Not shifting into gear no grinding

[granny_slow2g]

I searched for the past hour but cant find the answer. Heres the deal, im having trouble shifting into gear. The clutch feels normal and there is absolutely no grinding. It feels like there is something in the way of the rods at the base of my shift lever. It does this 1st through 4th gear. Nothing has been changed on the car for the past 10K miles and it only started doing it about three days ago. The weird thing is when i really get on the gas it will let me throw through the gears fine, i dont know if its because im pushing/pulling harder or what. When putting around town i have to play with it, jiggle it back and forth, and really use some muscle to get it to go into gear. I havnt got a chance to check the tranny fluid level. The only thing i can notice is that there is a Turqoise color fluid coming from my transmission housing. Could anyone please help.

 

[GVR4592]

Why haven't you checked the fluid level? If it's leaking and you are having problems, it seems like the most logical place to start.

 

[granny_slow2g]

Like i said i have been very busy the last couple days and im not driving much. I am checking it just now. I was curious about the fluid because i've never seen any fluid that color.

 

[theSicKness]

The Turqoise color is probably metal in your trans fluid....id change your fluid..

Jesse

 

[granny_slow2g]

Well the fluid was low, but the fluid that was in there was blue. Im assuming when it leaked out and mixed with the air, rain, and other wonderful parts of mother nature it turned to the turqoise color. So the new fluid is in, it shifts smooth without any problems, however first gear still sticks.