I THINK my gear box selector may have gone funny

[Se7en172]

Some opinions and maybe a diagnostic would be great. When I start the car I have difficulty pushing the stick into first gear, I have to put it into 2nd before it will pop into 1st? It just will not go straight into 1st without it feeling I am going to destroy the gearbox.
What could my problem be?
lack of gear box oil?
Gear links?
Selector?

All answers appreciated

 

[Se7en172]

Some opinions and maybe a diagnostic would be great. When I start the car I have difficulty pushing the stick into first gear, I have to put it into 2nd before it will pop into 1st? It just will not go straight into 1st without it feeling I am going to destroy the gearbox.
What could my problem be?
lack of gear box oil?
Gear links?
Selector?

All answers appreciated

No one knows?

 

[lemonnobby]

Is the gearbox oil the same stuff thats been in since new, i would be temped to change it first as it is the cheapist.

 

[Djw John]

Id change the box oil as well. Although sounds like a synchro problem to me

 

[Se7en172]

Oh I don't know when the gearbox oil was changed!
I will check service history!
Whats a gear box oil change cost?
If its a Sync problem wheat price am I looking at?

 

[Bradharding]

Yeah try changing or topping up gearbox oil. I've had my engine out recently (Albeit on a mk1) but I put my selector back in about 1 spline out and its hard to get into first or sometimes second without giving it a few revs first. It may have slipped a spline on the shaft? Also could be syncromesh at the very worst.

 

[Se7en172]

Are these problems pricey to resolve??????

 

[lemonnobby]

box out strip and rebuild which isnt cheap. Gearbox oil is proberly £50 if you do it your self there is a guide somewhere

 

[DrR]

Gearbox oil is not part of the service, so unless you've done it, it's probably never been done.

 

[Middo]

i got the elf gearbox oil from renault for £25 iirc. and it cost literally a couple of quid for my garage to do it as part of my service. will improve matters slightly, but if youve got a selection problem i think youve got more serious problems.

 

[Se7en172]

I'm P/exing the car in just over a month so I don't want it to be too ridiculous, Hopefully a £100-£200 tops!
But if gear box oil resolves the issue, Great
I haven't had it done as I have only owned the car for a year