Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:07:13 +0100 From: "Edmund Blackadder" <israelssonnopsamnet.se> Subject: Re: Gearbox problem!
What about downshifting 3rd to 2nd? That irritates me in the 9000. /Edmund njahnopsamejanews.com skrev i meddelandet <730u19$1eu$1nopsam1.dejanews.com>... >I recently changed the oil in my gearbox (84 900T16). It used to have really >thick tranny fluid in it and as you can imagine this made gear selection a >real pain in cold weather. The gear change is much better but I notice that >the change from 1st to 2nd is really slow and notchy (it used to be even >worse). If I go for a fast shift the box is really reluctant to give me 2nd. >I have noticed that you have to wait for the rev's to drop down to a level >suitable for 2nd gear. I know any gearbox will shift best when the syncro can >match the speeds of the gears but this car has possibly the slowest 1st to >2nd shift of any car I have ever driven. However the 2nd to 3rd shift and 3rd >to 4th are about twice as fast as 1st to 2nd and are really satisfactory. Is >this a common feature on 900's? I have noticed that the shifting is slowly >getting better the more mileage I do on this new oil. I am currently upto >about 800 miles, how much more do think the shifting is likely to improve? >Should I change the oil again in a few more thousand miles? Thanks in >advance, NJH. > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own