Perhaps I should have posted here instead of the LNF forum.

I noticed this winter my transmission is difficult to shift after sitting out all night in 20 degree weather. Once it warms up after 5 mins or so it shifts fine, but it takes a lot of effort to move between gears and into neutral when everything is very cold like that.

This is the 4th winter I've had the car, and the first time I've noticed this. I'm wondering if changing the gear fluid would help...any thoughts?

 

change your transmission fluid

 

ZZp sells this but i never used it so i don't know how well it works.

- Redline MT-90 Manual Trans Fluid #02-02-00968

 

Idk how this is the only time u notice this, but every manual car Iv ever driven in winter did that, the fluid is thicker in the cold, kinda like ur oil gets and ur car is hard to harder start when u don't plug it. It's totally normal, u don't have to change ur fluid. U shouldn't ever have to change ur fluid if u did they would make it easier than it is, like an auto, where u do have tO change it every so often.

 

sounds pretty normal... beat on transmissions dont like the cold...

 

yea im having that same problem , im up in ottawa canada every time it goes below 10 my car takes about 20 minutes of driving after letting it warm up for 10 15 min and i have to shift with two hands.. ***kin pain in the ass cuz its always here, let me know if changing your oil makes a difference

 

Brought my car to the dealer ship today they will give me an anwser in the morning , ill post it shortly after its suppost to go down to 0f tonight

 

So got the car back from the dealership .. My shifter cables were seizing got them replaced under waranty so hopefully the issue is gone now!