car wont go inreverse or first gear

kincaid · 22-01-2011 11:45pm #1

hi

2004 2l dti zafira lay up for about 4 months and now wont go into 1st or reverse gear, you have to take off in second.. the gearbox was ok last time it was drove in september...

what do you think may be wrong ... cheers

Tom Slick · 22-01-2011 11:51pm

Google 'Zafira gear linkage'

O.A.P · 22-01-2011 11:56pm

Clutch fluid is low, if it has an hydraulic clutch. Then its caused by either the master or slave cylinder leaking. Just a stab at it now, not 100%

kincaid · 23-01-2011 12:07am

ok if clutch fluid was low would it not affect all gears?

but il check 2mara anyway thanks

O.A.P · 23-01-2011 12:15am

kincaid wrote: »

ok if clutch fluid was low would it not affect all gears?

but il check 2mara anyway thanks

Reverse is always the hardest to get (first to stop) unless everythig is working properly. Check anyway if I,m wrong it wont cost you anything best of luck wih it.

Tom Slick · 23-01-2011 12:38am

kincaid wrote: »

ok if clutch fluid was low would it not affect all gears?

The gears you select from rest will always be harder on the clutch (as other poster pointed out).
AFAIK Zafira has a cable linkage which can be troublesome.

car wont go inreverse or first gear

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