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Ive just bought a 2000 406 Hdi 90 off a guy on ebay. Since getting home last night i noticed i was having problems getting it into gear. When i got home and tried to reverse onto my drive it wouldnt go into gear at all. Eventually it did. I went out about an hour later to check the clutch fluid and it is full. I then tried to put it into gear and move it and it works fine. Is this a problem with all Hdis, this is the first one ive ever bought. The car has covered 136000 miles and there is no service history(i only paid £640!) so i will be getting the cambelt done soon. Can anyone recommend what else i should do to the car as there is no record of any service.

Sounds like there may be a lack of gearbox oil.

Thats something i did think of(honest!), i think a cambelt change and a service is what she needs.

I occasionally have problems getting it into lower gears (1st and reverse) when cold. Always done it and had the same issue on the D8 previous to my D9.

Ive just been out in the car now and it seems ok, the one thing i did notice is that the clutch pedal was stuck halfway so i put my foot under it and pulled it back up. Car seems a lot better now. Does this happen a lot?

JIMBOB326 wrote:Ive just been out in the car now and it seems ok, the one thing i did notice is that the clutch pedal was stuck halfway so i put my foot under it and pulled it back up. Car seems a lot better now. Does this happen a lot?

Mines also had the clutch problem sticking half way but never got to the bottom of it even after a new clutch.
Mines was 2000 2.0 110 hdi.
You won't even realise your pulling it up after a while.

Yep, same here. Been like that for three years... I replaced the slave cylinder and it didn't make a difference. Bought a master cylinder two years ago but never got around to fitting it - still lying there packed! If it kinda works, don't fix it.

It only sinks in slow traffic when there's a lot gear changes ....

Captain Jack wrote:Yep, same here. Been like that for three years... I replaced the slave cylinder and it didn't make a difference. Bought a master cylinder two years ago but never got around to fitting it - still lying there packed! If it kinda works, don't fix it.

It only sinks in slow traffic when there's a lot gear changes ....

If I remember right the guy I got car off had just changed the master ans slave cylinder and still never made a differenceto clutch sticking halfway.
But your right racoon it only ever seemed to happen in heavy traffic when using the clutch a lot.

I had two mechanics look at it and they said there is some spring by the pedal that tends to go weak. I never did look into replacing it though.

You get used to it after about a week as captain jack will agree with.
But its a pain in the arse when you get in another car and you still try pulling clutch up lol