1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - del22

I have this car for 2 weeks what happened the gearbox cable selector snapped my mechanic change it but the first gear is stiff and its hard to put on second when u trying to do it and drive car goes off.Revers is ok Cluch been change not long time ago.I cant drive the car my mechanic said if I will I will burn the cluch.He said is gearbox then engine etc...pls pls help.Ann

Edited by del22 on 12/06/2014 at 01:41

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - RobJP

I have this car for 2 weeks what happened the gearbox cable selector snapped my mechanic change it but the first gear is stiff and its hard to put on second when u trying to do it and drive car goes off.Revers is ok Cluch been change not long time ago.I cant drive the car my mechanic said if I will I will burn the cluch.He said is gearbox then engine etc...pls pls help.Ann

If a mechanic can't decide if a problem is with the engine or the gearbox, then get a new mechanic. Because this one is useless.

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - jc2

He was useless when he did the cable change unless there was another problem at that time.

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - gordonbennet

Yep, find a proper mechanic.

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - del22

Ok but how u think what can be wrong? Car been ok till cable snapped since he changed the cable this what happening.I really asking for help.

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - RobJP

We don't know what's wrong - and anything any of us say will be a guess, based on what you've described.

So. My guess. Read that again. MY GUESS. Because that's all it is.

The mechanic has put the gearbox selector cable in wrong. The mechanic has, to put it bluntly, screwed up. Get another mechanic (preferably one that knows what he's doing) to look at it.

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - del22

Its gone to other garage already.but if not cable than what else? I wish to be a bloke and haveva bit ckue about cars heh; (

1.6 ford focus turbo diesel zetec estate - gearbox - del22

Finally sorted.Idiot put the cable other way around.!!!!