Skoda Yeti will not change gear when engine is on

Quartz

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I had my car - 63 reg diesel Skoda Yeti - serviced last week and haven't used it until today. Only to find that the car will not change geat when the engine is on. It will change gear when the engine is off and I've run through all the gears without problem. But when the engine is on the stick will not engage any gear - even reverse. I've tried starting the car in neutral, first, and reverse. I've tried starting the car in first and letting it move forward a car-length. I've tried starting the car in reverse and letting it move back a car-length.

The garage are closed.

What has happened? What do I do about it?
 
Just a normal service and MOT. No fluid visible but it's been raining heavily so might have washed away. Clutch pedal feels normal. Oil was changed. Brake fluid was not changed.
 
sounds unlucky but a fault with the clutch, does it move forward at all when engaged and then engine started? if it does could try it a few times to see if it will free off otherwise will need further investigation.
may have read your post wrong but if you put it in gear and your foot hard down on the clutch when starting does the car still try to move ? if so its a clutch fault maybe (not sure if they have one) self adjuster fault.
 
Crisis over. I pumped the clutch pedal hard and let the engine oil get to temperature. I'm not sure which did the trick but it got into gear and I went to the supermarket and back. First and second gear no longer seem as smoth as they used to be.
 
Quartz said:
Crisis over. I pumped the clutch pedal hard and let the engine oil get to temperature. I'm not sure which did the trick but it got into gear and I went to the supermarket and back. First and second gear no longer seem as smoth as they used to be.
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Crisis slowly developing I’d argue!

I had an old Ford Escort that did this from time to time and pumping the clutch pedal temporarily cured it, ultimately it failed completely at a set of lights and had to be recovered. Can’t remember what caused it perhaps the release bearing?

I’d get it back to the garage ASAP for further investigation before it leaves you stranded which it will.

I can’t see how a service and MOT would in any way cause this so wouldn’t particularly worry about the garages competency, just bad luck timing wise.
 
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Scania said:
Glad to hear it, basically this isn’t a temporary glitch that’ll go away, it’s the warning sign of a bigger problem coming down the road, literally!
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I went out to check something just now and the problem has returned.

Scania said:
Master cylinder or release bearing failing would be my guess, most likely the former I’d say.
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How do I confirm that?
 
Something else which may be relevant: the front panel display used to have a gear indicator. On my trip to the shops I noticed that it had gone, and I've not seen in the menus how to put it back.
 
A normal service and MOT at a Skoda dealer or Bobs backstreet garage? None of this sounds good. Without some serious changes, stuff like this doesn't just happen. I assume you got it back from the garage OK and it drove home fine?
 
Quartz said:
I had the car picked up today. The guy said it was likely a clutch cylinder. I just hope it's not too expensive.
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It's most likely the slave cylinder, not likely to be cheap as it involves removing the gearbox. Plus it's silly not to replace the clutch and potentially the flywheel depending on condition while it's all apart.

jpaul said:
Interesting thread om yeti clutches -
hadn't realised brake fluid can be shared with clutch, too, so it can need bleedimg if they had done brakes in a service (not ops case)
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That applies to a vast majority of cars with a hydraulic clutch, very few have a separate reservoir. Doing anything with the brakes has never led to needing to bleed the clutch in my 14 years of experience.
 
Update time. Yes the clutch cylinder had gone. And I'm going to be £1000 poorer when I pay. They also wanted to replace the flywheel saying it has been contaminated but that's another £900 so they're just cleaning it
 
must have crossed you mind, but, can they explain if it coincidental with the service ? like being agressive with the pedal/engagement.
 
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