wont go into gear?? :(

[RS4ALEX]

took my car to audi today just to have a couple of things looked at ( tyre pressure light keeps coming on saying its not operating ) anyway, when I left, it got started to be moved and it wouldn't go into gear! (good timing ).
had to be bump started to be moved, car drove perfectly all the way there pulled fine clutch was perfect... clutch doesn't slip or anything its actually had a brand new engine under warranty 2 months ago... this car also has the full warranty til September... any thoughts? any reply will be appreciated!
alex.

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sounds like either a fluid leak or master/slave cylinder failure.
What's the clutch pedal feel like?

[RS4ALEX]

actually felt fine, just didn't make any sense why it started doing it, a light with a sun looking thing came on the dash too...

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Brake fluid warning?

[MikeFish]

Don't know how true this is but I was told after blowing the gearbox in my AC Cobra replica that if it will go into gear when the engine is off then it is the clutch but if it still won't go into gear even with the engine off then it is the gearbox. Or was it the other way round. Hopefully someone can confirm or deny this!

[Surrey Sam]

a light with a sun looking thing came on the dash too...

Could have been:

• Snowflake symbol indicating low temperature.
  Tyre pressure warning symbol - Amber = low pressure loss and Red = high pressure loss.
  TPMS malfunction (as above but amber and with line through the middle).

[RS4ALEX]

it will go into gear when the engine is off. I don't understand it though it worked perfectly on the way there and since ive had the car. whe n it had the new engine fitted they also said that the clutch was fine, and obviously test drove it after it had been fitted and didn't pick up on anything. can something like a flywheel/ clutch just fail/ break? and the light is the tyre pressure thing I checked it

[benm7]

I seem to be having this same problem. On cold start, car goes in to 1st easily when engine is off. However when engine is on, it takes a bit of force and a few tries to get it in first. Once rolling, gear changes are smooth. Also clutch feels fine.

Any thoughts?

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I seem to be having this same problem. On cold start, car goes in to 1st easily when engine is off. However when engine is on, it takes a bit of force and a few tries to get it in first. Once rolling, gear changes are smooth. Also clutch feels fine.

Any thoughts?

Worth an attempt to change the transmission fluid. It's probably the cheapest and quickest thing to try first.

[cherub72]

I had something similar recently, I thought it might be clutch cylinder but it needed a clutch replacement. it changes like a dream again now

[RS4pete]

Not sure a transmission fluid will help that much. I have noticed a slight difficultly engaging first and second gearshift that has coincided with the dreaded sticky clutch pedal so I'm assuming its an issue with the clutch that is causing the difficulty getting into gear.

I had changed the tranny fluid a month beforehand and although it improved the gear change it does still have difficulty engaging first and second.