Car wont get into gear

[BB6ixer]

Hey guys, i just started my car up in 1st gear and then it started to shake and stutter, so i pushed it back into neutral.

But now when i clutch in and try to get into any gears, it wont let me.. what happened? did my clutch stuff up?

[Lukey]

check clutch fluid in the little container near the bigger one.

mine was empty and i had to fill it back up.

or is it only first gear?

[BB6ixer]

okay car got into gear and is working fine now after i put it in gear when the engine was off, but now everytime i release the clutch it makes a grinding noise... this can't be good can it?

oh and i also checked the clutch fluid its pretty much full..

[Lukey]

not sure then

synchros still good?

[an93l]

Your clutch probably worn out

[WNARUN]

yeah check out your synchros, also check your clutch if u got a kinda of new clutch its probably not aligned right

[NSPYRE]

ok, i dont see how clutch fluid or the clutch itself is related to this in any way... a worn clutch will just make it harder/fail to engage so he wont be getting far. the poster has a problem getting the shifter into a gear. if u have a leaking clutch master cylinder then ur clutch pedal will go weird and depending on how much fluid u have in there, it might just stick to the floor.

it sounds like a synchromesh problem. try flushing out ur transmission fluid first and see if its that. was it really cold when this happened?

[B16bcivic]

i forgot what the mechs told me when i got mine fixed, coz i had the same problem too, and it was sumthing to do with the plates. not sure.

[Pjamaz]

hey guys.. yeh im gona hav to agree with NSPYRE.. i've come across a problem like this afew times at work and yeh it pretty much does come down to the gearbox it self.. yeh as NSPYRE said flush the fluid n try using REDLINE Performance gearbox fluid.. it should help with getting into gears smoother with lesser crunching..

[sassy_fit_vtit]

Clutch fluid and/or gears, perhaps the teeth of the gears are worn/broken thus crunching when trying to get into gear

[woteva82]

see if you have any clutch fluid or maybe its just your gear box go ask the mechanics see what they say.

[rrc36]

My fren has got a similar problem on his BMW 318i few weeks back,
Got his car back to the dealer,
the service guy later on advised, the clutch is the issue there.