Honda Crv 3rd Gen M/T Hard to go into Gears.

**timykoo** · January 31st, 2013 11:07 PM

Good afternoon po mga sir. Just want to ask sino po sa inyo ang naka gen 3 crv na M/T? After long drives and kapag nababad kasi sa traffic, hirap pumasok sa 1st gear. Sometimes pati 2nd gear ayaw din. Minsan parang naka harang ang gear minsan magaspang. I usually experience this kapag bumper to bumper ang traffic or kapag madaming stop go situation like madaming stop lights.

I already told the issue to casa but still the same. First, it was inspected by honda dagupan satellite which is located around timog ave. Ang sabi sa spring ng clutch but still it didn't solve the issue. Then after several months of observation andyan pa din. I decided to bring it to honda pampanga. Ang diagnosis nila, transmission oil daw nilagay hindi daw gear oil. So change gear oil(around 50k ang odo), still it hirap pa din but nabawasan. But hindi nagtagal ganun nanaman, e sakto due na for 60k pms. E ang change gear oil daw kapag 50 or 60k it depends on casa daw. Even though kakapalit lang ng gear oil, i decided to let the gear oil be changed para maalis ang "transmission fluid" which they found out before para maging mas malinis. But still it happens. Now i'm on 66,000 ang odo, pati ang clutch may squeaking sound when you step on it. RPM idle is not that good as brand new. It goes down to 600 tapos hahabulin lang ng system by idling it up a bit. But it annoys me na baka may problema kasi you would feel it vibrate when it reaches 600 for some time...

Slight info:
Fc displayed on odo - 12-13km/l city snd highway combined. This is based on one full tank. 180kms of which goes for nlex pag umuuwi ng weekends tapos the rest is manila driving na.
Pms is regularly followed
Not a clutch driver
Casa maintained
Daily driven car
Petron xcs fuel
Clutch disk makapal pa daw sabi ng honda nung last pms ko

Hope someone could address or enlighten me with my issue. Salamat po mga sir!

**mda** · January 31st, 2013 11:59 PM

Since the Gen 3 M/T has the R20 engine (similar to the Civic's R18 1.8L - a car which I have experience with), I would suppose that a similar transmission is being used and this may be of help:

WRT to the squeaky clutch, the casa may end up replacing the Clutch master cylinder under warranty. This may sometime help with the rough shifting issue.

Doon naman sa idling, does this happen especially when the A/C compressor kicks in? Ask the CASA to perform the idle learn procedure. There are tutorials also online (not sure if the same will apply as I only have experience w/ the Civic) on how to do this.

Hope the car is under warranty para libre mga procedure na yan.

**timykoo** · February 1st, 2013 01:58 AM

Thanks for the reply!

Ano po yung wrt sir? Haha. Sad to say out of warranty na po sir eh. It's 07 or 08 model. :| feeling ko din po dahil sa heat soak. Could it be the clutch master cylinder still? Long drives or kapag gabi at malamig ang panahon at pag d matraffic. Wala naman hard time ipasok sa primera. Sometimes kahit anong pilit mo ipasok sa primera ayaw po talaga eh. As in blocked! Kailangan mo pang ipasok muna ng 2nd or 3rd gear then shift back to 1st gear without moving sympre for just it to go to 1st gear.

Tumpak! Tama po sir. When compressor works ganun nga po. Will try to google it.

thanks sir!

**mda** · February 1st, 2013 10:05 AM

WRT = With regards to. Sorry hehe.

Try to pump the clutch pedal the next time ayaw niya pumasok. See if this helps. Posibleng clutch master cylinder din e.

Kaya ngayon I'm gravitating towards ATs nalang. Even if it's fun to drive an MT, there are always (many) small niggles compared to equivalent ATs. Maintenance lang kelangan doon sa AT (which you need on an MT anyway).

**sidefx** · February 1st, 2013 10:52 AM

Release bearing na yan bro sa clutch kaya pag mainit na hirap na ipasok sa mga gears. Baba transmission na yan. Palitan mo na lahat like release bearing, pressure plate, clutch disk and pilot bearing para isang bukasan na lang at gastos. Sana makatulong sa iyo. Based on my experience yan. Hirap magdrive nyan bro.

**timykoo** · February 2nd, 2013 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by mda

WRT = With regards to. Sorry hehe.

Try to pump the clutch pedal the next time ayaw niya pumasok. See if this helps. Posibleng clutch master cylinder din e.

Kaya ngayon I'm gravitating towards ATs nalang. Even if it's fun to drive an MT, there are always (many) small niggles compared to equivalent ATs. Maintenance lang kelangan doon sa AT (which you need on an MT anyway).

Ahhh... It's squeaky sometimes parang kulang sa oil ang spring ata. Nangyayari kahit na swabe ang pasok ng gears.

Onga eh. ATs nlng lalo na sa traffic sa manila, even though tipid ang manual. ATs Crv owners claim 7-8km/L with M/T kaya ng 11-13km/L.

**timykoo** · February 2nd, 2013 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by sidefx

Release bearing na yan bro sa clutch kaya pag mainit na hirap na ipasok sa mga gears. Baba transmission na yan. Palitan mo na lahat like release bearing, pressure plate, clutch disk and pilot bearing para isang bukasan na lang at gastos. Sana makatulong sa iyo. Based on my experience yan. Hirap magdrive nyan bro.

Mukhang mahal boss ang gastos nyan ah. haha. :| I'll try to ask honda with it. Minsan kasi hula hula lang sila at wala pang alam eh. Hirap nga magdrive sir, naka layo na ang nasa harapan at nagagalit na ang nsa likuran. Z

Any recommended shop who's good at honda's? Around Quezon City. I live in banawe.

**mda** · February 2nd, 2013 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by timykoo

Mukhang mahal boss ang gastos nyan ah. haha. :| I'll try to ask honda with it. Minsan kasi hula hula lang sila at wala pang alam eh. Hirap nga magdrive sir, naka layo na ang nasa harapan at nagagalit na ang nsa likuran. Z

Any recommended shop who's good at honda's? Around Quezon City. I live in banawe.

If you have no other idea, Honda SPA - Mindanao avenue. Official casa dedicated to repairs and maintenance.