Difficult in 1st gear

Does it have the correct oil

Have you tried shifting to reverse, moving half a foot and then into

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Yes, and the correct quantity.

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Yes, and that has no impact. It still won't move in 1st until it's warmed up a few miles.

Warmed up may not even be the right expression: it only takes about 2 miles.

Do you use synthetic or mineral gear oil?

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Sounds like a temperture issue with the gearbox oil. Maybe its too thick,...

Try also, blipping the throttle while the gearbox is in neutral before ttempting to select 1st,...especially when the car is still rolling.

Jason

I once tried putting STP (mixed something like 10%) into a standard gear box, and the same thing happened to me - really hard to shift into gear when cold, so I drained and re filled with straight gear oil and the problem vanished. The synchromesh hub attached to the gear is causing problems. First try drain and refill with different oil. Has been a very long time but I used Valvoline. If it were me, I'd try a couple of different types of oil first, to see if you can get some improvement that way.

Dan, Good advice on the oil change. I would even use synthetic due to it's better lube ability and heat dissipation. davidj92