View Poll Results: EVO X Transmission Problem POLL
Notchy, grinding, or difficult to engage gears (all the time)
688
40.07%
Notchy, grinding, or difficult to engage gears (only when car is cold)
646
37.62%
Difficult to engage Reverse gear (cold or warm)
146
8.50%
No problems at all
237
13.80%
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The official Evo X notchy/grinding transmission thread
Mar 22, 2008, 06:28 PM
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A little notchy going into 2nd, and little more notchy when going into 3rd. I've become slightly more agressive with my shifting and they just click in place now, with minimal notchiness.
After the car is warm, there is no sign of notchiness.
I'm coming from a 06 civic si, and if you guys think you have 3rd gear problems....
After the car is warm, there is no sign of notchiness.
I'm coming from a 06 civic si, and if you guys think you have 3rd gear problems....
Mar 23, 2008, 12:36 PM
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they replaced the entire transmission, it sounded as if the clutch wasn't even engaged when you shift, a constant grind, it went quickly from notchy to grind, they said they could not tell what specifically was the transmission problem until they got it back to the factory - shop. I am again having notchy but it is not - at times - as bad as it was before. I have less than 200 miles on my new tranny, and the old tranny had slightly over 1100.
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Mar 23, 2008, 12:53 PM
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I only have the problem from 1st to 2nd and only when its cold. One thing I figured out is before I go any where I run it through the gears a couple of times pretty quickly. That kinda helps a little. But once the tranny is warm its just fine.
Mar 24, 2008, 10:29 AM
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Man. tinkerbellevo tranny must have been grinding like a ****, for them to replace it that quick.....
I guess, I can't do the power mods until, this get straigtened out.
But I can put my wide fenders on until then. WOOOT!!!!
I guess, I can't do the power mods until, this get straigtened out.
But I can put my wide fenders on until then. WOOOT!!!!
Mar 24, 2008, 09:04 PM
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The VIIIs and IX tranny's had notchy 1-2 and 2-3 shifts also. Always when cold (of course) and sometimes when warmed up. Also the couple WRX I've had have been notchy, but not as notchy as the EVO. Seems to just come with AWD tranny territory.
I found that sometimes using high quality gear oil would reduce/eliminate it.
I found that sometimes using high quality gear oil would reduce/eliminate it.
Mar 24, 2008, 09:48 PM
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Well, mine is finally starting to loosen up a bit, and the notchiness is minimal now once it's warmed up. I think that tinkerbell just got really unlucky and got a lemon tranny. That sux. Well, the new one will probably be notchy like everyone else's, but nothing more. There are thousands of evo 8/9s with notchy trannies with 100k plus miles and are fine. The X's should be the same, although if Mitsu releases a fix for this I'm all for it. Well T, I wish you good luck with your new tranny, but on the bright side that's what a warranty is for, right?
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Mar 25, 2008, 04:14 PM
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Well, mine is finally starting to loosen up a bit, and the notchiness is minimal now once it's warmed up. I think that tinkerbell just got really unlucky and got a lemon tranny. That sux. Well, the new one will probably be notchy like everyone else's, but nothing more. There are thousands of evo 8/9s with notchy trannies with 100k plus miles and are fine. The X's should be the same, although if Mitsu releases a fix for this I'm all for it. Well T, I wish you good luck with your new tranny, but on the bright side that's what a warranty is for, right?
Mar 28, 2008, 12:39 PM
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Well yes, my tranny was grinding like a ****, before they replaced it, it was with every shift, good news is my $40,000 with its second transmission and like 1550 miles is finally breaking in i do believe, my notchyness is settling, hopefully for good but well see. My stereo on the other hand, on the AM/FM radio really has alot of static. The satelite radio is fine, and of course the dealership reports it "cannot duplicate the problem" i told them they were deaf and I wanted the mitsu rep to listen when he came back to town.
Mar 29, 2008, 08:49 AM
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^Good, glad to hear that the notchiness is settling down. Mine was extremely notchy unless speed shifting for the first 1000 miles, and then it just started going away. It's strange, but at first the 2nd to 3rd was really bad, and the 1st to 2nd was just kinda bad. Now my 2nd to 3rd feels pretty good, anf the 1-2 has stayed the same. Hey, either way it feels better as it's gotten broken in a bit, so I'm content I guess. I still wuld like mitsu to figure out what's causing this and why some people have more trouble with it than others. Is it a poor fluid choice by mitsu, is it actually mechanical? What is it and why did one person'stranny get so bad that it had to be replaced? What was different in my tranny versus her's that caused her's to get slightly worse over time and mine to get slightly better? Both started off the same, like all X's seem to. Mitsu, what do you have to say? I know you're reading this and I think that you owe an explanation.