but hasn't done anything
for the rubbing noise.
The car needs a few other things - paint is stuffed, horn has blown, side indicators aren't actually wired to anything, air con is not working and
the sump plug needs to be re tapped - it has got a new thread sleeve put in it and is a bugger to swap.
Any suggestions for shops to have a look at the diff? Preferably close to the Central Coast/Gosford area. It seems kind of specialised - would any 4wd
place be able to do it, or is it more of a euro specialist job?
Or should I trade it in on something else while it is still running? It is a nice car, but a non existent service history (I know, I know, but it was
cheap) and atleast $2000 in repairs are making me consider my options.
