Don't worry it's commen with most of us, my tranny shifts like poop when it's cold but when it warms up it's like butter! It's a 2003 on stock fluid with 3600 miles on it. It's dialy driven in 110 degree Vegas heat and has held up great so far ::::knock on wood:::

Karim

 

I know njtripface has bigger things on his mind right now, namely his car in the shop for shoddy body work. Check above, this thread's been revived.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Road Rage
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2) Make sure that the RL MT-90 is free of GL-5 additives - as I said, certain "shock load" additives can be damaging to trannies, especially what are known as "active sulfur" compounds.

 

I have an 03 and have that same "problem" going into 3rd. It's been like that since I bought it. I have 25k miles on it already and it still does it, not and worse or better though. I wouldn't worry about it....I don't.

 

I also have the same on my '03, but it's strange cause I fully warm up and there are times it wont do it at all. When I go to higher RPM's (700miles no V-tec yet) there is hardly anytime that it will do that. The more I drive it though, it goes away more. The thing that is weird is sometimes I will go into first and feel a bump like the car got pushed from the back. Not sure if it is the gear going in, but just hope none of these things are bad.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rwstadler
[B]Also the same problem here with my 2003.

 

GL-4 rated lubes are for syncromesh transmissions, while GL-5 and GL-6 are used in limited slip differentals. Limited slip differentals lubes will also contain reactive sulfur(smells bad) and should not be used in out trannys. The sulfur will corrode the brass syncros and over time result in a tranny failure.

Red Line MTL and MT-90 are both GL-4 only ! MT-90 seems to work the best in our trannys.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by StwoK
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GL-4 rated lubes are for syncromesh transmissions, while GL-5 and GL-6 are used in limited slip differentals. Limited slip differentals lubes will also contain reactive sulfur(smells bad) and should not be used in out trannys.

 

John, how's the rest of your car? My transmission did that too , I changed the tranny fluid and now I shift like a hot knife through butter! Changing the fluid is cheap and worth a try!

 

I've had the 2-3 "gritch" (as opposed to the 1-2 "grind") since day one of ownership, and I just rolled over 47,000 miles this morning. You can feel it--sorta like pinging a metal bar against a spinning gear--as you upshift into third when the transmission is cool. After the transmission fluid is warm (10-15 minutes of driving) it goes away, and even when cool, if I shift above 4 or 5 grand, I can't feel it since it's drowned out by the NVH in the drivetrain. When the engine is warm and loose, and the transmission fluid is flowing, it shifts very smoothly. I have never experienced the infamous grind (knock on plastic!) but the shift from 1st into 2nd gear can be slightly notchy when the engine's cold.

Overall I love the transmission in the S2000. When a coworker let me drive his brand new Mini Cooper S a few weeks ago, I thought I was driving a Kenworth. Compared to the S, the spongy, amorphous shifter, and its long throws, annoyed the crap out of me.

I am conscious of the little gritch when it happens, but it doesn't bug me--it's a characteristic that is neither negative nor positive. There's simply too much else to love about the S2000's transmission!