I have owned my 9 for about two months now. Some mornings when it is really cold my tranny doesn't not want to go into gear with ease. I let her warm up for a good ten minutes before I take the kids to school, so I thought that it may be another problem. Now once the car starts moving a couple hundred feet, it shifts fine. Does anyone else have this issue? If so, is it common and is there a way to correct it? I tried searching and really didn't come up with anything so comments and advice are welcome.

 

That is normal.

 

yea happens to me to. Driving it around the block or so then it goes back to normal. Temperature is around 10 degress here as well. I believe its normal.

 

Good news then! I just wanted to make sure it wasn't an issue. I have owned a 95 GSX and never had the issue. I am still kinda new to the Evo world. I have done alot of searching here and not much posting. Nice to see I get a fast response to my questions. Thanks

 

I have a similar issue with my '06 MR. I just have to take it real easy for a few minutes of driving till the transmission warms up enough. Otherwise, the gears might grind trying to get into 2nd. Have yet to figure out a good way not to have that happen.

 

normal

 

same thing happens to me man, nothing to worry about.

 

same thing happens to me as well... Let it warm up a bit longer. I also highly recommend the front motor mount. It made a drastic difference on my car.

 

Yea I have the same problem. Once warmed it it goes in with ease.

 

Look at it this way: Do you like moving in the cold? Well, neither does your car.

 

i dont have that issue...remote start baby ...by time i get outside in the car she's a ready to rock n roll like the 80's

 

You can also try shifting from first to third and skip second gear when you are just starting out. That will forego some of that second gear grind when the car is just warming up.

 

Happens to me too. I thought it was an issue, brought it to mitsu and they said its normal..(like i expected them to say it wasnt and actually warranty it? yea right haha)

 

Once you start the car up, just put in the clutch and row through the gears while stationary a few times. Up and down the pattern.

 

When you start your car in the cold and let it warm up before you drive, you're only warming up the engine (as far as the drivetrain is concerned). That's why it still seems like the transmission is a bit notchy. Once you've moved the car around a bit and friction has started to warm up things inside the transmission, it starts to feel like normal. That's why you don't notice it get better until after you had driven it a bit.