Civic Type R Owners With Third Gear Issues Please Read

[UNLS1]

hmmm our demo doesnt slip. and i know 3 customers cars that are fine.
i had one customer tell me about the slip though, but he said u just learnto drive with it and push the clutch in further every time u change to 3rd.
he still loves his car.

[FN2TypeR]

Hi guys, there is one thing I've definitely noticed. If the engine is cold I do tend to feel getting it into 3rd gear is a bit stiff. I think after about 10 minutes and the engine is properly settled the gears are fine.

I did a naughty thing this morning, i revved it to 7000rpm on 2nd and shifting into 3rd was difficult. The engine was running for about 5 minutes in total.

What's your opinion?

[obsessionz]

Ok this is because the gear box oil is cold so the gear box will be notchy it shouldnt be but this is the way it is.. once the gear box oil warms up a good 10-15mins of driving should be heaps better because the gears get all lubed up and the oil becomes hot... should slide into gears like silk once warmed up.. other reccomendation is to try out a gear box oil like Redline Shockproof super light weight or even just redline MTF (Best gear box oil i have ever used!) as i think honda mtf isnt that great.

[FN2TypeR]

Ok this is because the gear box oil is cold so the gear box will be notchy it shouldnt be but this is the way it is.. once the gear box oil warms up a good 10-15mins of driving should be heaps better because the gears get all lubed up and the oil becomes hot... should slide into gears like silk once warmed up.. other reccomendation is to try out a gear box oil like Redline Shockproof super light weight or even just redline MTF (Best gear box oil i have ever used!) as i think honda mtf isnt that great.

No wonder! Thanks for sharing.

[dancivicR]

when i got my civic type r 2 weeks ago 3rd gear was popping out but now it does not do it anymore. my paint is also of poor quality its chipping away along the door. oh well great car tho.

[FN2TypeR]

my paint is also of poor quality its chipping away along the door. oh well great car tho.

What colour is yours? Mines red. Cipping away at the door? Where abouts and how did that happen? I banged my door accidentally on a wall and it has very very small chips on the edge. I got one minor stone chip on the lip but that's about it. I'll probably get some touch up paint soon.

[fasthonda]

What colour is yours? Mines red. Cipping away at the door? Where abouts and how did that happen? I banged my door accidentally on a wall and it has very very small chips on the edge. I got one minor stone chip on the lip but that's about it. I'll probably get some touch up paint soon.

Like I said in a previous post,I luckily have a very good paint job on my car and as yet, no chips.Have you tried using the touch-up pencil that Honda includes ?.I think I found mine in the glove box.

[FN2TypeR]

Like I said in a previous post,I luckily have a very good paint job on my car and as yet, no chips.Have you tried using the touch-up pencil that Honda includes ?.I think I found mine in the glove box.

touch up pencil? There is such a thing? I wasn't given any!? What does it look like? I'm gonna complain!

[fasthonda]

touch up pencil? There is such a thing? I wasn't given any!? What does it look like? I'm gonna complain!

Here is a picture of my touch -up pencil.

[FN2TypeR]

Hmmm maybe it's a Melbourne thing to give out touch up paint. Not here in Sydney. My last 2 Honda purchases (05 Euro and 06 Accord) didn't provide touch up paint either.

So does it have bristles? I get the feeling a 'pencil' would be much more finer and easier to apply.

Any other Sydney FN2R owners got touch up paint with their purchase?

[fasthonda]

It's very similiar to a nail brush from a small bottle that women may use to paint or polish their nails.So,strictly speaking it's not really a pencil but that's how they named it on the package.

[BF52]

Got 1 in Perth too...
They usually give u 1... the last few cars did.