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warming up the tranny

Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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warming up the tranny

for those who have a 5spd. how long does it take for the transmission to be fully warmed up after you start driving in the mornings?
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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What do you mean warm up the transmission ??? The engine takes a few minutes from 3 - 7 depending on outside temps.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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well after my engine is warmed up, my tranny still feels cold. whenever i shift, i can feel roughness until about 15 mins after of driving, the shifting becomes a lot smoother.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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I use Seafoam in the tranny and it's like new! j/k

Use synthetic fluid and mine shifts easy even when it's cold.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Maximus_95
well after my engine is warmed up, my tranny still feels cold. whenever i shift, i can feel roughness until about 15 mins after of driving, the shifting becomes a lot smoother.
Hmm, I've never felt any difference in smoothness regardless of the temperature.

Interesting.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:11 AM
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I go so easy on it when it's cold that i can't say how long it takes to loosen up, but it definitely is clunky first thing. I spend appreciably more time, especially, going from first to second, to avoid roughness.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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yea my first to second is really rough in the mornings. I notice when i shift to second really slow , the notchiness is not soo bad. Sometimes i just go to 3rd, and down shift to 2nd, and no problem. Is this alright tho ?
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SkoorbMax
I go so easy on it when it's cold that i can't say how long it takes to loosen up, but it definitely is clunky first thing. I spend appreciably more time, especially, going from first to second, to avoid roughness.
yeah, thats exactly what i do. so i guess everything is ok. but i will be doing a tranny flush and replacing it for synthetic. i got my tranny rebuilt and who knows what kind of fluid they put in my tranny.
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