[Salzamani]

Once the transmission warms up fully it gets harder to shift from first to second gear. Again only happens once the car fully warms. Anybody have this issue with the manual trans e90x? If so what fixed it?

[ctuna]

Try using the suggested redline flluid from the redline oil site.
It will usuaully be D4 or D6
redlineoil.com

There are many threads on this.
Try a search on Redline here

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...hlight=redline

[krhodes1]

The newish Redline MTL LV (for low viscosity) works well too. I have that in my 1-series and like how it shifts. For that matter, in a warm climate MTL works great too, but it will be hard(er) to shift in the cold.

But that said, getting HARDER to shift when the transmission is well warmed up is NOT normal. I don't think it's necessarily something to panic about though. And not much you can really do other than try a fluid change and see if that helps. Otherwise, you pretty much just need to wait for something to fail. I would suggest giving the clutch a GOOD bleeding while you are under the car anyway. I will stay out of the religious war that mentioning the CDV is likely to start.

[Salzamani]

Originally Posted by ctuna

Try using the suggested redline flluid from the redline oil site.
It will usuaully be D4 or D6
redlineoil.com

There are many threads on this.
Try a search on Redline here

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...hlight=redline

Thank you my man 👍🏼

[Salzamani]

Originally Posted by krhodes1

The newish Redline MTL LV (for low viscosity) works well too. I have that in my 1-series and like how it shifts. For that matter, in a warm climate MTL works great too, but it will be hard(er) to shift in the cold.

But that said, getting HARDER to shift when the transmission is well warmed up is NOT normal. I don't think it's necessarily something to panic about though. And not much you can really do other than try a fluid change and see if that helps. Otherwise, you pretty much just need to wait for something to fail. I would suggest giving the clutch a GOOD bleeding while you are under the car anyway. I will stay out of the religious war that mentioning the CDV is likely to start.

Giving it to me straight. I appreciate that!

[ctuna]

In the manual transmission car the brake fluid and clutch fluid
share a split fluid reservoir but it isn't that split . This means
to get new fluid in both they must both be bled. FYI.

[Salzamani]

Originally Posted by ctuna

In the manual transmission car the brake fluid and clutch fluid
share a split fluid reservoir but it isn't that split . This means
to get new fluid in both they must both be bled. FYI.

Thanks for the heads-up 👍🏼