Hope somebody can help with this problem. I have a 53 plate 172, 60 k on the clock. A couple of times the car has popped out of 3rd gear during high acceleration, while the engine continues (somehow) to maintain the revs without my foot on the accelerator. Effectively the car seems to go into neutral, whilst the engine continues to rev unaided with total loss of power - the only way to get the car back into action is to then engage the clutch and slip it in into 4th which solves the issue. A major problem during an overtake though!!:S
This has only happened once or twice, and only ever in 3rd gear under high revs. There are no other noises coming from the gearbox, or problems with the gear shifts which are completely smooth, and the gear box all seems totally A-Ok otherwise. No other issues at all.
Bit of a strange (and worrying) problem, I hope somebody might be able to help??:S
This has only happened once or twice, and only ever in 3rd gear under high revs. There are no other noises coming from the gearbox, or problems with the gear shifts which are completely smooth, and the gear box all seems totally A-Ok otherwise. No other issues at all.
Bit of a strange (and worrying) problem, I hope somebody might be able to help??:S