I have two problems but I will separate them into two posts... ko here is the rundown on my transmission situation. I have never driven another 240 besides my own so I have no idea what is normal and not but I have driven newer cars.... When I shift it just feels that the gears are loose or something. Don't know how to describe it so I will just leave that comment on the side....
Sometimes I can't shift back into first. Like I will be at a stoplight, try to move out of neutral and get into first (or from reverse into first) and when I move it into position, it won't go in. It's like something is blocking it. The first time this happen I was scared I wouldn't be able to drive it. Then I just kept shifting into the other gears and moving them around a bit, then eventually I can get back into first.
The same thing happens in reverse. Sometimes when I start the car and want to back out of my driveway, sometimes it wont shift into reverse. So I move the shifter around, rev the engine a lil bit (have no idea if that helps or not) and eventually I can shift into reverse.
What is the deal? Car is 1993 240SX with about 80k miles. I bought it at 75k miles. It has new transmission fluid and diffy fluid. And I am not very tech savvy yet... so please don't ask me to like "pull off your transmission and check this and that" because I won't be able to do that. But if you guys can let me know if it is normal, or fi something is dying, I can buy whatever it is and have a mechanic replace it.. or if this is something that can only be diagnosed by a mechanic. or whatever. Thanks.
possible transmission problem? (unanswered from mechanic forum)
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SkylineDriven
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One suggestion I have is to change your transmission fluid to redline. This made a world of difference in my car, I had problems shiftinginto 1st and 2nd in the morning and after the fluid change it went in smoothly. I was at DD11 last sat and had one of the Falken drivers drift my car and he was impress with how smoothly it went into gear.
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SkylineDriven
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i had the same problem in my volvo, i mean the same problem. i tore the transmission apart and found that the syncro's took a dump. i later found out that the previous owners used gl-5 in the transmission which kills copper or brass syncro's. which nissan uses. so i would think you might need a transmission.
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SkylineDriven
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i bought a tested used transmission from a local wreckers for my s13 and it cost me $300CDN.
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I always check http://www.car-part.com for any parts I may need