2019 thoughts on my 2002 S 6 Speed manual transmission sometimes issue going into 2nd

[kk2002s]

Mine can be a bit tough into 2nd on cold days, no grinding though.
Start with changing the trans fluid (Use Porsche fluid)
I park it in 2nd gear
Trans mounts leak oil so if they are not, then they should be ok. Change motor mount as originals just don't last long.

"clickman: Man I’m glad I don’t have an S." === Here we go

ME == "Man I'm glad I bought an S."

My 02 mustang GT was hard to shift into 2nd gear in cold weather until it warmed up

[MrBen]

Looking into the fluid options for the 6 speed manual, I see the Porsche product suggested often. Some suggest it is made by shell oil co. The Porsche tax is pretty stiff @40$ quart vs say $18 for a similar product. Does anyone know what type of voodoo juice is in there to justify more than twice the price. The bottle is not all that impressive, nothing to proudly display on a shelf in my basement. I'm just asking as I am of dutch heritage and all generalizations apply. I also own a fair amount of stock in Shell oil co.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by MrBen

Looking into the fluid options for the 6 speed manual, I see the Porsche product suggested often. Some suggest it is made by shell oil co. The Porsche tax is pretty stiff @40$ quart vs say $18 for a similar product. Does anyone know what type of voodoo juice is in there to justify more than twice the price. The bottle is not all that impressive, nothing to proudly display on a shelf in my basement. I'm just asking as I am of dutch heritage and all generalizations apply. I also own a fair amount of stock in Shell oil co.

While there have been rare exceptions, over the many years I've been on this forum the consensus seems consistently to have been---go with the Porsche product. So that's what I've done. That said, I haven't tried other products, so I can't really compare. But apparently others have. (And most of them have said...go with the Porsche product ) It's not a process that has to be performed all that frequently.