5th Gear 1.4 Hdi

[Guest Criterion]

I have just purchased a 2004 (54)(1.4 HDi 16v) C3 which has fifth gear problems as previously outlined by Wendy.

 

I can select all gears initially but after driving for a while, the car sticks in 5th gear. The linkage has been replaced but has not sorted the problem. There is no Counterweight, so it seems as if the problem is with the gearbox.

 

Has anyone found out exactly what the problem is. Is it something else other than the gearbox, or does something in the gearbox wear and stick and if so, do you know what it is.

 

Some advise please before I throw more money at solving the problem

[Dave444]

I have just purchased a 2004 (54)(1.4 HDi 16v) C3 which has fifth gear problems as previously outlined by Wendy.

 

I can select all gears initially but after driving for a while, the car sticks in 5th gear. The linkage has been replaced but has not sorted the problem. There is no Counterweight, so it seems as if the problem is with the gearbox.

 

Has anyone found out exactly what the problem is. Is it something else other than the gearbox, or does something in the gearbox wear and stick and if so, do you know what it is.

 

Some advise please before I throw more money at solving the problem

 

I have an automatic pertrol C3 2005 with 20,000 miles on it. Had it from new.

I also had a problem with sticking in top gear occasionally just as the warranty was expiring after 3 years. Solution was to switch off, switch on again and I was OK for a week or two.

 

It gave an engine management alarm which had to be referred to Citroen to resolve as the code was not listed. They told me it was an internal gearbox problem, something to do with hydraulic controls. I needed a new gearbox and no service exchange is available now, they don't do that. However, Citroen gave me a new gearbox and no more problems since then. Just as well as the gearbox was priced at £4200, about the same as the car was worth at the time.

 

They never really detailed the trouble and I left it there when the new gear box was offered.

 

The petrol car has a torque converter gearbox whereas the diesel car has an automatic cluch change so there is a difference there. Makes me wonder whether my problem was correctly diagnosed. However, it must have been a problem in the gearbox itself as that is the component that was changed.