2nd Gear Grinding

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Lordblood

Hey everyone, I've lately been experiencing some grinding when engaging 2nd gear. It doesn't happen every time, usually on cold starts, and usually all the gears become a little less smooth to shift into. I'll notice that the gear doesn't slot all the way into 2nd, and when I let off the clutch that's when the grind will begin.

I'm not sure if these are bad syncros or maybe transmission mounts? I'm hoping the issue is fixable because not only is it annoying to not have 2nd gear sometimes, but I'm sure I'm loosing teeth on 2nd gear the more it happens. What should I check for?

EDIT: Forgot to mention, I drive a 2001 S with a 6 speed manual. Has about 70k miles right now and I drive mostly in town.

What gear oil is in it?

[ganseg]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

What gear oil is in it?

What do you recommend? My local dealer is selling out quarts of Porsce gear lube at $15 per bottle.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by ganseg

What do you recommend? My local dealer is selling out quarts of Porsce gear lube at $15 per bottle.

You should jump on that deal. I just shelled out $42 a liter for 3 liters, and that was with my PCA discount.

The shifter action wasn't that bad before, especially after installing the 987 shifter, but it is noticeably better now with the fresh oil.

I have 133k km on the car, and I suspect this was the original gear oil I changed