bwrin
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2015 Si with 8k miles.
It's been getting cold here in Indiana, around 18-30 degrees in the morning, and since then, I've been having issues shifting into 2nd gear when the car is cold.
I usually let it warm up for a few minutes before taking off, but it doesn't seem to help any. I've sometimes rowed through the gears a couples times to try and get the fluid moving.
It happens within the first 10 minutes or so when leaving for work in the morning. I back out, then put it in 1st with no issue, but when I get going and shift to 2nd, there is either resistance and it won't let me in 2nd, or there's little resistance and when it goes into gear, there is a crunch/grind noise as it goes into gear. I've never accidentally grinded a gear, so I can't say for sure that it's grinding, but I feel it in the shifter and can hear it. After driving for a bit, it goes away completely and it very smooth in all gears.
Also when it is cold, it absolutely refuses to go into second when slowing down, preparing to take off without completely stopping, which again, goes away when it warms up. I end up having to go into 3rd at 10mph to keep myself from just rolling in my lane with cars behind me, or if there is no traffic, I will make a complete stop and go into first.
Is this something to be concerned about, or is it just one of those things that happens with a manual in the cold?
2015 Si with 8k miles.
It's been getting cold here in Indiana, around 18-30 degrees in the morning, and since then, I've been having issues shifting into 2nd gear when the car is cold.
I usually let it warm up for a few minutes before taking off, but it doesn't seem to help any. I've sometimes rowed through the gears a couples times to try and get the fluid moving.
It happens within the first 10 minutes or so when leaving for work in the morning. I back out, then put it in 1st with no issue, but when I get going and shift to 2nd, there is either resistance and it won't let me in 2nd, or there's little resistance and when it goes into gear, there is a crunch/grind noise as it goes into gear. I've never accidentally grinded a gear, so I can't say for sure that it's grinding, but I feel it in the shifter and can hear it. After driving for a bit, it goes away completely and it very smooth in all gears.
Also when it is cold, it absolutely refuses to go into second when slowing down, preparing to take off without completely stopping, which again, goes away when it warms up. I end up having to go into 3rd at 10mph to keep myself from just rolling in my lane with cars behind me, or if there is no traffic, I will make a complete stop and go into first.
Is this something to be concerned about, or is it just one of those things that happens with a manual in the cold?