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Hello Everyone,
Well I'm a newbie to the VR6 and I've got a problem getting the car in gear when it's hot. It's been about 100-105 degrees lately and my car will often decide that it doesn't want to go into gear. Like when I down shift or try to put the car in 1st from a complete stop, I can't get the shifter to go into gear. It does this even with rev matching downshifts. Or if I've been idling a while and want to put it into reverse it requires me popping the clutch in an out several times before I can get it in gear. To this point it's only been happening to me when it's really hot outside or I've been on a long drive. Any suggestions or ideas? It almost feels like it could be the shift mechanism or something. Thanks.
 

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Re: 02A hard or impossible to shift when hot (pentoro)

Thanks for the reply I'm going to check my shifter alignment tonight and lube the mechanism.
On a 2.0 that's probably not the same problem, the VR6 is a cable shifter. On the O20 I'd check all the linkage and lube it up with some thick silicone or molybendum disulfide grease. Makes a world of a difference.
 
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