Grande Punto gearchange (when cold)

[Swanny87]

I think this may be my first thread on PH (back of the net)! Anyway, when cold and especially when changing into first, it takes a bit of effort to get into gear. The change is fine when the car is warm. Is this anything to worry about?

I had the gearbox oil changed during it's last service which was in June, this made the gearchange a bit better overall but didn't make a difference to the problem above. The car doesn't do that many miles, probably about 5k a year, 55k total. It's a 2006 car.

[Swanny87]

The problem is at it's worst when, for example, coming up to a set of lights and they change just as I'm about to stop. Changing into first when the car is slowly moving is an effort. Synchro problem?

[Swanny87]

Thanks for the advice. When I got it serviced the gearbox oil wasn't cheap, so I would assume that it was fully synth. But as that quote from Lock Stock says, I won't assume anything. I'll try giving my left leg a bit of an extra workout and see if that helps!