6spd notchy in the cold?
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6spd notchy in the cold?
In the cold weather I have found that my T56 is very notchy, almost not wanting to shift especially in the 1-2 and 2-3 for about 20 minutes of starting the car. I am just wondering if this is really just due to the cold or are my syncros going? I bought the car in September so this is my first winter with it.
I also have a MGW shifter if that makes any difference.
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I also have a MGW shifter if that makes any difference.
Thanks,
Dave
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My ENG SEN fuse went out and made it real hard to put it in any gear. At first I thought it was the cold but when the fuse finally went out it was nearly impossible to shift any gear. I put the new fuse in and now it shifts easy and smooth. After searching through some threads, the T56 does seem notchy in colder conditions.
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In the cold weather I have found that my T56 is very notchy, almost not wanting to shift especially in the 1-2 and 2-3 for about 20 minutes of starting the car. I am just wondering if this is really just due to the cold or are my syncros going? I bought the car in September so this is my first winter with it.
I also have a MGW shifter if that makes any difference.
Thanks,
Dave
I also have a MGW shifter if that makes any difference.
Thanks,
Dave
WHEN I drove my m6 car in the winter, you need to go very easy until heat up the engine and put some miles on the car.
Oddly enough when I put in Pennzoil Synchromeshm, it got better. Being a "Thicker" fluid I found that kinda odd but I guess it provides a good enough barrier.
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My car is currently my daily, until the weather warms up enough for me to change the starter on my truck (I hate being cold). That said, I experience the same notchy feeling every morning and every night on my way home. After warming up, it shifts just fine.
As stated, go easy on the shifting, and don't beat on the car - at least until it is warmed up and shifting better.
As stated, go easy on the shifting, and don't beat on the car - at least until it is warmed up and shifting better.
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To the op, I had my synchros replaced and some other trans. work done when I first got my car and it still is notchy and grinds some going into gear when it's cold so your synchros are probably fine.
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haha yeah the other day it was so hard to get in, i put it in neutral and got out and pushed that **** back far enough that i could put in in first and drive away.. Starting to get bad i think im gunna check the fluid resivor..
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It's the cold. WHEN I drove my m6 car in the winter, you need to go very easy until heat up the engine and put some miles on the car. Oddly enough when I put in Pennzoil Synchromesh, it got better. Being a "Thicker" fluid I found that kinda odd but I guess it provides a good enough barrier.
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Check my thread in the manual section on this very topic... There's a remedy a few people have had luck with involving a bolt on the side of the trans. I would post the link if I weren't on my iPhone.
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At any rate... the link to the thread I mentioned above in the Manual Sections is https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...g-shifter.html
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Thanks guys. I was just wondering if it was only me. I am in the process of replacing my rear end and was hoping that something else wasnt wrong since I spent enough on that.