A mate of mine owns a 2004 plate fabia vRS and the gearbox seems to have given in, wont drive at all. I've not spoken to him properly just text me asking if I knew if anyone could fix it for him, I'm just wondering if there are any other gearboxes that fit rather than looking for someone breaking a vRS.

Any help would be appriciated as I could be on for getting the car cheap and fixing it myself as he's just offered me it.

Thanks in advance.

going round tomorrow to have a look at it as the lad doesnt have much of a clue and I reckon it could maybe be the clutch.

Edited 11 October, 201015 yr by Rennie

More likey to be a faulty master or slave cylinder I would have thought,

A mate of mine owns a 2004 plate fabia vRS and the gearbox seems to have given in, wont drive at all. I've not spoken to him properly just text me asking if I knew if anyone could fix it for him, I'm just wondering if there are any other gearboxes that fit rather than looking for someone breaking a vRS.

Any help would be appriciated as I could be on for getting the car cheap and fixing it myself as he's just offered me it.

Thanks in advance.

going round tomorrow to have a look at it as the lad doesnt have much of a clue and I reckon it could maybe be the clutch.

It could be the clutch , as that is a common issue on the 6 speed

The 02M gearbox is quire strong

\but most 02m gearbox`s should fit , but the ratio`s may differ slightly

i would say ckutch though

Hope he gets it sorted

sarah

My 05 plate with 65k blew the main shaft out the box, my new golf has had a box in it too 02 plate 72k

Both 02M gearboxes, but quite a few different codes with varying ratios and diffs.

Hds box is the newer one!

Without an inspection of problem quite a few things can be suspect without it even being the gear-box.

Get someone with mechanical knowledge to locate exactly what the problem/ fault is.

if too say it was a box, what would a ballpoint figure be for a new box?

Seen them float about for few hundred quid. But very rare do they go. I'd look at clutch first if it were me.

Matt

Seen them float about for few hundred quid. But very rare do they go. I'd look at clutch first if it were me.

Matt

That's what I'm hoping, going to look at it at 17.30

Just got back from viewing it now, starts fine, when you put your foot on the clutch it slides into gears fine but lift your foot off the clutch while still in gear it does nothing, the lad said that it was hard to put into gear before hand and then it just went. I think it could he clutch. But don't wanna be stuck with it if it is a gear box.

Does it actually go into gear or is it just the gear lever moving?

Could one of the joints have popped off on the linkage?

Got a 2nd hand box for mine for 260! But that was a 1 off around 400 notes for a box

He's offered me 500 plus my 03 plate Octavia that's got a few things wrong with it for it. I can get use of another car for a couple of weeks till I get it sorted. I'm pretty sure it goes into gear, just feels really smooth but I couldnt be 100% sure

He's offered me 500 plus my 03 plate Octavia that's got a few things wrong with it for it. I can get use of another car for a couple of weeks till I get it sorted. I'm pretty sure it goes into gear, just feels really smooth but I couldnt be 100% sure

Don't push the clutch in, then try and put it in gear carefully, don't force it - it should be pretty obvious if the linkage is broken. If it is, the gearstick will move very freely into all gears regardless of clutch position.

Sounds like the clutch tbh

Think I'm going too take a punt at it I think

After sleeping on it last night, I've decided to keep hold of my Octavia, couldn't go from a fully working car too a non runner. So I am now on the search for some coilovers and wheels for mine instead

Thanks for all your help those guys as this will help my mate with fixing it.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=288446

That is a good price if it helps?

Sarah