‘13 1.2 KA - only 3/4th gears

[M19TNR]

So the mrs has got to work and just rang with the very technical statement:

‘Wellllllllll my cars fucked isn’t it!!’ [emoji15]

After a while, I managed to get out of her that it’ll only stay in 3/4th gears, pops out of 5th and won’t get into 1/2nd.

Any ideas?

She’s going to tip toe it home tonight, but I’m thinking maybe Syncro? Or very optimistically no oil? Hasn’t been serviced in like 3years, as I’ve left her to it.

 

[Sean197]

Possibly the gearbox mount or linkage, I'd certainly check either of those first before removing the 'box. Lack of oil is unlikely unless you've noticed a pool of oil on your drive/parking space.

 

[M19TNR]

Cheers Sean

She got it home at lunch, and took my van instead.

Looks like the linkage cables have gone. £200 for a replacement set seems excessive, but that’s only a quick search.

Going into a mates garage tomorrow so we’ll see.

 

[M19TNR]

Had a proper look last night, turns out the cable had popped off.
Not great news, as it’s not going get any better, but better news than new cables right now!

Just got to last 6 months until it’s traded in.... I feel many a bodge coming haha