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Bigwig1

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This ****ing car is going to be the death of me. Its a 2004 CDTI Tourer. Driving home the other day there was a bang underneath the car. I drove the remaining couple of miles home with no issues and put it down to a stone hitting the car underneath. Next morning however the car starts but I cannot engage any gear. The gear stick just will not move. However, when the engine is switched off, the gears can be engaged. I can start the car in first with the clutch pressed, and lift the clutch pedal and the car moves forward. But the gear stick will then not move out of first. Unless I switch the engine off, and then it goes into neutral fine. I'm puzzled as to what the heck is going on and any pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks
 
Check clutch master cylinder and check if fluid has not leaked out

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To have a large amount of clutch drag like you currently have is probably unrelated.

I'd be amazed if anything got anywhere near the clutch hydraulics, give the way they're routed.
 
Not having gear selection would be clutch master or slave cylinder or loss of fluid

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Unless gearbox linkage is damaged

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Yeah, that's what I meant, just meant that you'd be incredibly unlucky to damage any of it by driving over something because of the way the clutch lines are routed round the outside of the engine bay, and not under the car.
 
Everything's cable change and runs up and over the gearbox?
 
Probably just done a seal in the slave cylinder.

Bigwig, as Saj says, check the fluid level in the master cylinder.
The see the slave cylinder, you'll need to remove the air box resonator above the gearbox. I'd check if That's wet under the dust seal as my first port of call.
 
"bang" may not have been some external impact, something else just "gone", but my answer is "pass" on what it could be
 
freddofrog said:
"bang" may not have been some external impact, something else just "gone", but my answer is "pass" on what it could be
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Never heard of this happening to an i-CTDi before. Sounds exactly like the clutch isn't clearing at all following a catastrophic failure of 'something'. I can't imagine that it's the actual clutch ***embly, more likely the slave cylinder has become detached, or the release arm has broken?
 
Perhaps Brian, but I tend not to believe in coincidences. The noise came from the area under the central console, so I suspect something broke, but the effect wasn't apparent until I had parked up.
 
Does the pedal spring back up,

Easy way to check is to get car start and get someone to press clutch check if slave cylinder is pressing on fork but as advised I would start by checking master cylinder fluid first then slave cylinder then linkage in that order, if you don't give feedback we can't help you further

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Bigwig1 said:
Perhaps Brian, but I tend not to believe in coincidences. The noise came from the area under the central console, so I suspect something broke, but the effect wasn't apparent until I had parked up.
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I also don't believe in coincidence, but on the other hand, there's no proof that the "bang" was caused by something external to the car ;)

When something lets go mechanically, it can make a noise like that, but other than saying that, I've no idea :mellow:
 
Yes Saj, the pedal does spring back up. And when the car is started in first gear and the clutch pedal released, the car moves- so the clutch is behaving as it should in that respect. Anyway, I have a mechanic friend looking at it tomorrow and will post updates if we ID the problem, for the benefit of the forum. Thanks all for your input, much appreciated.
 
Even if your master or slave cylinder is problem you get the same symptoms if you start car in gear did you even check the fluid as I advised earlier?

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