2nd gear synchro FIX- MT owners read this thread - Page 22 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

reeves · 02-12-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by luuser75

how hard is it to replace the fluids yourself? i'm calling shops and they're charging a good amount for labor since i already have the fluids and washers...

Not hard at all.. it's pretty much like changing your engine oil, except you unscrew two bolts instead of one.. And when you fill the transmission with fluid, you need a funnel & long tube.

You can get a pump instead, but I found the pump to be useless and more messy than it's worth. Just place the funnel at the top of the engine bay, near the firewall, and run the rubber tube down directly to the filler hole of the transmission. There's more than enough access room from the engine bay to the filler hole so that makes it easier too.

This funnel from AdvanceAuto worked for me.. although you might want to find one with a slightly longer tube.. I had to manuver the funnel down through the engine bay a little more because the tube wasn't long enough to reach, but it worked just fine.

Don't let some mechanic who doesn't know or care about your car do this for you.. it's really easy. Better to save your money and take the time/effort to do it yourself correctly. Good luck!

developer · 03-07-2013, 02:32 PM

My Pentosin fix stopped working about a couple of weeks back. The first to second notchy resistance is back. Sometimes I can feel it bump me back several times before it goes into second. I am even getting it every so often going into third. I am at about 4800 miles. The Pentosin fix lasted me about 1700 miles. Oh well, a trip to the dealer soon.

Huehuecoyotl · 03-07-2013, 02:46 PM

Thats weird. Mines going strong. Whats even more weird is our 2nd BRZ didnt even need the Pentosin fwiw.

JesseE · 03-07-2013, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

Thats weird. Mines going strong. Whats even more weird is our 2nd BRZ didnt even need the Pentosin fwiw.

Didn't you get banned?

whiteoutfr-s · 03-07-2013, 05:09 PM

mine started to be notchy last week at 450miles im bringin it to the dealer..

fenton · 03-07-2013, 05:39 PM

I switched to pentosin a month ago and it might be a little better bit still notches in sometimes.

I don't know if it isn't worth the 120 I paid to get mine here in Canada plus 60 to swap the fluids.

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sid325 · 03-07-2013, 07:49 PM

I'm running Pentosin too. Better, but not perfect. 2nd is still an issue.

superpilun · 03-07-2013, 08:14 PM

Have any of you guys tried redline mt-85?

roddy · 03-07-2013, 10:21 PM

Pentosin is still working great for me. It has got to be close to 10,000 kms (6K miles) since I put it in. I didn't try MT-85, but suspect it would give similar results. I did try MT-90 and it was good until the cold temperatures were below 50F or so.

whiteoutfr-s · 03-09-2013, 01:32 AM

my friends are telling me thats its normal to have notchy 2nd gear.. told me to ignore it.

Laika · 03-09-2013, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by whiteoutfr-s

my friends are telling me thats its normal to have notchy 2nd gear.. told me to ignore it.

They're pretty much right as long as the notchiness goes away after it warms up. But Pentosin has definitely made the initial 1-2 shift much smoother in the cold. Can't wait to try it out today when it's 55F out

Huehuecoyotl · 03-09-2013, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laika

They're pretty much right as long as the notchiness goes away after it warms up. But Pentosin has definitely made the initial 1-2 shift much smoother in the cold. Can't wait to try it out today when it's 55F out

glad it worked!

Chimpo · 03-11-2013, 12:01 PM

Just ordered some Pentosin. Can't wait to give it a shot!

Tt3Sheppard · 03-11-2013, 02:49 PM

Ordered mine! Just waiting for my car back to change fluids

03-07-2013, 10:21 PM	#303
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pentosin is still working great for me. It has got to be close to 10,000 kms (6K miles) since I put it in. I didn't try MT-85, but suspect it would give similar results. I did try MT-90 and it was good until the cold temperatures were below 50F or so. __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

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03-07-2013, 02:32 PM	#296
developer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: BRZ Limited Location: Portland OR Posts: 127 Thanks: 72 Thanked 64 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My Pentosin fix stopped working about a couple of weeks back. The first to second notchy resistance is back. Sometimes I can feel it bump me back several times before it goes into second. I am even getting it every so often going into third. I am at about 4800 miles. The Pentosin fix lasted me about 1700 miles. Oh well, a trip to the dealer soon.

03-07-2013, 05:09 PM	#299
whiteoutfr-s Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: whiteout Location: california Posts: 23 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	mine started to be notchy last week at 450miles im bringin it to the dealer..

03-07-2013, 05:39 PM	#300
fenton Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Calgary Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,614 Times in 726 Posts Mentioned: 120 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I switched to pentosin a month ago and it might be a little better bit still notches in sometimes. I don't know if it isn't worth the 120 I paid to get mine here in Canada plus 60 to swap the fluids. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

03-07-2013, 07:49 PM	#301
sid325 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 103 Thanks: 5 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm running Pentosin too. Better, but not perfect. 2nd is still an issue.

03-07-2013, 08:14 PM	#302
superpilun Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 1986 MR2 Location: California Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have any of you guys tried redline mt-85?

03-09-2013, 01:32 AM	#304
whiteoutfr-s Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: whiteout Location: california Posts: 23 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my friends are telling me thats its normal to have notchy 2nd gear.. told me to ignore it.

03-11-2013, 12:01 PM	#307
Chimpo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: '15 STi Ltd Location: Probably a location near you! Posts: 297 Thanks: 37 Thanked 149 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just ordered some Pentosin. Can't wait to give it a shot!

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