scottishpedro

Hi all,

Just got the zed back after being off the road for a couple of weeks. My 5th - 6th synchro was ever so slighly beginning to crunch, at high revs. As my aftermarket warranty was nearing it's end I thought I'd get it sorted. Cost £500, but company only giving me £300 back as they say the job should only take 6 hours and the guy I was using (who is a transmission specialist) took 14. I know for a fact that the warranty company are a complete con as the first 3 nissan dealers I phoned round quoted 11 hours. Anyway...

Since having the car back I've been having gear trouble. 5th - 6th gear is now fine, it's 1st and 2nd that are annoying me. When changing between 1st - 2nd, more so on a downshift, the gear is really stiff, worst into 1st. My good friend assures me it is just the cold weather, and that the gearox takes a while to heat up. My drive to and from work is around 20-25 mins (13 miles) and it seems to get no better by the time i'm home. This has lead me to draw up a list of 3 possible conclusions.

1) the gear box is cold - I got the car in June and so maybe have never really driven it cold, the weather here in Scotland has been chilli since I got the car back
2) I am not used to the chunky 350z gears. I have been driving my girlfriend's Kia Picanto which has a super slick gear change (it really does!)
3) My gearbox is f***d!

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Pedro.

j1234

iTrader: (5)

if ur Z is Pre-2005 then it most likely will have the older gearbox which is widely known to have alot of problems. 05-present have the newer, revised transmissions which are just fine. i kno my 05 tranny is kind of hard to get into gear when its cold. give it about 15mins and its not bad. the gearboxes on these cars are notoriously notchy, its just the way they are.

Escobar

iTrader: (27)

I see no real reason to ever downshift into 1st from second unless your about to open it up or go up a huge hill at very low speed. I'd say 1 & 2 apply.