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RE: <E36> Gear shift in winter.
- Subject: RE: <E36> Gear shift in winter.
- From: "Fadeev, Alex" <Alex.Fadeev@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:47:38 -0600
Anup Lakare <alakare@domain.elided> asks:
>
> I am experiencing some resistance to shifting gears when the
> car is cold. Resistance is maximum for the second gear. If I
> want to shift to 2nd from 3rd when the car is at 10-15MPH
> there is some sort of resistance telling me "Don't shift down!".
> When the car heats up to its normal temperature it becomes
> silk smooth.
>
> My manual trany and differential have new fluids.
> Is this something to looked at or is it a common behavior.
Anup,
I bet the new fluid is not RedLine.
I also bet that after swapping your 'new' fluid for RedLine MTL the cold
shifting difficulties will be all but a memory.
alex f
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