andlid Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Ive just put some Red Line 75w90 gear oil and now smooth gear change when cold from 1st to 2nd, on a side note when i went to nissan to get a new drain plug gasket i said you will have them in stock because of the p3 service, he said then don't change the gearbox oil on a p3 only every six years and that is only an option too. Kev Got some redline for my box too, must say that I think it's a bit clunky when cold but once warmed up 100% spot on, thinking on getting nissan oem oil for my next swapout and think Zman recommended to use some other stuff in the box might give that a go. FOLLOWUP on this comment, after a very hard few laps around track the other day my gearbox starting making the whine noise when I tried to downshift from 3rd to 2nd without revmatching 100% (finding that hard sometimes...) will order myself a nissan oil today and get that changed during the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Just remember if you are going to do it yourself you will need a small hand pump to get the oil in because the level/fill plug is quite high and awkward to get to. Kev Quick tip, get a length of hose about 2metres, a funnel on one end and a medium sized nozzle on the other (one from a silicone tube does the trick) pop the bonnet, then feed the pipe down through the engine bay to the gearbox filler hole, zip tie your funnel to the bonnet catch & fill away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladesGrant Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Even after a service and having the gearbox oil changed the same is still there from 1st to 2nd when cold. I think this is just a 'feature' of the car rather than a problem as so many of us have it. I also find that if you biased the gearstick to the left when changing its makes the change a lot smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Just remember if you are going to do it yourself you will need a small hand pump to get the oil in because the level/fill plug is quite high and awkward to get to. Kev Quick tip, get a length of hose about 2metres, a funnel on one end and a medium sized nozzle on the other (one from a silicone tube does the trick) pop the bonnet, then feed the pipe down through the engine bay to the gearbox filler hole, zip tie your funnel to the bonnet catch & fill away **ANDERS LIKE THIS TIP*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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