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1st gear Ford Focus

  • 01-09-2016 4:37pm
    #1
    Immy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭


    I have a 2008 ford focus C max and sometimes when I put it into first gear and go to take off it's pop out of gear. Generally it will go in fine the second time and off I go. At first it was only happening occasionally but it has become more frequent.

    Would anybody have come across this before and have an idea of how much I might be looking at to fix.

    I hope to upgrade soon, but it could be 6 months away.


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  • #2
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    What engine is it? 1.8 TDCI? If it always works the second time it sounds like you're not putting it into gear properly. Give it a second push into first every time you go into first and you might notice that sometimes you're not in the gear fully.


  • #3
    Immy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭Immy


    shietpilot wrote: »
    What engine is it? 1.8 TDCI? If it always works the second time it sounds like you're not putting it into gear properly. Give it a second push into first every time you go into first and you might notice that sometimes you're not in the gear fully.

    1.6 petrol, 100% we're putting it into gear properly. Didn't start happening until we had the car for ages


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I've had this on a 6 speed astra but in 3rd very recently .
    I hate to tell you but I'll keep getting worse and worse until it fails.
    Started exactly like how you describe .
    Then it would pop out unless you were accelerating.
    Then it wouldnt stay in at all unless held.
    then the 3rd gear sprocket self destructed .
    Took about a year.
    Cost around 600 to get the box out,reconditioned (didn't do all the bearings or it would have been a lot more).
    Was advised to do the clutch and DMF while it was out but would have been 2k +


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