2003 Eclipse 5spd shifts hard when cold
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My 2003 Eclipse GS, 2.4 ltr. 5spd has 65k miles. I bought it during the summer of 08.Sincecold weather came, I live in VT,the shifting is very stiff in 1st and 2nd gear. Until it warms up, it grinds a little when shifting into 2nd unless I shift very slowly. I had the lightest synthetic oil availableput in the tranny, and it helped only slightly. Is this normal for this car?
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ya almost all 3g's you get with the 4g664 engine (not sure about the v6) have issues shifting when its cold. just drive it easily a little bit until it warms up. you can try putting some synchromesh trans fluid in it, it should help a little bit.
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I have an '04 GTS with the same problem. I took it to my localmechanic because I thought some was really wrong with it.His recommendation was to start it up early and shift slowly when it's cold out.
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i am in california and mine does the same thing, 2005 spyder v6 with 5 speed manual trans. once warmed up shifts fine.. could be the clutch not totally disengaging when cold but i don't think so... my son also has mitsubishi and his does it even though it is a different model.. far as i know it is just the way it is but i enjoy the car enough that i can put up with this problem....good luck
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