Hi Peter,

The pedal does come up quite away from the floor before engaging, atleast 2/3rds if not 3/4trs.

I noticed when driving it this lunch time that even resting my foot on the clutch pedal slightly seems to be engaging the clutch very slightly.

What are your thoughts?

If the bite is high that's probably not the problem, its if have have to push it right to the floor that it may not disengage properly. It was only that you said it would go into gear without the engine running that made me think it could be the clutch as that is a symptom.

The bite is high on my 406 and C5 and they have done 210k and 188k respectively, if you don't slip the clutch more than necessary they can last for many more 1000s of miles.

Have you checked the oil level?

I am referring to the gearbox oil, something that doesn't get checked very often, is there any sign of an oil leak on the gearbox?

The stiffness with the engine off would point to a gear selection fault, could be inside the box but hopefully to do with the external linkage or cable. If it uses cables which many cars do it could be that it is sticking due to lack of lubrication but some dismantling will be needed to remedy it, or even a new cable.

Peter