3rd gear hardest to engage.

[Extremer!]

There is a gearbox oil filter in the AUTO transmission not in the manual .
I do not know anything of a recall but because we do a lot of gearbox rebuilts in store and we also suply Carbon Synchros (SynchroTech Authorised Dealer) and rebuilt kits , we sell quite a few and the majority of problems is the synchros in mainly 3rd , followed by 2nd or 4th .

[Jasemas]

Going into 3rd =/= VTEC
need to slam it in