Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:05:39 GMT From: "Karlheinz G. Schoenfeld" <kschoenfeldnopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: 84 900i transmission trouble
Hi Tom, A few years ago we had the same 5th gear problem you are describing with a '89 900. After being told anything from rebuilding to replacing the transmission, someone mentioned to change the transmission oil to be sure it had 10W-30 motor oil (not gear oil) in it. We figured, why not, it was easy enough to do. The problem went away and the car has been driven another 60k miles since and shifting is still fine. So, before you get into it too deep, give it a try, maybe you get lucky too. Karl Thomas Petersen wrote: > Well, > > I lost the gearbox in my old '84 900GLi, an by coincidence found a '84 > 900i, instead of just a replacement transmission. > > The problem with the 900i is, when it gets to normal operating temp. i > have problems with 5'th gear. > > When running the engine cold there is no problems, but when the engine > is hot i can't get into 5ft. gear. It seems that the syncronisation in > 2nd gear is bad as well when the engine is hot. > > Another question - the 900i has electronic fuel inj. afaik. compared > to the mecanic injection in the older 900GLi - is there any > cheap/quick ways to get a little more hp out of this engine? > > Regards, > Thomas Petersen
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