Gear Box Changing Down

[SteveTaz]

I have a IS200 1999 35k on the clock.

When I change from 2nd to 1st from around 10 mph to 2 mph you sometimes it will not go in but as you put presure on the stick to get it into 1st you get a gear clunk it could be the synchromesh ?

Has anyone else had this problem and has it been fixed

The car is under a 3 month RAC warranty

I think I should give it to the RAC ? but would you trust them !!

;)

[Rob]

yes the gearboxes are known to be crap on this car -do a search for " gearbox" and you will see a lot of previous posts about this subject

[SteveTaz]

been looking through them all eveing !!

everyone has problems going up the gears 1st to 2nd my is fine in all gears up the box !!

but coming down from 2nd to 1st it just does not seem to want to go in sometimes.

My mate who is a spanner !! explained that changing my oil might help !

[GRiM]

My old driving instructor would have your guts for garters if he heard you changed from 2nd to 1st while the car was still moving!!

"NEVER EVER!! PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST, UNLESS THE REAR WHEELS ARE STATIONARY" :megaangry:

He'd say.

[TonyGoose]

My old driving instructor would have your guts for garters if he heard you changed from 2nd to 1st while the car was still moving!!

"NEVER EVER!! PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST, UNLESS THE REAR WHEELS ARE STATIONARY" :megaangry:

He'd say.

No synchro on first gear ?? used to be the case i'm sure ...

Or are we talking crash boxes here ;)

[Kavey]

but coming down from 2nd to 1st it just does not seem to want to go in sometimes.

Erm, I don't think trying to stop in first is advisable generally - I know i was taught to only ever pull away in first, stopping in second.

Aside from anything else, on the IS's due to the way the six speed is set up, gear 2 - 6 are a lot closer in ratio than 2 to 1, mean that you have to allow a tad longer to shift in to first from second, than you would from third to second for example.

To be honest though, you probably putting a bit of unnecessary wear on your gear box by trying to slow in first...

KV

[RYX]

A simple double de-clutch will allow it to slip in nicely - Perhaps heel-n-toe while you're at it and it'll sound and feel sweet too. B)

[Mattj]

My old driving instructor would have your guts for garters if he heard you changed from 2nd to 1st while the car was still moving!!

"NEVER EVER!! PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST,  UNLESS THE REAR WHEELS ARE STATIONARY"   :megaangry:

He'd say.  

I once drove a white diesel mondeo estate that was a pool car at work, probably one of the worst things I have driven in my life, absolutely no low down power at all, and it wouldn't even let you change into 1st if you were moving even slightly, design feature apparently!

[Steve]

hmmm I never change into first unless the car is stopped. or very very slowly rolling.

[JOHNNY-BOY]

I sometimes had difficulty in going from second to first, had the gearbox oil changed and that solved the problem.

[SteveTaz]

Thanks for the help !!

Spoke to a mate who is a service manager for skoda !!!! (the group he works for owns a lexus dealership)

he had an inside word and Yep try the Oil.

The syncro should allow you to change into first from around 15 mpg !!

I think thats a bit fast.

I am going to have the oil changed and will let you all know

thanks again for all the driving tips

[Scorpion]

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KNOW AS I'M SURE WE'LL ALL WANT TO BE IN

FRONT OF YOU

CHEERS,PETE :D