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Ok, it's getting colder here now. 19 degrees tonite. . Seems like with the cold weather my car doesn't like me shifting. I have a 5 speed. I know that in the '01s the 1st to 2nd shifting is just a pain sometimes, so I've gotten used to that. But now. . I don't know if it's the cold weather or what, but ever single gear is giving me crap. 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th, 4th to 5th, all being a pain in the ***. It's almost like it's crunching everytime. I'm not doing anything different, I'm making sure the clutch is all the way in. I did a search and found stuff on the 2nd gear problem, but nothing about all the gears being strange.

It was fine up until yesterday, when I noticed the shifting just felt wrong. Feels like I'm trying to shift with the clutch half engaged . Very strange. Not as suave.

I'm installing an revo ss this week and plan on lubing up all the moving parts in there, but I'm not sure if that's what it needs, or if this is something more serious? Anyone else have this problem?

 
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Tranny fluid is just like oil. Its like syrup when its cold. Until it warms up, its going to be very stiff shifting. You just kinga gotta be gentle until it gets warm (the gears rotating will warm it up).

 
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I see. so can't I just add some 0w 20? hehe .. j/k.

I think I need to change my tranny fluid though. On the manual is there a drain plug, or do I gotta drop the pan?

 
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yeah, can someone post a diy on tranny fluid change on a 5 speed