Boxster S 2nd gear experiences

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by fivepointnine

mine does it on the first shift or 2 of the day when its cold, but it does not pop out in the traditional sense, you just have to hold it when you let the clutch out, its weird...once it is in gear for the first time you can drive it around in 2nd without issue, I have been babying 2nd since I have noticed the issue, hoping it does not get worse!

I don't have the pop-out problem, just an occasional mild crunch on the initial 1-2 shift of the day if I rev out in 1st gear. If I granny-shift into 2nd, no crunch, but only on the initial 1-2 shift of the day. The rest of the time driving/shifting is issue-free.

I posted about this elsewhere, planning on doing a fluid change. What do you other owners think about a G-Box detent upgrade, especially those who have done it? Help the problem, or a waste of money for me?

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by BoxsterSteve

I don't have the pop-out problem, just an occasional mild crunch on the initial 1-2 shift of the day if I rev out in 1st gear. If I granny-shift into 2nd, no crunch, but only on the initial 1-2 shift of the day. The rest of the time driving/shifting is issue-free.

I posted about this elsewhere, planning on doing a fluid change. What do you other owners think about a G-Box detent upgrade, especially those who have done it? Help the problem, or a waste of money for me?

The detent upgrade will help. I installed the CA motorsports shift arrester arm & detent upgrade & it improved shifting to all gears but it requires removal of the tailshaft housing for installation.

[fullthrottle52]

Thought I would attach an article in our local Porsche club newsletter. I know these guys well. They are not mechanics but took on a huge project and fixed the 2nd gear problem while they were doing the clutch and ims. There will be a second part of this article in the May issue. It can be done in your garage with a little research and a lot of guts.

P.S. Done on jack stands.

http://www.kypca.org/content/pacesetter/2012_04.pdf

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by DenverSteve

You drove on a boken transmission for how long?

I did the same thing. No second gear for a year so far in my Mazda. It still runs fine with 160,000 miles. Too many labor hours involved in synchro's. In my opinion, there is no need to fix it if you only use your car for daily driving and not racing.

[sasha055]

Reading all of your experiences ... I'm glad that I have a 5 speed

Sasha

[Overdrive]

Mine is a base 5-speed, too, sasha, but I still get an occasional grind when the synchros can't keep up for 2nd.

[pierre shags]

Just paid $3600 to have the trans sent to Calif Motorsports in AZ & reinstalled by indy. Porsche-rebuilt installed by dealer was quoted at $7400.

[Stiletto Pat]

It sounds as if some of you guys may have more serious problems than did I, but I have not changed tranny fluid, or had any other tranny mods, other than installing the detent. I could immediately tell that it would engage in 2nd gear earier and transmits a slightly better feeling through the linkage, and that it was an instanteous fix. I've even tried shifting rather softly into 2nd on numerous occasions, and no problems whatsoever. So, for $149 for the part, it's a relatively cheap gamble.

Pat

[thoward77]

If your transmission is grinding or doesn't to go into 2nd during the 1st to 2nd shift when cold, get the G-Box second gear detent upgrade. As long as the problem is not severe this will fix your issue. I put one into the S over two months ago and have not had the problem again. It's even easy to install with the transmission in the car. The longer you let the grinding continue the problem, the worst it will get.