Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
Location: SE London
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This has been happening regulary since Sunday. Start up the engine go to select gear and won't go in. Wont select any gear. Turn off engine and restart and still same problem. After about 5 on and off's of the ignition it lets me select 1st gear and then its fine again getting into every gear until the engine is switched off again. The only other way I have managed is to turn off the engine then select 1st gear then drive off that way when the engine is started in gear.
Can't be the clutch. Has only be changed a month ago and has done 800 miles. There has also been no signs or funny noises coming from the clutch area.
Could this be an ECU fault as its only on start up? Once I get started and can change into 1st it is fine after that. Gets into all the gears without any bother!
I am so ?????? 
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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The ECU has no barring on gear selection!
Its going to be an out of alignment linkage I would have thought.
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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But it only has problem selecting 1st from the first time you start up the engine. When you have selected 1st and the engine is running you can get every other gear as easy as anything. Don't think it could be a problem with the gear linkages.
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Gear selection is mechanical, nothing electrical about it.
Maybe once the gearbox has warmed up and the oil has thinned a bit its easier to select.
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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Again, don't think so. You could have trouble getting into gear. Then when you get it in would have no problems. Could drive it for an hour, then turn off the ignition and you would again have trouble getting into gear!
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DIGGIDY
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Registered: 15th Apr 03
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Sounds like a meshing problem where the gear being selected will not engage untill the gears meshed(aligned) properly
Have you tried rolling your car fowards or backwards, to rotate the box?
have a similar problem with mine, and this seems to help... give it a try may work for you.
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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quote:
Originally posted by DIGGIDY
Sounds like a meshing problem where the gear being selected will not engage untill the gears meshed(aligned) properly
Have you tried rolling your car fowards or backwards, to rotate the box?
have a similar problem with mine, and this seems to help... give it a try may work for you.
i sometimes have to do that with mine, think its probably your linkage, cos the first couple of gears are made to mesh easier i think. something mechanical is out of line i wud say
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m4tt_c
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: essex
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happens alot on corsa's gets hard to put into first.
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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i got a good idea- buy an automatic!! 
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andy hirst
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
Location: Rochdale, Greater Manchester
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same with mine, the linkage is bit fucked
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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get an oil change m8
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mattyboy199
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
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Try depressing the clutch a couple of times then try it use to happen on my astra
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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release the hand brake then do it the car might roll slightly and go in, i have to do this to get reverse some times on my GSI
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