No 4th gear.

[Paul and Kate]

Manager at work has a bessacar on a fiat Base.2007 vintage.
Says he cannot select 4th gear all others are OK.
I said maybe linkage but he says it's been checked a couple of times by 2 different garages and it's not that.
Any ideas funsters.

 

[rangi]

Water in G/box. check oil to see if it's emulsified.
The syncro gets knackered. Happened to our 02 reg.

 

[Baden87]

Hi
How does the water get in ? just had my synchro fixed £1000 may have been the previous owner as oil was ok.

 

[Paul and Kate]

Just a quick update.
It was water in the gearbox.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
The garage who he took it back to a second time and told them it maybe water in the GB asked how he knew. The answer.....
A friend asked on MotorhomeFun forums.
@Jim this is why we all love the forums.
A not yet funster gets the correct answer to a problem that 4 garages couldn't or wouldn't find the answer to. Keep up the great work.

I believe this is caused by the infamous scuttle drain problem. Am I right on this theory?

 

[TheBig1]

scuttle below the windscreen, the drain blocks and it overflows onto the gearbox dipstick contaminating the oil

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[The Dudess]

A not yet funster gets the correct answer to a problem that 4 garages couldn't or wouldn't find the answer to. Keep up the great work.

Nice one - assume he will become a Funster now?

 

[Paul and Kate]

Nice one - assume he will become a Funster now?

Think he's joined but I don't know his user name yet lol

 

[Baden87]

Does it get in the so called breather at the top of the gearbox? Mine is a 08 x250 6 speed manual gearbox 2.3 litre engine , if this model is affected I need to look at a mod for the water leaking

 

[old-mo]

Standing for long periods...

Seal perishing and water ingress is a big expensive problem with "Peugeot`s".. gear boxes...

Straight from the horses mouth sort of...

 

[Chris51]

Does it get in the so called breather at the top of the gearbox? Mine is a 08 x250 6 speed manual gearbox 2.3 litre engine , if this model is affected I need to look at a mod for the water leaking

The mods have been covered various times on here. Involves adding extra drain holes and keeping them unblocked. Plus sealing the scuttle to windscreen.

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[rangi]

There is a PEUGEOT issued modification that takes the water and dumps it down the back of the G,Box. When I bought it, it was in the region of 30quid. (Tiz a universal part fits Fiat Ducatto, Citroen as well as Pugs)
Haven't a clue to the part #, I just went in and asked for it

The water gets in thro the Linkages.