# 2001 Volkswagen Golf - noise after engine overhaul

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** golf, volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442 "2020-01-28T11:18:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mothabela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mothabela](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mothabela)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442/1 "2020-01-28T11:18:38Z")

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Good  
Please assist me, I’m driving a golf mk4 2.0L APK engine, the engine was overhauled few weeks ago and now when I accelerate is sound like automatic car. What might be the cause, thank you in advance

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442/2 "2020-01-28T13:33:49Z")

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> [@Mothabela](#):
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> now when I accelerate is sound like automatic car

If I am interpreting that correctly, you are trying to tell us that your car has a manual shift, but it “sounds like” it has an automatic transmission. Is that correct?

If that is the case, then we really need a **more complete explanation** of what you are hearing, and when you are hearing it, because your statement doesn’t make very much sense–in my opinion.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442/3 "2020-01-28T13:51:00Z")

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> [@Mothabela](#):
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> What might be the cause,

Have you asked the shop that did the overhaul this question ?

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**Author:** ![Mothabela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mothabela](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mothabela)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442/4 "2020-02-07T07:53:35Z")

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My car is manual, but when I accelerate it makes a sound like is automatic and when I hear this sound I just leave accelerator a bit then it will come to a normal sound

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-golf-noise-after-engine-overhaul/157442/5 "2020-02-07T14:54:26Z")

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> [@Mothabela](#):
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> My car is manual, but when I accelerate it makes a sound like is automatic

OK, that really does not mean much. You still have not said if you asked the shop to look at this vehicle . The longer you wait the less likely the shop will be willing to solve this problem.