wont shift into gear if car is cold...HELP!!
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wont shift into gear if car is cold...HELP!!
OK... heres the deal, after adjusting the clutch pedal I noticed that the MT is VERY hard to get into gear when the car is cold(outside temp 35deg or less). I thought it might have something to do with adjusting the clutch so I set it back to stock and the problem is still here. The weather wasnt this cold when I made the adjustment to the clutch so I cant say if it did it before the adjustment or not. The car has about 20k miles on it.
Anyone else have this problem?
Anyone else have this problem?
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yeah, even if it is 60* outside, but if my car is stone cold it won't shift into first and is very hard to get into second unless i release the clutch while its in neutral before shifting... after about 5min drive time no problems
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are you serious? $25k and can hardly get out of the driveway, it takes me a good few minutes to be able to force it into gear....dont take me wrong I LOVE my car but I have owned most of the common different makes and models of cars and trucks and have never had this issue even from Fart(Ford).
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just do what i mentioned, basically double clutch it/ rev match for the first few minutes. If you're at a stop and it won't go in first release the clutch in neutral, clutch it then put it in gear...
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I have the same problem, I did adjust the clutch many times and the problem is still there..... If I leave the car outside in the cold temperature I can't shift in to any gear for 5-10 min! And it feels like I’m really hurting it if I don't let it warm up. I use redline MT90 synthetic oil in there. So when it’s warmed-up it shifts like butta.
Is there anybody who is having the same problems with stock (not adjusted) clutch?
Is there anybody who is having the same problems with stock (not adjusted) clutch?
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Originally Posted by wheelred12
are you serious? $25k and can hardly get out of the driveway, it takes me a good few minutes to be able to force it into gear....dont take me wrong I LOVE my car but I have owned most of the common different makes and models of cars and trucks and have never had this issue even from Fart(Ford).
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I adjusted my clutch pedal as well but I don't have the "cold shifting" problems. Sometimes I'll get a little gring going into second but that's about it. I've never had a problem getting the gears into first. Then again, I've never driven the car below about 30 degrees so......????
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I have the same problem when it's cold outside (35 or below). My car has not had any problems with this for about a month now, but the weather has been nice (55-75). Good luck and I hope the problem goes away.
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why dont u do this...
start the car 5 minutes before you go out
then 5 minutes later... you will have a normal car...
good deal right?
doesnt hurt to let it idle and warm up in the drive way for 5 minutes and while its doing that... u get ur seats warmed and heaters working... and shift **** isnt freezing anymore
lol...
start the car 5 minutes before you go out
then 5 minutes later... you will have a normal car...
good deal right?
doesnt hurt to let it idle and warm up in the drive way for 5 minutes and while its doing that... u get ur seats warmed and heaters working... and shift **** isnt freezing anymore
lol...
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Originally Posted by wheelred12
I adjusted my clutch back out and didnt have the problem anymore, but it sucks going back to staock after having driven the better set up
I have been thinking about adjusting mine back to stock again, but like you, I hate to go back.