Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: Heavy gear change first thing in morning
I imagine with a manual that letting the car "warm up" idling in the driveway would not do anything for the oil in the transmission like in an automatic, but have you tried this ?
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21/Jun/2009, 6:11 pm
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NissanTaylor
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Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Canberra, ACT
TOTAL POSTS: 244
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Re: Heavy gear change first thing in morning
it has to do with oil viscosity. when its ice cold the oil will be quite thick until it heats up and thins out. if you let the car idle in neutral, the shafts are still moving inside the gearbox (but not transmitting drive) therefore there is friction therefore heat. ive seen cases of people putting a too thick oil in the trans and then they couldnt get it in gear the following cold morning.
on another note my olf vw g/box is quite worn and i put a thicker oil in to take up tolerances (and save me money haha) and it works a treat.
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22/Jun/2009, 8:49 pm
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Eggins
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Date Registered: 08-2004
Location: Brisbane
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Re: Heavy gear change first thing in morning
I'll be having a look at that Syntrans, I used the recommended VMX80 for the last gearbox oil change and the gearshift is stiffer than it ever was with the original/dealer oil.
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Shawn and Belinda Eggins
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1/Jul/2009, 5:42 am
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