Wont start without shaking gear shift

Hi
I have a 2008 3.6 TDV8 automatic and if i leave it for a couple of days it sometimes wont start unless i shake the gear stick and then it starts straight away . Is this a common fault that is a easy fix or do i need to get a specialist to look at it .

When you say start do you mean turn over?

Inhibit switch or cable out of adjustment.

When you say won't start do you mean it won't turn over?

Saint.V8 said:

Inhibit switch or cable out of adjustment.

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You doing the night feeds ,Ant?

gold rover said:

You doing the night feeds ,Ant?

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No....thankfully he is on the boob, all I have to do is what comes out the other end.....I always get that end of the bargain!

Can't believe he'll be 10 days old tomoz....

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Don't want to hijack the thread but he is most definitely a chip (boulder) off the old block

The fix may be as simple as lubricating the gearshift cable clamp bolt which sometimes becomes so corroded that it will no longer articulate in the hole in the selector lever (necessary because the cable moves linearly and the lever through an arc). This causes the gear lever position and the selector lever position to get out of sync, and also therefore the inhibitor switch. Worth trying first, anyway, as it won’t cost you anything.





Phil

tomcat59alan said:

When you say start do you mean turn over?

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yes it wont even turn over until i have given the gear stick a good shake.

Chris Wilson said:

yes it wont even turn over until i have given the gear stick a good shake.

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My reply seems to have vanished Chris. See posts #3 and 8

tomcat59alan said:

My reply seems to have vanished Chris. See posts #3 and 8

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Thanks Tom i will give this a go the weekend and leave it a week to see if it has worked .