How do I know when my 2.0L is "tired"? Options

[bd1308]

recently, i mean the engine runs good, but it seeme like its not as punchy as I would think. Is this just VW things, or am I supposed to feel some punch in high RPMS? Having 2nd grind when shfiting fast doesn't help etiher.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) CRAP (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

[balthazar]

You should not shift a 914 transmission "fast". At least not in the same way you shift a ford or chevy. You must always pause before pushing the shifter home. I learned the hard way, and it cost me. With practice, you can shift as fast as any domestic car. You sort of push it with light pressure until it accepts the shift. It will click in on its own.

The reason is because you need to give the syncros a chance to speed up or slow down the gear being shifted into. The syncro comes in contact first and spins up. As the fork pushes the gear, it gets sped up by the syncro. Once the gear is spinning it will smoothly pop into mesh with the drive.

If the syncros are going bad, replace them now!When you hear that grind, it means the teeth of the gear itself are being ground. The actual 1st/rev gear costs $400 new, the others are like $200! I was told that even one grinding episode causes damage! I used to grind those gears when I first got the 914 running, trying to shift like I did my Jetta! When I tore my transaxle open, the damage was plain to see.

Just my .02 clink clink