View Poll Results: EVO X Transmission Problem POLL
Notchy, grinding, or difficult to engage gears (all the time)
689
40.08%
Notchy, grinding, or difficult to engage gears (only when car is cold)
646
37.58%
Difficult to engage Reverse gear (cold or warm)
146
8.49%
No problems at all
238
13.85%
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The official Evo X notchy/grinding transmission thread
have any of you guys that are experiencing a notchy transmision burn up the clutch? you can even burn the clutch on a slight hill its so easy to do.
i ask cause i my evo 8 when new had a smooth gearbox but after burning the clutch while drag racing it became notchy and to tell you more that car i made like 100+ drag passes also made 7000rpm launches and the stock clutch died out at 24,000miles.
also when cold the tranny was more notchy then when it was warmed.
sorry to hear all this complains it makes me stay away from the new gsr model.
i ask cause i my evo 8 when new had a smooth gearbox but after burning the clutch while drag racing it became notchy and to tell you more that car i made like 100+ drag passes also made 7000rpm launches and the stock clutch died out at 24,000miles.
also when cold the tranny was more notchy then when it was warmed.
sorry to hear all this complains it makes me stay away from the new gsr model.
Last edited by jrsimon27; Jul 29, 2008 at 12:08 AM.
Well, although the new thread that I started was closed and redirected to this one, I would like to keep this topic alive in hopes of making people get more involved with voicing these concerns to their dealers and to mitsu corporate. If people don't complain then mitsu will dismiss the few that have complained and do nothing about it. It doesn't matter if we can use "specal techniques" to avoid the grinding and crunching, it shouldn't have to be that way and it's unacceptable. 6 months of waiting with no resolve from mitsu is unacceptble and they need to be reminded of that.
Well, although the new thread that I started was closed and redirected to this one, I would like to keep this topic alive in hopes of making people get more involved with voicing these concerns to their dealers and to mitsu corporate. If people don't complain then mitsu will dismiss the few that have complained and do nothing about it. It doesn't matter if we can use "specal techniques" to avoid the grinding and crunching, it shouldn't have to be that way and it's unacceptable. 6 months of waiting with no resolve from mitsu is unacceptble and they need to be reminded of that.
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Last edited by scottatyamaha; Jul 29, 2008 at 06:52 AM.
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Well, although the new thread that I started was closed and redirected to this one, I would like to keep this topic alive in hopes of making people get more involved with voicing these concerns to their dealers and to mitsu corporate. If people don't complain then mitsu will dismiss the few that have complained and do nothing about it. It doesn't matter if we can use "specal techniques" to avoid the grinding and crunching, it shouldn't have to be that way and it's unacceptable. 6 months of waiting with no resolve from mitsu is unacceptble and they need to be reminded of that.
I have also had issues with the skirting ground effects, they just look crappy (loose i guess - who knows)
I have had 2 unduplicatable idle issues where i have dropped to about 400 or 500 rpm and it felt as if it were going to stall when completely stopped and no air or anything runnin?!?!
I think the first TSB for VIII synchro issues was dated in November of 2003. I'm not exactly sure when the first VIII arrived in 03, but I think it was at least 10 months prior.
It's now August and the X has been out for what, 7 months? I think by the end of the year there will be a TSB for the tranny. They're not doing anything at this piont because they aren't sure what to do. Engineers and such are trying to come up with a cheap way to fix the problem. If there even really is a legitimate problem. I'm sure they've tested fluids and such and that would be a cheap and easy fix. So that probably isn't the answer. I just hope they don't write it off as "normal design and function of a performance tranmission."
It's now August and the X has been out for what, 7 months? I think by the end of the year there will be a TSB for the tranny. They're not doing anything at this piont because they aren't sure what to do. Engineers and such are trying to come up with a cheap way to fix the problem. If there even really is a legitimate problem. I'm sure they've tested fluids and such and that would be a cheap and easy fix. So that probably isn't the answer. I just hope they don't write it off as "normal design and function of a performance tranmission."
Since the manual calls for a GL 3 75W-80 gear oil, what are we supposed to use? Nobody besides mitsu markets such an oil in GL 3. Redline MTL would be a perfect choice except it's GL 4. It's also a 70W-80 oil which would probably help some of the cold shifting woes. Who knows though, maybe Mitsu did this on purpose to protect the synchro's until the oil warms up. Maybe a 70W is too thin???
If the transmission grinded then I'd be worried. Mine is just notchy. I have noticed a slight improvement though at 2600 miles. + the AMS shifter bushings and Works base bushings helped a bit.
Since the manual calls for a GL 3 75W-80 gear oil, what are we supposed to use? Nobody besides mitsu markets such an oil in GL 3. Redline MTL would be a perfect choice except it's GL 4. It's also a 70W-80 oil which would probably help some of the cold shifting woes. Who knows though, maybe Mitsu did this on purpose to protect the synchro's until the oil warms up. Maybe a 70W is too thin???
This is just a perfect excuse for mitsubishi to use to void warranties, If anything other then oem fluids are used.
im getting the same notchiness from 1st to 2nd is the worst either with the car cold or warmed up. I also have it from 2-3rd..It some how feels like my other Evos, but the 1-2nd gear sometimes crunches bad, feels almost like a grind..If it continues or gets worse, im taking it in for warranty
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Going from1st to 2nd for me it crazy from crunches to grind to even a bang(metal hitting metal). Reverse also hard to engage often 2 to 3 times before it locked into place.Fyi only got 653 miles on my car..