crunching sound sometimes when changing into second gear

[Bruce Wayne]

nope never had a crunch between gear changes. i did change the gear oil not long ago and the box it a little 'tighter'.

the other point i make with the car is that i keep the rpms below 3,000 until it has reached operating temperature.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by Bruce Wayne

nope never had a crunch between gear changes. i did change the gear oil not long ago and the box it a little 'tighter'.

the other point i make with the car is that i keep the rpms below 3,000 until it has reached operating temperature.

Owner's manual says to keep the RPMs below 4000 until the car reaches operating temp. The general concensus around here is that these cars like to be above 3000, so your best bet is to drive and shift in that 3-4k range. Below 3k these cars are not happy, even when they're cold.

[Bruce Wayne]

nice catch overdrive, that'll teach me for not checking for typo's befor i post.

i tend to go no higher than 3500 till warm and the engine and transmission seem very comfortable with that