Second Gear

[R338OY]

Regarding 2nd gear, when i change from 1st to 2nd it's a bit 'sticky' on the upshift. If i change at higher RPM, like 4000, it's not a problem or if i've been driving a little hard and the tranny is all hot then the 1>2 change is fine at any RPM.

Is this a case of new tranny oil, or bad synchros, or anything else?

Thanks

Edited January 5, 2008 by R338OY

[sh@un]

put some smurf-blood in the gearbox (blue Redline Shock-proof gear oil) and see how you go

fixed the crunchy synchro on my previous 33 GTSt

[R338OY]

put some smurf-blood in the gearbox (blue Redline Shock-proof gear oil) and see how you go

fixed the crunchy synchro on my previous 33 GTSt

Nice, i'll check out the Redline fluid. Any difference in brands? I'm a fan of Motul

[Funz]

i put redline oil in mine due to a similar prob that you have, feels so smooth now =) feels a little roughish when the gearbox is cold, but once it has a little heat, its all good =)

[Levi_]

I have a similar problem with mine, ended up going for some Castrol stuff, definitely did it some good, but it's still pretty rough. May have to try some redline next time and see if it actually makes a difference.

[SkyKC]

I have a similar problem with mine, ended up going for some Castrol stuff, definitely did it some good, but it's still pretty rough. May have to try some redline next time and see if it actually makes a difference.

I was reading some where here about this redline. It say they are not good at all for skylines, it does help to get rid of crunchyness for a while but its not recomended. Do a good search and you will find lots of thread regarding. My car also realy hard to shift, then heard good things about redline then bad things, not sure what to use now....

read ppl...read......(One person in a thread was begging not to use redline shockproof as he knows its gona do bad in long run)..

im confused. cuz in red line web site, its specificaly say it suits skylines................

[BHDave]

Some redline products are fine for use, others are not recommended.

Some of their gear oils are specifically for non syncro gear sets.

[4drftn]

i have the same problem hard to shift into second gear, it feels really tight, i have bought catrol VMX 80 stuff with a tube of nulons G70, read on the forum its a good combination, hopefully i can get it done shortly...

[r33cruiser]

penrite all the way. only use penrite engine, diff, gearbox oils.

had the penrite gearbox and diff oil in for about 6months, not a problem still smooth. but still gonna change it soon

[trism]

its coz you're granny shifting, not double clutching like you should...