Civic Type R Owners With Third Gear Issues Please Read

[Reothe]

hi guys i just bought my CTR a week ago and i've had the third gear pop out once so far. Just found this thread..interesting to see fellow ctr owners have been having this problem also? I haven't even done 100km on the clock yet and its already happened to me At first I thought it was my poor driving and didn't shift properly as I only just learned how to drive manual.. lol :P

[obsessionz]

Yeh my grandma is driving 1 of these... and the 3 gear grinds and pops out on her too ... pretty notchy 3rd gear if you ask me ... especially when she hits vtec... will just pop out! Once it warms up gear box is ok... what's the go honda?

[fasthonda]

Hi guys,

any improvements in your cars with this issue?

is the problem still persisting for those who have their civics for a while now?
is the problem present in any of the cars that have purchased very recently?

I got my car on Friday OCT. 19th.It has popped out a few times but,I wondering whether the problem is caused partially by my own doing.I'm still not quite used to slotting it into third as my previous car (1998 CXI)On the times that I have quickly accelerated the car the gear changes have slotted in perfectly including the 3rd.
I have just over 400 Klms on the clock and I have to say ,I've enjoyed every single one of them.

[obsessionz]

haha dude theres no trick to putting it into 3rd gear... lol all u do is put clutch in and shift up... it pops out because there is an issue with the 3rd gear on this model car... check the uk forums its all over the site

[FN2TypeR]

I've had my FN2 for 3 months now and I have no problems with it.

[Reothe]

I just had a look on the UK type R owners forum and apparently a fix was out for the 3rd gear synchro replacement 4-6 weeks ago.

[obsessionz]

Please post link for others to see Reothe...

[Wazza]

I just had a look on the UK type R owners forum and apparently a fix was out for the 3rd gear synchro replacement 4-6 weeks ago.

As far as I am aware a fix was fitted to a few cars around a month ago unsuccessfully, hence it is still not available.....

[UNLS1]

so is it Japans fault or UKs fault with the 3rd gear prob. with the gear box commin from japan.

[FN2TypeR]

I don't think you're slotting it into 3rd fully in.

I've had no problems.

[FN2TypeR]

Is it just me but my gears are smooth as.

1 -> 2
2 -> 3
3 -> 4
4 -> 5
5 -> 6

All smooth. Strange to hear about popping out. Did you guys run it in properly? I avoided rapid acceleration during the first 1000kms as recommended in the manual. I always warm it up before driving. Maybe its a temperature issue? Try warming it up first?

[Reothe]

Here is the link to the UK owner's discussion on 3rd gear synchro replacements in the UK: http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/v...sd=a&start=380

Apparently a lot of owners in the UK have this problem and a few of them have claimed to have had it fixed or given new cars without the faulty gearboxes.