 1st gear not engaging over 8km/h, gearbox |
 Apr 2, 2009 - 6:04 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 1, '09 From nsw coasti Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
hey guys
ive only had my zr for a month and have found unless you are driving under 10km/h the car wont shift into 1st gear. there is no unusual noises it just wont go in... is the car made to do this or is it a problem????? cheers phelps |
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Apr 3, 2009 - 8:13 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
my old 4th gen celica would easily downshift to 1st at pretty much any speed, but it's not until the 5th gens where you can't downshift to 1st while driving over a certain speed limit.. i'm not sure if other manufacturers follow this same trend but like people are saying, it's a safety feature. i've heard of this one guy with an RSX Type-S who likes to drive aggressively and was driving really fast on 5th gear (don't know what speed exactly but he was near the redline) until he wanted to downshift to 4th but hit 2nd instead and messed up his tranny. besides shifting into 1st, you can get a decent amount of engine braking (<-- yeah brake, not break) from 2nd until you slow down to a speed that's safe to shift into first. to be honest i'm actually quite impressed Toyota would have this feature in the first place, while other manufacturers don't.
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phelps 1st gear not engaging over 8km/h Apr 2, 2009 - 6:04 AM
stetsonaw i'm understanding you're trying to downshi... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:21 AM Bitter call me very crazy, but first gear should be acces... Apr 2, 2009 - 7:23 AM stetsonaw i'm just talking as far as downshifting goes..... Apr 2, 2009 - 7:44 AM SeverX13 its ment to do that. its a safety feature. no worr... Apr 2, 2009 - 8:47 AM azian_advanced QUOTE (phelps @ Apr 2, 2009 - 6:04 A... Apr 2, 2009 - 9:03 AM blu94gt I've never driven any car that would go into f... Apr 2, 2009 - 9:58 AM Kwanza26 To to second then first... Apr 2, 2009 - 11:17 AM SeverX13 dont worry about it. its supposed to be like that.... Apr 2, 2009 - 11:20 AM Ryouxrs agreed, it is a safety feature, most standard tran... Apr 2, 2009 - 5:53 PM 99Celica I have this same problem and I dont' believe i... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:03 PM Ryouxrs it is a safty feature built into the trans... my 0... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:08 PM cheeco try rev matching and shifting into first, should g... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:17 PM GriffGirl My car won't go down to first from 2nd either ... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:22 PM 99Celica I actually have been revmatching to get in gear la... Apr 2, 2009 - 6:48 PM
xrav22 Mine won't go into first until I stop. It is b... Apr 3, 2009 - 4:03 PM
cheeco QUOTE (99Celica @ Apr 2, 2009 - 7:48... Apr 5, 2009 - 4:14 AM phelps thanks for the replies
jus wasnt sure, im used to... Apr 3, 2009 - 5:12 PM Ryouxrs it saves money, and tranny's Apr 3, 2009 - 8:30 PM Rymaster QUOTE (99Celica @ Apr 2, 2009 - 7:03... Apr 5, 2009 - 7:44 AM phelps hey
does anyone have temperally strugle when shi... Apr 5, 2009 - 9:47 PM Followtheornghat phelps... sounds like you got a synchro going out ... Apr 27, 2009 - 10:08 PM delusionz I'll just add that my GT4 is the stubbornest o... Apr 28, 2009 - 6:50 AM |
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