2001 FORD TRANSIT SWB DIESEL.thanks for the first answer, to expand on the problem, i can get some gears intermitently, where the cables come from the gearshift and join the gearbox under the bonnet there is a smal pipe with an elbow shaped connector, i cannot find where this pipes other end connects, maybe it has some bearing on the problem

SONNY, June 2011

think this is the breather hose you are seeing and doesn`t connect to anything,look at the selector shaft where it goes through an oil seal on top of the box,if this shaft looks dry and has a brown residue on it then good chance this is your problem,needle roller bearings are on this shaft,top one just under the oil seal and is generally the one which gives problems

cdc, June 2011