so i just got done driving for 3 hours and my car is pop'ing out of gear in 5th when i go past 80mph.


i just wanna know why it would be doing this b4 i make the trip home 2morrow

 

Same thing was happening to my friends GS-R. His transmission fluid was low so he topped it off. That seemed to do the trick.

 

Could be a number of things. Check the ball detents on the drivers side of the tranny, just below the battery tray. See if one of them is backing out. It could also be worn syncro springs, worn syncro hub and a few other things.

 

it might be God telling you to slow down.

 

I second this

 

When I test drove my first Evo 9 GSR, it kept popping out of 5th gear as well. I wasn't doing anywhere near 80mph, but it happened consistently. Needless to say, I walked away from that car. Hopefully it isn't a transmission/gear going bad.

 

mine does that in first and theres a possibility that the bushings are bad, so you could check that

 

Wow... I highly doubt it.

 

i dont have an evo, but do you guys also need to align your shifter/adjust shifter cable? that can also be a possibility. i know SRT4s had a problem with that in 3rd gear due to bent shift forks that wont allow the syncros to fully engage.

 

are there any problems going into 5th? or just that it pops out?

 

tranny problems

 

Mine did the same thing. i put in AMS under hood shifter bushings and the problem was fixed.

 

Mine did this today about an hour through a two-hour drive. It has done it a time before, but about a month ago. I would guess it became too hot in that one gear because the next day it was fine. I would like to know what it is as well though

 

What happens if you go above 80 in fourth then try to go to 5th? This happened to my buddy and mitsu told us to try this and they said if it goes into 5th when you try you prolly just need fluid.

 

Drain the trans fluid and inspect it in bright light. Check shifter detent ball/spring assembly.