Ian D
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| posted on 1/11/12 at 09:00 PM |
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2007 fiesta TDCI
Guys,
My daugthers fiesta when warm is very difficult to change gear. When cold its ok. Does anyone have any experience of views please. She has had the
gearbox oil changed.
Thanks
Ian
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 1/11/12 at 09:08 PM |
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Oddly enough I had the opposite problem in my mondeo, it was difficult when cold and easier when warm.
I think we need more info, like has this been since the oil change? Sounds to me something like the gears become too close when warm... But it's
possibly more the linkages
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nick205
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 12:45 AM |
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Gear change usually improves with temperature. Is it cable clutch? Cables can suffer from temperature, 306'a suffered on RHD models as the
cable ran close to the exhaust and dried out.
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 10:11 AM |
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Have they used the correct oil, I had a similar thing with my renault master van, took it in for a service, they topped up the gearbox oil with
standard gearbox oil only about 500ml, the next morning I could not select gears without crunching them, I took it back they then changed it all with
the correct synthetic grade which sorted the problem.
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 11:50 AM |
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Is it cable and is the cable adjuster working ?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Ian D
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 10:01 AM |
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I cant see the car as she has it away at present. Everything Im reading says the clutch is hydrualic. My thought was around low clutch fluid it
vapourising when hot and so losing pressure.
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 11:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian D
I cant see the car as she has it away at present. Everything Im reading says the clutch is hydrualic. My thought was around low clutch fluid it
vapourising when hot and so losing pressure.
The clutch fluid is fed from the brake resevoir and the take off is lower than the point at which the level warning light comes on. If the warning
isn't on, it's unlikely to be low fluid and the slave cylinder doesn't get hot enough to suffer vaporisation. Could be contamination
(oil or clutch fluid) on the clutch. Also seen problems with the master cylinders on Fiestas but not usualy the symptoms you describe.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 12:30 PM |
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Can you select the gears without the engine running when hot? If still stiff it may be the gear cables if it has the same set up as the Focus, try
lubricating the gear lever pivot points
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Ian D
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 04:10 PM |
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Thanks for your help. Im going to ask her some more questions. Thye car is currently 180 miles from me.
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