anybody with an 04 STi grinding in 5th? for some odd reason, even when i'm not pushing my car, i seem to be grinding in 5th all the time. like... even when i hold the clutch down and literally take my time to feel that i'm out of 4th, into neutral, and into 5th. it's weird this it the first time this has ever happened in my driving experience. i was just wondering if that was normal or if there might be a defect with the tranny or something... iono... just wonderin if anyone knew.

 

never had that happen... only in 4th....
and i think thats because the guy i bought it from(cough*carlos*cough) possibly put some wear and tear on my synchros...




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negative. never had any grinding at all, and i've had 2 or 3 bad misshifts

 

but while you're at it...throw some round steak in there and make me some hamburger....

 

Check your tranny fluid level. Maybe it is time to change transmission fuild and do rear diff as well.

 

^^^There's no way it's enough mileage to do that yet..I hope

Take it into the dealership...you and that new car warranty!

 

lol. yeup!!!

 

not possible. carlo has complained about this when he purchased that sti. not carlo's fault, it's the first owner. just wanted to clarify this.

 

Well I'm running with 350.5 WHP as dynoed on DynoComp's dyno dynamics dyno and I have no grinding or problems. 30K miles on the odomenter. I think you should definitley go into the dealer for service. First make sure you fluids are toped off. If they are low, then it is your fault. Not to be mean or anything, but it is just a good idea to check fluids all the time. The 6MT is a freaking moster of a transmission, so if well maintained it should be near problem free. There are always defects that make it into our cars and that is where the warrenty comes in.

 

say that 5 times fast.

 

Definitely get it to the dealer and let us know how it turns out. That certainly sounds like something that should be warranty repaired.

Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan