Gearbox Whistling?

[ECR-033]

When i shift from 1st to 2nd i can hear a whistle comming from the gearbox but havent noticed it from any other gear. would it be the synchros being in bad condition or sumthing? i have a mate with an impreza (not a wrx) and hes got the same thing. im worried because his car is nothing but problems and i dont want to find out that my gearbox has S#!t its self.

cheers

[Kinks]

that all depends on what tune it's whistling

when did you last change your gearbox oil?

[ECR-033]

that all depends on what tune it's whistling

when did you last change your gearbox oil?

its hard to explain in writing, its a short high pitch whine going from 1st to 2nd.

i bought the car 2weeks ago and he said he had a service last month, so i assume it was checked then. a guy from work told me it could be the thrust bearing, but he is not a mechanic... could he be right??

if it was the thrust bearing how serious is it and how much to fix?

cheers mate

[Kinks]

don't assume anything with gearbox oil, I reckon it's an easily overlooked item. It's not a big drama to change it anyway. Same with the diff oil.

thrust bearing would make a noise depending on what you did with the clutch, not the gearbox. put the clutch in first and see if it makes a noise, THEN try to change gears and see which action causes it.