Having a hard time going into gears, ONLY WHEN IT'S HOT!

[BlueShark]

As the title said, it doesn't wanna go into gears when it's hot.

It shifts pretty good in the morning and night but if I do a city driving in the middle of the day for about half an hour it would give me a hard time finding 1st and 2nd.

Why only when it's hot? That's strange to me cuz I only experienced with the opposite situation(in cold weather). Any thought?

 

[Turbo Guru]

I had a similar problem on another car.

1)Try bleeding the clutch hydaulics first. You may have air or contaminants in the line. If that does not help, see #2.

2)The diagnosis (on my other car, not a DSM) was that the clutch line was becoming pliable when hot and expanding when the clutch was pressed (not allowing the clutch to disengage fully.) The fix; was to replace the clutch line with a Stainless Steel Braided line or OEM line to eliminate this.

I don't know if this is your problem, but check it out.

My $.02,
Joe

 

[BlueShark]

Thanks Joe. I'll definately check into those. It does make sense.
Just one question. What kind of fluid for the clutch do you use?

 

[snox135]

Dot 3 or 4 brake fluid, look at the cap it should say.