hi all, does anyone know or had same problem as me, my gears mainly 3rd are becoming hard to engage although now and again they are fine then all of a sudden out of nowhere the problem re occurs, the car is a y reg with 100k on the clock and with full service history and has been well loved in its time, someone suggested gearbox oil but have been told its long life that does not replacing which seems a little to good to be true, thanx in advance daff

hi all, does anyone know or had same problem as me, my gears mainly 3rd are becoming hard to engage although now and again they are fine then all of a sudden out of nowhere the problem re occurs, the car is a y reg with 100k on the clock and with full service history and has been well loved in its time, someone suggested gearbox oil but have been told its long life that does not replacing which seems a little to good to be true, thanx in advance daff

Had some stiff gear changing on my car but followed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp9ggefOjAE

Now all works just fine agen.

If you do it dont brake the platic prongs like i did lol.

Had some stiff gear changing on my car but followed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp9ggefOjAE

Now all works just fine agen.

If you do it dont brake the platic prongs like i did lol.

very interesting video, sounds like this could be my problem but will get a mechanic to do the job for me, as you point out i dont want to break the plastic prongs, will post again after work is done thanx