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Originally Posted by Nubbs
I've been dealing with it for a while now but it's starting to drive me nuts. My car hates 2nd gear until it warms up. When first taking off for the day it won't go into 2nd gear probably 90% of the time so I usually skip it and go straight to 3rd. I've tried shifting at different rpms, double clutching on the upshift, and blipping the throttle all with no luck. By the time I get that first 1/2 mile under way it improves but it is still not smooth. Reverse is difficult as well, just have more time to fidget with it as I don't need that gear in traffic. Think I'm gonna try and get it in this weekend to have it checked out.. Anyone else running into poor shift quality on the MTs?
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heres something that always worked for me in my last mt car that had the same issues... put the car in second and start the car, sit there for 30 seconds put into first and drive off, i never had a problem after doing this trick
or you can do what i did in my friends mr2, if you are good driving the manual, use second gear to start then drive normally(only use second to start moving the first time, after that use 1st to get going at the next stop) try these two if you can...
and i know starting the car in 2nd does wear the clutch but only by a minor bit if you do it to get the fluid moving in the morning... it really isnt that bad...
either way we shouldnt have these issues... or leave the car in nuetural and sit there, the engine will move the fluid around so its not so cold...