Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 Owners Club - cavmk3oc

hi.

my cav seems a bit sticky/clunkey latley through 1st and 2nd ok when it warms up tho, had the car ten years and its done 16,000 miles since i had it , i never noticed it before ive had to use it regular for work past 5 months ect used to have company van, even then i had it stored and used it at weekends regular no problems, ive never had the gearbox oil changed would anyone recommend this , and how easy is it to do car is maintained by a vauxhall dealer very expensive and in this climate doubt could afford this now, thinking could i do it myself


cheers

It may be just excessive movement in gear linkages, or the clutch is a little out of adjustment.

Recently my 1st and 2nd gear went, and this turned out to my gear linkage going too slack.
There is a thread on here about it.
Clutch adjustment is easy and free to do it yourself.

I run my 1994 cavalier with 214,000 miles on the clock on the original transmission fluid and original power steering fluid...obviously all other fluids are service items, and have been changed as required.

To drop gear oil out requires the bottom plate to be unbolted from the gearbox so that the fluid can seep out.
Then tighten and refil to "level" point, which is a bolt hole near one of the drive shafts...fill the gearbox until oil starts to run out of the level plug hole.
Refit hole plug /bolt...job done.

cheers for tips,

was bit worried gearbox maybe on its way out , clutch never been changed since owned car. could be source and i get a clunk with clutch riight down, i see how goes, i give my vauxhall guy this info see what he thinks,

i get oil changed out either way

cheers

only changed my clutch at about 180,000 miles, so in my calculations, you've got ages yet...