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  • Can't change gear when cold, hard going into gear

    Hi All,

    I've fixed the issue but named the title so anyone else with this problem can sort it.

    So got my car, after a week or so I couldnt select a gear when the car was cold, I had to wait untill the car heated up before being able to change gear, when it was running gear changes were horrendous.

    I gave my mate a call (He has his own gearbox repair company) He said switch of the engine and see if you can select gears, worked perfect. He then advised me to change the gearbox oil (2.0 cdti - manual)

    So 1.4l of red longlife MTF came out, 2.4l of Comma gear oil went back in (75-90).

    Works perfect now, gear changes are smooth as you like, 0 issues when the car is cold, the gearstick even returns to neutral now.

    Hope this helps someone else!

    Cheers

    S

  • #2
    Quite a few of members have done this job including myself,makes a huge change to the g/box.

    Thought I would do this today and share,may help members if/when they do theirs: 1st,Took the Siggy to warm up the oil. 2nd,Jack up,support and remove n/s front wheel. 3rd,10mm allen key or socket allen key to undo the drain plug.Oil tray placed under diff. 4th,Remove filler plug on top of box,8mm allen key socket with
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    • #3
      My car won't go into gear when engine is on. Goes in straight away when the engine is turned off. Would changing the gearbox oil sort this. It went from being fine Thursday to not working friday morning. Clutch paddle is fine.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by GBW View Post
        My car won't go into gear when engine is on. Goes in straight away when the engine is turned off. Would changing the gearbox oil sort this. It went from being fine Thursday to not working friday morning. Clutch paddle is fine.
        Would be worth trying first as it's a lot cheaper than a new clutch. Hopefully that's all it is
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