micra gear shifts question

feck sake lads

i bought a nissan micra few weeks ago 2004 great wee car but when i get into it first thing in morning engine cold it's hard to get into 1st and 2ed gears is this usual with these small cars.

kilianmanning

feck sake lads wrote: »

i bought a nissan micra few weeks ago 2004 great wee car but when i get into it first thing in morning engine cold it's hard to get into 1st and 2ed gears is this usual with these small cars.

Sounds like it could do with a gearbox oil change.

feck sake lads

thanks for that but i was told the gear box and engine oil were as one

colm_mcm

feck sake lads wrote: »

thanks for that but i was told the gear box and engine oil were as one

You were told wrong.

feck sake lads

thanks lads i'll get it seen to so.;)

BostonB

feck sake lads wrote: »

thanks for that but i was told the gear box and engine oil were as one

Who told you that?

feck sake lads

BostonB wrote: »

Who told you that?

don't think you would kknow him :D
seriously is it a big expensive job to get done and is it just the gearbox oil i need to get done.thanks

BostonB

feck sake lads wrote: »

...first thing in morning engine cold it's hard to get into 1st and 2ed gears is this usual with these small cars.

In my experience. Not usual in any car.

Maybe in a vintage car.

feck sake lads

well put it like this when the engine is well warmed up no bother with gears but its a battle to get it into first and second when you first start it up.
other than that it runs perfect.

BostonB

feck sake lads wrote: »

don't think you would kknow him :D
seriously is it a big expensive job to get done and is it just the gearbox oil i need to get done.thanks

I was kinda wonder what other advice you got from this person. I really hope it wasn't a mechanic or a garage sales person. Because if it was, god knows what else they told you.

I'm not a mechanic either, but the fact it does it when its cold suggests to me its oil like kilianmanning said. But it could also be something worn, either linkage or the gears themselves. But you really need to bring it to a mechanic. No matter what it is, I doubt it would be a really expensive job.

You need to bring it to a mechanic.

feck sake lads

thanks bostonbob no it was just a friend that knows something about everything i'll try and nail down a good mechanic myself thanks everyone.

kilianmanning

feck sake lads wrote: »

thanks bostonbob no it was just a friend that knows something about everything i'll try and nail down a good mechanic myself thanks everyone.

If I was you, if you like diy'ing, try and change the gear oil yourself first thing. Not a big job at all, handy enough to do except on newer, modern gearboxes which can be a pain to drain from what I hear.
Certainly won't do any harm anyway.
Also, if the problem always goes away after the car heats up, its probably not the linkage.