2003 Tacoma 2.7 5-speed Manual Shifting Ease

Not sure what lube the Tacoma trannys use, but you might try changing it out:

My 84 was real smooth My 94 was terrible untill I put Redline MT-90 in it.

fresh newly cut gears in the manual will feel less smooth until all wears in.

new synth oil may help, but i would wait until the gears get worn in...

I have the same truck with over 7000kms, shifting seems fine to me. Ever since I had it, sifting to first is a tougher shift sometimes, thats about it.

Well, i've got a 99, 2.7litre with a 5 speed and the problem only got worse. Second gear was the worse, especialy when cold.

I addressed the topic on the group about a year ago and was told (also by the dealer and a xmsn shop) that it was not uncommon.

SO, HERE'S HOW i SOLVED IT...

I drained about a cup of xmsn fluid and replaced it with Lucas Oil. It's an oil additive to be found in many autoparts shops.

Fixed the problem...shifts as smooth as a Toyota should.

Take care.

Walt Birmingham, Alabama

Do they use transmission fluid in new manuals? The problem in my '94 was solved by replacing the transmission oil with Red Line MT-90, a synthetic transmission oil.

yep...well, they have to have a drain plug for the fluid...

mine in on the driver side, up under the door, on the xmsn....1/2 inch nut if I recall...maybe 5/8

Change out. Use "Mobil One" synthetic. Good Luck !

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:29:34 -0400, "Dave" wrote: hi am definately wondering about the same problem or even if it is one . The cluch pedal is a little highy adjusted it seems , periodic grinding between 3/4 gears mite just be me though, sometimes it is hard to find the gear to shift into...many years driving standards oh well.