Quote:
Originally Posted by cueball89
I have about 30k miles on amsoil manual transmission & transaxle gear lube. I can usually get a smooth first shift of the day 1>2 if I shift at 3000 rpm. I don't drive the car in the winter but I usually get some temperatures in the low 40's before I put the car away. I think I do recall more effort going into first gear but I don't have any issues double clutching in the rare autox hairpin. I only seem to experience crunchy shifting if I'm short-shifting the car, less than 3000 rpm, or shifting slowly like in traffic. Otherwise it's fairly smooth.
|
I've noticed the same behavior when shortshifting 1-2 in cold weather, which seems like a natural thing to do until the motor warms up more. But holding 1st gear just a little bit longer before shifting does seem to help with the upshift, regardless of which fluid I've used.
I tend to be pretty easy on gearboxes and don't like a lot of effort required unless I know it's a beefy transmission, which ours has the reputation of NOT being.