No reverse when warm

[craig180]

Ok, I've tried searching and can't find anything on here or on google to say this is a coimmon fault but hopefully some of you amazing, technical people can shed some light on what is going on here....

At the weekend I picked up a car that I used to own - 2004 Octy vRS.

The car had been stood for a while and was reluctant to go into any gear when I set off, however into the journey home (100 odd miles) it became *slightly* easier to engage gears. That said, when I got home and tried to engage reverse it seemed to go in alright but set off as though it was in 1st gear!

I left it overnight and lo and behold I managed to find reverse. Seemed ok for the day yesterday with a few short trips, however after my commute to work today it refused to find reverse again!

I could put it down to the fact the car has been stood since around August last year with minimal use, but could it be something more sinister???

[Steven89]

I'd try cleaning and greasing all linkages then see how things go

[Phil-W]

Have you done the linkage reset?

[craig180]

Have you done the linkage reset?

What is this? Suppose the answer would be no, but still keen to know!

[Phil-W]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/245348-vw-gear-linkage-adjustment-diy-guide/

[craig180]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/245348-vw-gear-linkage-adjustment-diy-guide/

Apparently that guide is private and I can't find anther :(

[Phil-W]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/255371-skoda-octavia-gear-linkage-private-video/page__fromsearch__1

[Phil-W]

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/forum/f5/five-speed-shifter-adjustment-dieselgeek-19720/

[craig180]

Cheers man, found a vw guide earlier and gave that a go. Can now engage all gears but still stiff in neutral

[Guest BigJase88]

Change the box oil

[mbames]

make sure you can undo the refill plug before you drain the fluid. Get proper Skoda gearbox oil, as a lot of other males ppl have reported maked the box feel notchy. That said I have been running Fuchs stuff in mine for the last 105k and all seems good.