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hello all i have a problem My 91 liberty gx it's not the 4wd its just standard. what my problem is i tired roll starting in reverse ( dumb idea and never should do but under the circumstances it was the only way possible being on a hill in the middle of nowhere by myself)

and it didn't start it anyway so after waiting for hours on said hill i get a jump start when i go to put it in reverse it didn't move, car didn't stall when i took my foot of clutch almost like reverse never existed

. but after warming it up lets say a 1 km drive it goes in reverse and works fine as if nothing happened all the other gears work fine there is no unusual sound coming out of the gear box and when reverse does work when it's warmed up it doesn't clunk in or anything goes in smooth makes no evil sounds.

when i was looking at the gearbox i noticed it has a dipstick and when i pulled it it says its almost empty but i thought that manuals didn't usually need oil top ups any ideas on what has happened or how to fix or if i even need fluid I'm a lot confused thanks in advance.

Hey Cal.. have a look under your car and see if you see any major oil leeks.. if not I wouldn't stress. I can't understand why it wouldn't go into reverse after the incident but would suggest you drain the fluid, check for metal bits and if nothing then refill the correct amount & type of gearbox oil.

Cheers,
Paul

no oil leaks it's got me buggered

bent selector

A lot of people dont realise there is a dipstick there, which is unuasl for subaru manual boxes to have.

If you have reverse back - not to worry but does the shifter get into gears correctly - if it doesnt it might need adjustment or repair split pin/or replace worn rubbers etc.
Cheers
AP