Yeah the blue ebay specials are way too short. A mechanic I trust recommended I remove it, so I went with the BAD, which is shorter than stock, but not overly so. Probably similar to a 997 short shifter. Ottawa is about 4.5 hours from me, so not neighbours, but nice to see a fellow canuck on here. There are a few of us...
If all gears are hard to get into I feel like it's something else. It is weird that it started happening after you put new oil in, can't explain that one.