lostproperty
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Hey everyone.
I have done a search and found a fair few threads from people who have has problems going into gear but unfortunately none of those posts except for 1 had an outcome (the outcome of that post was a replacement clutch and DMF to single flywheel - which doesn't really apply here as I have a petrol model which I believe is a single fly wheel from factory but please correct me if I am wrong)
Background: Car has 117xxxkms on it, purchased it recently and have replaced all the gear oil plus timing belt & replaced clutch slave cylinder & fully bled the system which hasn't improved anything. The car looks like it has done some light off road and beach work in its previous life. Has sat for about 7 years without really been driven before I purchased. Bought from a wholesaler after the car was traded in so unfortunately didn't have an opportunity to speak to the original owner.
Symptoms: The gears were slightly notchy when I got the car so I asked my mechanic to change the gearbox oil and also put in a nulon treatment as this has helped my gearboxes in the past when they have been sticky. When my mechanic changed the gearbox oil the difficulty going into gear was worse than before he changed it, it was noticeable before but now its to the point where it barely goes into gear and its worse when it's cold.
When the car is off it goes in and out of gear with ease and the gearbox feels smooth. There isn't any whine coming from the transmission.
From my basic mechanical knowledge I've put it down to either being the clutch, or there is an issue with the gearbox itself.
Weirdly when I was sitting idle for a long time I almost felt a bit of a "click" or something similar while I was trying to shift in and out of gears while I was waiting for a parking spot and suddenly the gears were shifting very easily with the clutch in and I went through every gear without any issue at all. I then took my foot off the clutch and again it went back to being hard to shift into gear again and didn't revert back to the "easy shift" I had momentarily experienced.
Has anyone had any similar experiences like this? Most quotes in Sydney for a new clutch are around $2500 mark give or take depending where it is so wanted to kinda prepare myself for it before taking it in. Would it be worth running the Castrol Manual VMX-M 75W-85 just in case as this is meant to be specifically designed for Mitsubishis? I think the mechanic put in 80w90 but waiting for him to call me back to confirm.
Thanks team!
I have done a search and found a fair few threads from people who have has problems going into gear but unfortunately none of those posts except for 1 had an outcome (the outcome of that post was a replacement clutch and DMF to single flywheel - which doesn't really apply here as I have a petrol model which I believe is a single fly wheel from factory but please correct me if I am wrong)
Background: Car has 117xxxkms on it, purchased it recently and have replaced all the gear oil plus timing belt & replaced clutch slave cylinder & fully bled the system which hasn't improved anything. The car looks like it has done some light off road and beach work in its previous life. Has sat for about 7 years without really been driven before I purchased. Bought from a wholesaler after the car was traded in so unfortunately didn't have an opportunity to speak to the original owner.
Symptoms: The gears were slightly notchy when I got the car so I asked my mechanic to change the gearbox oil and also put in a nulon treatment as this has helped my gearboxes in the past when they have been sticky. When my mechanic changed the gearbox oil the difficulty going into gear was worse than before he changed it, it was noticeable before but now its to the point where it barely goes into gear and its worse when it's cold.
When the car is off it goes in and out of gear with ease and the gearbox feels smooth. There isn't any whine coming from the transmission.
From my basic mechanical knowledge I've put it down to either being the clutch, or there is an issue with the gearbox itself.
Weirdly when I was sitting idle for a long time I almost felt a bit of a "click" or something similar while I was trying to shift in and out of gears while I was waiting for a parking spot and suddenly the gears were shifting very easily with the clutch in and I went through every gear without any issue at all. I then took my foot off the clutch and again it went back to being hard to shift into gear again and didn't revert back to the "easy shift" I had momentarily experienced.
Has anyone had any similar experiences like this? Most quotes in Sydney for a new clutch are around $2500 mark give or take depending where it is so wanted to kinda prepare myself for it before taking it in. Would it be worth running the Castrol Manual VMX-M 75W-85 just in case as this is meant to be specifically designed for Mitsubishis? I think the mechanic put in 80w90 but waiting for him to call me back to confirm.
Thanks team!
