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The Specialist · 10-07-2019, 04:34 AM

18 1LE M6

Question?

My manual trans shifts and runs 100% like butter.
So I thought.
Only 3500 Miles on it, it's my nice weather summer car only.
The past few nights the temperature has dropped into the low 40's.
Twice now I've started her and let her warm for two minutes while I fix my hair. Lol.
She won't go in reverse so I can back out of my garage.
I've tried all the little tricks. Run the clutch pedal in and out and try again.
Try the other gears first and then try reverse.
2nd and third went in, when I went for reverse she grinded.
After driving several miles there were no issues.
Just the past few cool nights at first start up.
Has anyone changed out the fluid in their manual trans to something else?
I'm thinking maybe I should drain it and go with a Mobil 1 Synthetic.
Is this normal when the weather starts getting cold?

10-07-2019, 04:34 AM	#1
The Specialist Drives: 2018 Summit White Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: NH Posts: 133	Manual Trans Fluid? 18 1LE M6 Question? My manual trans shifts and runs 100% like butter. So I thought. Only 3500 Miles on it, it's my nice weather summer car only. The past few nights the temperature has dropped into the low 40's. Twice now I've started her and let her warm for two minutes while I fix my hair. Lol. She won't go in reverse so I can back out of my garage. I've tried all the little tricks. Run the clutch pedal in and out and try again. Try the other gears first and then try reverse. 2nd and third went in, when I went for reverse she grinded. After driving several miles there were no issues. Just the past few cool nights at first start up. Has anyone changed out the fluid in their manual trans to something else? I'm thinking maybe I should drain it and go with a Mobil 1 Synthetic. Is this normal when the weather starts getting cold?