I could be wrong, but didn't I read there was a recall or whatever for the gear popping out?

 

Hey Vboy, I dunno if you remember me but my username was BRZBandit on ephatch. I picked up an ap1 in April. We should meet up and cruise/take pics sometime! Kinda funny that we both have s2000s now. Good luck with the 2nd gear issue, I have seen several posts about that and I think a few people came up with a solution that didn't involve pulling the tranny.

 

Holy cow! Haha, what are the odds?! Haven't heard from you in forever man. We should definitely get together for a cruise or something. Haha, do you still have the EP?

Oh, and a little update, still loving this car! I've been able to reduce the amount of 2nd gear pop-out by being a bit more delicate with the clutch from 1st to 2nd. I've scheduled an appointment with a buddy of mine who works at a Honda dealership to do a few fluid changes. Changing the tranny fluid with 50/50 mix of Amsoil Synchromesh and Honda MTF, apparently this has solved the majority of 2nd gear pop-outs with this year and the 05s. I'll also be having him change out the brake fluid w/ Honda stuff and change the diff fluid with Mobil1 gear oil. Hopefully it'll be a nice refresher for the car.

 

Yeah the car is probably due for some near gear oil in the tranny. Mine pops out every once in a while (once every few months)

 

Ha ha yeah I thought the same thing when I saw that you picked one up. Crazy. I sold my EP a bit after I picked up my s2000 so now I only owe a like 800 bucks on the S. Do you have another car to daily drive or will it be your daily driver as well? I can't decide whether or not to pick up a cheap car for the winter.

Did changing tranny and diff fluid help your 2nd gear issue?

 

Nice man. I'm actually currently looking for a daily now. With winter coming up, I could definitely use a more practical car. Plus I can keep my S2k safe in the garage. And I haven't had the appointment with my buddy yet, it'll be done by this week though. Fingers crossed that it works!

Oh and here are a few pics I took today after cleaning the car. I think it was a appropriate form of celebration after yesterday's U vs. BYU game. Gotta remind fans what color dominated. Lol

 

Nice car man, what kind and size of wheels you got on it? They look neat. Reason I asked is becoz I just got 03 nfr and I wanna get some nice shoes for it.

 

Looks like AP2 V1 OEM wheels painted black.

 

Looks like AP2 V1 OEM wheels painted black.
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Oh ok, Do you think 18s would be too big, any speed issue with them?

 

Looks like AP2 V1 OEM wheels painted black.
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Oh ok, Do you think 18s would be too big, any speed issue with them?
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Those in the picture are 17s. 18s aren't "too big" depending on the sidewall width or suspension, just depends on your setup. You can buy a yellow box to compensate for different diameter.