What could this mean?

[jonesyFX]

Right basically last night I realised when I am parked up, engage 1st and release the handbrake my car just rolls, so all the time i've been leaving it in 1st incase the handbrake fails may as well not of bothered lol.

Any ideas what would cause this?

Cheers

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Foot on the clutch or not in gear properly.

 

[James105]

As Giraffe says only really causes can be either your foot was on the clutch or it wasn't actually in gear. Guessing it drives fine?

 

[Matt W]

Do you have a gearbox?

 

[DrR]

Wtf at this.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Either that or you have zero compression in any cylinder, meaning someone has stolen your plugs, or worse, the whole head. You'd probably notice as you'd never get to any destinations though...

 

[Martin_172]

put it in reverse.

possible low compression or just a big hill, my old 1.2 done this a few times

 

[jonesyFX]

I was rushing this morning at work I will try again when I finish. Sorry if I've sounded stupid lol will update later

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

put it in reverse.

Reverse / 1st .. any gear, doesn't matter. It's the compression that stops it turning, not the gear you're on

 

[jonesyFX]

Reverse / 1st .. any gear, doesn't matter. It's the compression that stops it turning, not the gear you're on

Ok im gunna sound like a total novice (which i am) but my car whistles loudly when the revs are dropping (from about 3k) could this be a leak of some kind if it is compression

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

There would be a decrease in performance surely if the compression was low enough that it rolled while in gear?