Cold weather affecting ms3?

[MPC12347]

Hi I usually leave my car in the garage but now it has to stay outdoors, it's been outside for the past week and I've been realizing that when I drive it it's harder to put the shifter in gear, one time it didnt go into reverse, I also hear this clucking sound when going to second. Any ideas? Is this because of the cold weather usually it hits 40 deg at night.

 

[ohioan]

Huh? Cali?
When it "drops" to the mid 40's the speed should be at optimal performance...
get it checked out.

 

[MikeHTally]

The tranny will be a bit reluctant until it warms up.

 

[Domino81]

Mid 40's? Pussy. Jesus ****, dude, b**** when it's -14 degrees out. Just shift it easily until it's warmed.

 

[lyonsroar]

40's?! WTF.

Clutch feels like it's filled with molasses.
Get over it.
I kid. Just shift easy until warm. I usually clutch in and shift the stick around a little before starting off just to get stuff moving.

 

[spdjnke]

Change your trans fluid to synthetic, it will HELP greatly...I just had mine changed to Royal Purple cuz I had the same problems your describing and after the new fluids its 100% better, mine still sticks abit going into second but compared to before it's hellava lot better.

Hi I usually leave my car in the garage but now it has to stay outdoors, it's been outside for the past week and I've been realizing that when I drive it it's harder to put the shifter in gear, one time it didnt go into reverse, I also hear this clucking sound when going to second. Any ideas? Is this because of the cold weather usually it hits 40 deg at night.

 

[oaklandopen]

Haha at 40 being "cold"

 

[Domino81]

His low's at night are higher than my highs have been since November.

 

[79535]

If you are having issues shifting in those temps, you may want to have your tranny checked out. I am not sure if it was an issue for the 2008 models, but there were a few MS3's that had syncho issues. I was one of them and a few other guys from my area had issues as well.

ROFL. I was driving mine in -40C last year. It was definitely a little stiff then...