Thanks for viewing, sorry for the long post, but I promise every detail is as concise as possible.
2012 GT, 3.73, brembo, otherwise stockish:
Ever since I got the car (now at 15k miles, 1 year later) I've had issues with the transmission not being as "smooth" as my previous '05 WRX 5spd. Main issues are: occaisionally very hard to get into 1st gear (1 out of 10/15 times), very hard to shift into 2nd (same frequency), and just overall jolts, thumps, and other random noises it makes (not all the time) that I haven't experienced before in a MT. I press the clutch all the way, sometimes it makes a harsh sound (let's say I'm pulling into a parking spot on the left, 1st gear, then I clutch, it makes a metal-metal sound). Things of this nature.
All the problems I've explained, however, only occur during 'normal' driving, such as through the city or work commute. If I ever try to drive it like I stole it (high-ish rpm quicker shifts) the transmission seems like it's working fine.
After a LOT of asking around, I concluded the possibility of one of the following scenarios:
-the skip shift is hampering the operation of a 'normal' manual transmission
-the transmission is not normal/is defective
-this is simply how 6spds, or this specific transmission, is designed
-I'm doing something wrong
The manual stated that by turning traction off, the skip shift will be disabled. This worked for a while...but then I started noticing that skip shift was present even though traction was off and I was experiencing the same issues.
Next, I removed the skip-shift solenoid. Again, good for a while, back to original issues.
I took the car in to the dealership and finally was able to replicate the various issues I would experience every so often. Things such as not going into 1st gear, 2nd gear being very very hard to get into, random noises, etc. The first two times I got turned away, the third and different dealership they replaced my 2nd gear, and 1st and 3rd synchros. The transmission seemed to be working ok...then the problems started again.
I've tried everything...shift fast, shift slow, clutch in all the way, clutch not in all the way, hold the clutch in a second, clutch while slightly on the gas, everything. There are days it's ok (bearable), days it's not.
My last option is to install the ~$400 ECU tuner from Ford which should 'legitly' remove the skip shift from the car and hope that everything goes ok after that.
Any thoughts on this? Is my transmission defective? Is it the skip shift? Thanks for your help, and I truly mean that.
2012 GT, 3.73, brembo, otherwise stockish:
Ever since I got the car (now at 15k miles, 1 year later) I've had issues with the transmission not being as "smooth" as my previous '05 WRX 5spd. Main issues are: occaisionally very hard to get into 1st gear (1 out of 10/15 times), very hard to shift into 2nd (same frequency), and just overall jolts, thumps, and other random noises it makes (not all the time) that I haven't experienced before in a MT. I press the clutch all the way, sometimes it makes a harsh sound (let's say I'm pulling into a parking spot on the left, 1st gear, then I clutch, it makes a metal-metal sound). Things of this nature.
All the problems I've explained, however, only occur during 'normal' driving, such as through the city or work commute. If I ever try to drive it like I stole it (high-ish rpm quicker shifts) the transmission seems like it's working fine.
After a LOT of asking around, I concluded the possibility of one of the following scenarios:
-the skip shift is hampering the operation of a 'normal' manual transmission
-the transmission is not normal/is defective
-this is simply how 6spds, or this specific transmission, is designed
-I'm doing something wrong
The manual stated that by turning traction off, the skip shift will be disabled. This worked for a while...but then I started noticing that skip shift was present even though traction was off and I was experiencing the same issues.
Next, I removed the skip-shift solenoid. Again, good for a while, back to original issues.
I took the car in to the dealership and finally was able to replicate the various issues I would experience every so often. Things such as not going into 1st gear, 2nd gear being very very hard to get into, random noises, etc. The first two times I got turned away, the third and different dealership they replaced my 2nd gear, and 1st and 3rd synchros. The transmission seemed to be working ok...then the problems started again.
I've tried everything...shift fast, shift slow, clutch in all the way, clutch not in all the way, hold the clutch in a second, clutch while slightly on the gas, everything. There are days it's ok (bearable), days it's not.
My last option is to install the ~$400 ECU tuner from Ford which should 'legitly' remove the skip shift from the car and hope that everything goes ok after that.
Any thoughts on this? Is my transmission defective? Is it the skip shift? Thanks for your help, and I truly mean that.
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