ds3 grinding going into gear

[cp1991]

so my friend has a 2016 ds3 one day when driving it just wouldn't go into gear and would just grind. I went and had a look for her ( no pictures) and when it isn't running it goes into gear fine but with the engine running it doesn't. I started it in gear to move it for her and within one minute of driving it went into gear fine using the clutch. I left it running at idle for a minute to get her to come see it and then it wouldn't go into gear again.

Took it to a garage for her and they're saying it's the clutch, i thought it could be something in the hydraulics like slave or master cylinder as when it was used it started working again and i've never seen a clutch fix itself before.

Any one had anything similar?

 

[JamesBryan]

Clutch and/or slave cylinder.

You could try bleeding it and see if it improves.

 

[bashracing]

Or worn synchro's ( usually after low oil level because the offside driveshaft seal is leaking )

 

[cp1991]

forgot to mention clutch pedal felt horrendous at first, had no weight to it and was slowish to return after driving seemed to firm up a little but was still slow to return

 

[JamesBryan]

forgot to mention clutch pedal felt horrendous at first, had no weight to it and was slowish to return after driving seemed to firm up a little but was still slow to return

Definitely sounds like slave or clutch master.

Worth checking the fluid level in the reservoir.

 

[cp1991]

the reservoir was full and couldn't see or feel any leaks. My thought air is getting into the system somehow.
The garage has said its the clutch but don't want her to pay to have it changed and still not fix the problem.

 

[JamesBryan]

I would bleed it first, it's free to try.

 

[cp1991]

I don't have a pressure bleeder unfortunately

 

[JamesBryan]

Do it manually, someone press the pedal down while you open the bleeder, repeat a few times.

 

[Martin_172]

I don't have a pressure bleeder unfortunately

so you don't trust the garage's diagnosis, but your not willing to try a suggestion to actually confirm diagnosis?

 

[cp1991]

so you don't trust the garage's diagnosis, but your not willing to try a suggestion to actually confirm diagnosis?

The car is with the garage, i was just asking in case they tried to screw her over. I've not heard anything back so it's probably been fixed