Changing Transmission Oil

[JFP in PA]

Just an observation; the word “cheap” has come up several times in this thread. The car you purchased is not “cheap”; the gearbox in that car is anything but “cheap" to replace; so why the focus on buying the lowest cost gear oil? Guess wrong on what you put in it, and you will add another term to your vocabulary: “painfully expensive”……………….jeez

[manolo]

Its also not as expensive as it sounds. $100 sounds like a lot but its only scheduled to be changed every 75k miles if i remember. I can spend that on gas in two weeks, no problem!!

[consemated]

I wish I did not have an automatic transmission

[consemated]

any one done a automatic transmission swap?

[altonjone]

If you have ever driven a car with automatic transmission, you know that there are two fundamental differences between the automatic and manual gearbox: no clutch pedal in a car with automatic transmission. There is no change of automatic transmission. After placing the transmission to the station, everything is automatic.

[KellyC]

Once again reviving an old thread that won't die.

I have a 2002 S (6spd) with the dreaded 2nd gear grind. Can anyone suggest whether a gear oil change will at least help that problem? Maybe delay the inevitable? Would switching to Redline, Royal Purple, or Swepco help in any way? Or a refresh with OEM oil?

At this point, the car is not totally useless, it just is tough to get into 2nd gear on the first try sometimes. The car is "new" to me with about 60,000 miles. The first few times it happened, I questioned my shifting abilities, although I've pretty much driven manual transmissions exclusively for all of my driving years (about 20)!

Kelly

[Bladecutter]

Originally Posted by KellyC

Once again reviving an old thread that won't die.

I have a 2002 S (6spd) with the dreaded 2nd gear grind. Can anyone suggest whether a gear oil change will at least help that problem? Maybe delay the inevitable? Would switching to Redline, Royal Purple, or Swepco help in any way? Or a refresh with OEM oil?

At this point, the car is not totally useless, it just is tough to get into 2nd gear on the first try sometimes. The car is "new" to me with about 60,000 miles. The first few times it happened, I questioned my shifting abilities, although I've pretty much driven manual transmissions exclusively for all of my driving years (about 20)!

Kelly

Try changing the front engine mount first, if it hasn't been done yet.
Some people notice easier shifting from first to second after replacing the engine mount.

BC.