difficult 2nd gear

[E_Honda]

I know i'm not the only one that finds 2nd gear doesn't like to engage smoothly all the time, what would fix this and make all gears engage quickly and smoothly both during WOT and just driving slow and luxurious??

[power_of_dreams]

get the MTF changed. 80,000km is recommended, but that is wayyyyy too long imo. I got it done at 33xxx kms, and it fixed all my gb problems.

[Euro08Jaz]

Yea i have a difficult second gear and 3rd blocks up sometimes, i've only had my car for 25k so ill be speaking to the dealer.

[power_of_dreams]

I'm not sure if they will cover it under warranty, but a MTF change cost me ~$65 which included the fluids and labor.

[hooyn]

get the MTF changed. 80,000km is recommended, but that is wayyyyy too long imo. I got it done at 33xxx kms, and it fixed all my gb problems.

what does mtf stand for ?

[Mr_will]

manual transmission fluid

[integral90]

Could be your clutch bearing. The clutch isn't disengaging properly or quick enough so the gears smack eachother causing that blocked feeling.

I think that's what's happening to mine...

[power_of_dreams]

try the mtf flush first.
2nd gear was getting blocked hard pretty often for me before the flush.

[NA15BS]

if it doesnt fix after oil change, i think your synchro is worn out. it happens on my gearbox. hope it will work after oil change.

[integral90]

try the mtf flush first.
2nd gear was getting blocked hard pretty often for me before the flush.

Did it feel like your gearstick was hitting a brick wall then sort of clunking into 2nd? And your engine lost all its momentum so the car bogs really hard into 2nd when you eventually got there?

That's the feeling I have, it's killing me

[power_of_dreams]

Did it feel like your gearstick was hitting a brick wall then sort of clunking into 2nd? And your engine lost all its momentum so the car bogs really hard into 2nd when you eventually got there?

That's the feeling I have, it's killing me

I had no problems going up through the gears. It was only down through the gears I had the problem.

Even with a bit of revs before trying to engage it, it still wouldn't go in. It just felt blocked and once I felt it I just backed off and put it into neutal instead of forcing it in, so I can't really say what it felt like once engaged.

After the fluid change I had the block maybe once since, at that was like 2 days after I got it done. The last 6+ months have been block free.

For the price, I highly recommend it as a starting point to diagnosing/fixing the problem.

[integral90]

I had no problems going up through the gears. It was only down through the gears I had the problem.

Even with a bit of revs before trying to engage it, it still wouldn't go in. It just felt blocked and once I felt it I just backed off and put it into neutal instead of forcing it in, so I can't really say what it felt like once engaged.

After the fluid change I had the block maybe once since, at that was like 2 days after I got it done. The last 6+ months have been block free.

For the price, I highly recommend it as a starting point to diagnosing/fixing the problem.

Haha funny, my problem is the exact opposite. Goes into gear easily when going down but not up. Yeah I've already done clutch fluid (came out dark like used engine oil), that gave the clutch a bit more feel and the sticking stopped a tiny bit... but it's still there. I'll do MTF soon I think, if it's still there then time to start saving for a sports clutch/flywheel/LSD