It feels notchy from 1st to second, and I mean it feels funny, but it's okay after that....It seems to have started yesterday(march 12) what causes it? should i put somemore oil inside or just change the bushings?

 

Join the club buddy! This is a notorious problem that plagues many of us. The synchro rings start to give trouble after many miles particularly the 2nd and 3rd gear synchros. I believe people have been able to get rid of some of the notchiness by using Redline gear oil. I myself have not used it, so I won't swear by it.

 

I installed new shifter bushings, and Royal Purple 85w Tranny oil, and most of the notchiness went away. To completly fix the problem, you gotta rebuild it!!

 

I have a very loose shifter and was thinking about getting new shifter bushings, where did you get yours, and were they as easy to install and you would think?

 

shifter bushings take a whole 10 mins. 3 screws, pull, put on bushings, plug back in.

 

Is the general consensus that synthetic oil is the best?
What about conventional oil with a friction additive designed to help old synchros?

 

I like and recommend Redline MT-90 for these cars.



-Ted

 

As I do as well... MT-90 the only thing to use

 

It's all on this page at Mazdatrix, even a how-to video.

click here

 

Get Amsoil, it's the best stuff on the market. If you don't know where to find it LOOK, I don't know where it is, my friend is a distrubutor, it's better than redline, and the price shows, it's $7.50 a bottle and it takes 5 bottles to fill a turbo tranny. This is worth every penny in my opinion, nothing but the best for my baby

 

Redline MT-90 or 75w-90NS and your notchy first and second gear problems should go away.


Oh BTW, that crap about Scamsoil being better than Redline is a lie created by a biased test done by the manufacturers of Scamsoil to sell more Scamsoil.

 

how many bottols of redline does it take to fill the tranny?

 

which tranny?

little over 2 quarts for a NA
Little over 2 1/2 quarts for a T2