trouble engaging second?

[Crapdaz]

imo, correct me if i am wrong i think its the revs causing it to not shift properly.

and as aaron has said "Of course, if you are upshifting, then you can wait a bit as the next gear up needs a slower spinning input shaft."

[aaronng]

If your cars are new, remember to let it wear in. A new gearbox might be more difficult to shift as well.

[power_of_dreams]

hardly new, ~30k on the clock, just noticed it recently.

Today was alot smoother, only had problems engaging once or twice.

[migoreng]

could it be the transmission fluid?

[power_of_dreams]

isnt that a 100k job? admittedly gearbox has been crunched a couple of times though.

[aaronng]

isnt that a 100k job? admittedly gearbox has been crunched a couple of times though.

I prefer to change mine every 2 years/40,000km.

[power_of_dreams]

still seems "locked out" on occasions, starting to piss me off. should I get it checked out at dealership?

[Crapdaz]

still seems "locked out" on occasions, starting to piss me off. should I get it checked out at dealership?

and you've changed your transsy fluid?

[power_of_dreams]

no, but I shouldn't have to. Still only on 30xxx kms

[Crapdaz]

is this whilst your driving and are you revving it hard when it gets stuck?

[aaronng]

You'll have to get someone to sit with you to observe or drive your car to see the difference between yours and their Euro.

[EuroDude]

Mine initially had trouble engaging from 1st to 2nd, but its ok now after the gearbox wore in.

When going from 3rd to 2nd, blit the throttle so the synchros dont have to work hard to rev match. The gear should go into 2nd easier.