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up to now its been alright, but we may not have had cold enough temperatures or the air might not have been as damp, coldest ive seen it since is -4
General gearstick frozen stuck!
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General gearstick frozen stuck!
My Bravo has the same issue, it's tucked up at my local Fiat delaership awaiting their attention in the morning (-3 forecast)
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Frozen gear stick this morning at -6, luckily the turbo made up for lost time!
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Yep had exactly the same problem this morning with my MJET GP... this is 3rd day into my first Fiat ownership. I evened phoned recovery but then as the car on idle and warming up it free itself... Going to take it into the Fiat Dealership to get it looked at or greased up at least...
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my dealer said "new cables" ... i will just wait the 5 mins warming up for it to free
Mine did it again yesterday, could only get 1st and 2nd gear, which was a problem as I needed to reverse! It eventually defrosted after a couple of minutes.
It's done this before over the last few weeks due to lower temps!
I don't see the point in going to the dealers when you can wait a few extra minutes for it to defrost!
It's done this before over the last few weeks due to lower temps!
I don't see the point in going to the dealers when you can wait a few extra minutes for it to defrost!
I don't see the point in going to the dealers when you can wait a few extra minutes for it to defrost!
I did as my Bravo was under warranty
Ok but the transmission oil is going to freeze wether or not the car is under warranty and im pretty sure there's not much the dealers will be able to do! The oil needs warmed up to allow your gears to move smoothly!! my car has been sitting at -17 so if something didn't freeze then i would worry!!?? I'm actually more concerned about my diesel waxing!
You could mix a couple of litres of petrol in, that will help.
Do you not have a fuel heater ?
Do you not have a fuel heater ?
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weve had temperatures of as low as -15C and mines been fine, dont know if the silicone grease has helped, but it hasnt done it since
Right I've been a bit rough with my gears this afternoon after work and have done some damage!! I've broken both cables and also the plastic housing for the gearstick!
It is getting fixed under warranty but I do admit I've been an idiot in trying to get the car gears defrosted quickly and not allowing to warm up!
As a result I am paying for a courtesy car(panda active) for a fortnight until the parts come from Italy!!
Let the gears defrost properly
You have been warned,
An out of pocket steve119:bang:
It is getting fixed under warranty but I do admit I've been an idiot in trying to get the car gears defrosted quickly and not allowing to warm up!
As a result I am paying for a courtesy car(panda active) for a fortnight until the parts come from Italy!!
Let the gears defrost properly
You have been warned,
An out of pocket steve119:bang:
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Bugger! Gearbox oil should not freeze at that temperature it will however thicken and make it a pain to engage gears. I have had no trouble in my Punto or Coupe even though the Punto has a Grande 1.4 Startjet Gearbox fitted.
Must be a design oversight / fault with the 1.9.
Must be a design oversight / fault with the 1.9
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Bugger! Gearbox oil should not freeze at that temperature it will however thicken and make it a pain to engage gears. I have had no trouble in my Punto or Coupe even though the Punto has a Grande 1.4 Startjet Gearbox fitted.
Must be a design oversight / fault with the 1.9
Well heres the thing Chris, they were saying that it was frozen and I shouldn't of forced it but my counterargument was that it was -15 where I live and it defrosted no problem in the morning but was only -5 in the afternoon when it broke and to be fair the guys at the Elgin fiat branch were absolutely great!
I guess it could be worse, could of been a nissan micra courtesy car!:worship:
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Man, surely if it is possible to be frozen while driven. This has to be a recall ?
Steve, am well impressed the gear actually moved to 1st and 2nd netural position then freezes up
Steve, am well impressed the gear actually moved to 1st and 2nd netural position then freezes up
I took my car in for some warranty work about 9 months ago and they tried to give me a panda, I was not impressed! (being 6ft 8) told the sales guy he was having a laugh, he told me im sure you will fit fine. So i tried it to humor him, I got through the door and then wrapped myself around the steering wheel. Literally took up all the space and had 1/3 of the steering wheel to grab that was not surrounded by my knees/legs.Right I've been a bit rough with my gears this afternoon after work and have done some damage!! I've broken both cables and also the plastic housing for the gearstick!
It is getting fixed under warranty but I do admit I've been an idiot in trying to get the car gears defrosted quickly and not allowing to warm up!
As a result I am paying for a courtesy car(panda active) for a fortnight until the parts come from Italy!!
Let the gears defrost properly
You have been warned,
An out of pocket steve119:bang:
I am glad to say that I said to the sales guy I will be borrowing your grande and you can have this panda for the day!
So I hope that its a quick 2 weeks for the parts, rather than ages!
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Tbh this panda is a lot of fun, even more so in the snow!!:devil:
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Any details on where you put the silicone grease and where you could get it? my mjet is doing the same
hi
is there a certain year of car frozen cables affect??? i have had my grande 06 plate from new 6 speed box ,and was wondering if i'm just lucky as i have never suffered the problem ...is it a issue with all boxes ,or just the 5 speed? or has the supplier cut back on the quality of parts used in the construction of the cables ..or am i just dam lucky ???
is there a certain year of car frozen cables affect??? i have had my grande 06 plate from new 6 speed box ,and was wondering if i'm just lucky as i have never suffered the problem ...is it a issue with all boxes ,or just the 5 speed? or has the supplier cut back on the quality of parts used in the construction of the cables ..or am i just dam lucky ???
Nope because my mjet is an 09 plate with a 6 speed box, but I live in the north of Scotland so will be prone to the colder weather we get up here!
I don't know if the mjet 1.6 120 has a different gearbox to the 1.9 though
I don't know if the mjet 1.6 120 has a different gearbox to the 1.9 though
