HELP!!!! GEAR BOX IS HEATING UP BIG TIME

[boab959]

[color=Green]I HAVE A GTI MK 8V 1997,WHEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MINS TO AN HOUR THE GEARBOX HAS HELL OF A LOT OF HEAT COMING OF IT CAN ANY BODY HELP, I DO THINK THE GEARBOX IS ABOUT TO GO BUT CAR ONLY 75000 ON THE CLOCK WITH A FULL SERVICE HISTORY.[/color]

[psenior1]

NO NEED TO SHOUT!

Welcome to the forum, generally people are quite helpful but try not to use caps all the time, considered to be shouting!  You'll need to supply a bit more info too...

The gearbox will obviously absorb some heat from the engine, is it making any 'orrible noises?  Have you checked the gearbox for leaks and the oil level?

[boab959]

thank u for replying  well ive only just bought it ive not checked the gearbox oil yet,im taking it to a garage 2day coz i dont know how to check it,some 1 told me that i have to go under the car to do that and im not sure if thats true.the heat is really excessive and not normal as i have owned a mk 3 golf be4 well not a gti.cheers mate

[boab959]

oh soz i forgot to say that there is no noices coming from the gear box and the other day i looked under my car there was sum sort of liquid dripping from where the gearbox is and i dnt have a clue wot that was

[Hypermonkey]

The oil cools the box, so if it's leaking then it will get hotter. Also if the oil is old it will be less use in absorbing the heat and doing its job properly, just as with engine oil.
Might be a good idea to see where it's coming from, if it's just the drain plug or something more drastic. If it's not too expensive and only the drain plug, it might be worth replacing the oil as it might be not too good if there is a leak and a lesser amount of oil has had to do the work of what should have been a full measure of oil.

And welcome to the sandpit 

[boab959]

thank u very mate, very much appreciated.