2003 Boxster S Gearbox 6sp

[l2oyn]

When changing from 1st the 2nd gear the change is not as smooth as the rest of the gearbox. Sometimes it needs quite a forcefull gear change, you can also here it 'clunk' as it goes into 2nd gear. Has anyone heard of this before.

[mustard]

yep, and you cant repair the gearboxes, exchange only from Porsche














About £4k fitted

[agent006]

Wonky gear linkage?

Just because an OPC won't repair the gearbox doesn't mean it's not possible.

[ballcock]

Does it do this only for first 10 mins of driving? This ,i'm told , is normal til the fliud's warmer and less viscous...

[johnny senna]

l2oyn said:

When changing from 1st the 2nd gear the change is not as smooth as the rest of the gearbox. Sometimes it needs quite a forcefull gear change, you can also here it 'clunk' as it goes into 2nd gear. Has anyone heard of this before.

I used to own a 2001 Boxster S and it was exactly the same. The problem was worst when the gear box oil was cold first thing in the morning. I posted the same question on here back then and Joel from RSJ Sportscars replied that "they all do that, sir".

Mine was under warranty and so I took it to my local OPC. They said that there was nothing wrong with the gearbox, although I disagreed.

I used to change from 1st straight to 3rd until the gearbox oil heated up.

I certainly wouldn't pay 4 grand of my own money to try to get a smoother change by fitting a new gearbox.

[singh911]

My 993 did that when i first got it. 5 yrs later it still did it. Noticed it less when i had the short shifter fitted.

Cheers

Ajit.

[mustard]

agent006 said:

Wonky gear linkage? Just because an OPC won't repair the gearbox doesn't mean it's not possible.

Gearbox specialists looked at it, its basically a sealed unit which you cant get into with out damaging things

[911 habit]

My girl's '03 Boxster S has exactly the same problem and is not any different once it's warmed up. It's going into the OPC next week, so it'll be interesting to see what they say.

And here was I thinking she could drive!

My last '98 996c2 always had a stiff gear change into 2nd, but that did ease up once it was warmed up. I fitted a short-shift kit on it, which made the change more positive, but slightly stiffer, this was better because the movement was shorter, so less chance of missing the gear, it mad it better. A slightly slower but firm movement was required.

Gerry.

[jezzaaa]

I took my 2004 Boxster 'S' in for it's first service at Reading last year.....and amongst the list of things I wanted done, I asked them to look at the gearbox because 2nd was notchy/stiff when cold. I got a phone call later in the day saying they wanted to keep it for an extra day so they could fit a new gearbox! All under warranty too!

J.

[sportsandclassic]

hi

i can repair those gearboxes and 996 ones you can open them up with no problem or in fear of breaking them.....

www.sportsandclassic.com

email me for info

am in the north west

[adam b]

m 986S had this but only during winter or cold - std Porsche and Fezza 2nd gearchange issue until warmed up