difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

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Sep 19, 2012 | 03:53 PM

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crossfire121

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difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

Would changing the gearbox oil on a 6 speed manual help with the above problem , this only happens when i'm accelerating hard up through the box.

Sep 19, 2012 | 04:46 PM

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Indelibility

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

These tranny's can be tempermental when it comes to shifting at certain RPM's. From what I hear, switching over to syntheric does make shifting smoother, but it sounds like your situation is rev related.

Sep 20, 2012 | 05:41 PM

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crossfire121

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

When changing the gearbox oil on a manual 6 speed do you replace the oil with a different type to improve the notchiness , i read somewhere its 0 \ 20w synthetic or am i wrong

Sep 20, 2012 | 06:20 PM

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crossfire121

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

Ok i think its redline MTL 70w80 synthetic oil is that correct ???

Sep 20, 2012 | 06:26 PM

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

5W-20 is the correct oil, and yes, it's motor oil. Most of us have had good results with Amsoil or Royal Purple.

Sep 20, 2012 | 09:56 PM

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redliner

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

royal purple made my 1st to 2nd shift noticeably smoother

Sep 20, 2012 | 10:08 PM

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closer9

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

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Originally Posted by redliner

royal purple made my 1st to 2nd shift noticeably smoother

I'll be doing Royal Purple 5W-20 and new flex discs this weekend.

Sep 21, 2012 | 11:20 AM

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BoilerUpXFire

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

Personally, I have used Mobile1 5w20 in both my 6 speeds and it has been a nice improvement...

I know Mobile1 is on the approved list, not sure about amsoil or RP...

Sep 21, 2012 | 05:42 PM

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Re: difficult gear change 2nd to 3rd

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Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire

Personally, I have used Mobile1 5w20 in both my 6 speeds and it has been a nice improvement...

I know Mobile1 is on the approved list, not sure about amsoil or RP...

Eh, all the same stuff when it really comes down to it. And who put more money into the Mercedes pocket, lol.