Possibly a placebo, but it feels better! Will know more when I drive more this weekend.I've been having an issue where the transmission pops out of third gear. It's been intermittent, maybe once every two weeks, and I've started moving the lever into gear and keeping my hand on it until I got off the clutch and was back on the gas - not a big deal. It's a tricky manual to drive anyways so this didn't bother me.
Well, last night I accelerated quickly, went for third, and ended up revving it almost to redline when I hit the gas without realizing that it wasn't in gear. A WRX next to me took that the wrong way and tried racing me Clearly this needs to be addressed. Luckily it doesn't look like I need to worry about the syncho, as Acura forums are full of posters that swear by the GM synchromesh friction modified transmission fluid as the proven go-to fix; apparently even dealerships are aware of this and will happily do the fluid change if you bring in the GM stuff.
Car goes into the dealership Tuesday morning. Will report back.
This was posted for the people that are interested in getting rid of it....which they asked, and I had done it...and so i shared it
Check valve inside the slave cylinder prevents the clutch engaging all at once by slowing down fluid return once you let go of the clutch pedal... this was done for smoother shifts, and not really for true enthusiasts.
if you're just a regual driver, and never really beat on the car...u should leave it alone.
but if ure someone like me, or drive half of the way i do...then that checkvalve is making ur clutch wear out much faster, and at the same time ur power is not being put to the ground fully, initially once you shift and pop the clutch....
slower clutch engagement caused by the checkvalve results in huge amounts of slippage, especialy near redline quick shifts....
also for those who have an aftermarket clutch setup...this is an enemy...its preventing you from taking full advantage of ur new high performance clutch...and in my case, it would destroy the flywheel being that the clutch disk is ceramic... and like i said... not putting down full power on each shift....
once the checkvalve is removed, then there's nothing in between the pressure plate and ur clutch pedal...only free flowing fluid.... the heavier ur pressure plate, the quicker ur engagement, no slippage, and more power to the ground.
hope that clarifies everything
Hit 40mpg at one point but not for long, as my patience ran out and I missed hanging out with my friend The Redliner.
Hit 40mpg at one point but not for long, as my patience ran out and I missed hanging out with my friend The Redline.
Phone controls. Bottom-left doesn't light up:LED on the steering wheel?