Gear 1-2 grind
01-05-2021, 09:29 AM
#301
Dear All,
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
01-05-2021, 10:48 AM
#302
01-05-2021, 11:09 AM
#303
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01-05-2021, 12:26 PM
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01-05-2021, 02:06 PM
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FASTRKMAN (01-05-2021)
01-05-2021, 02:14 PM
#307
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No worries mate! The grind broke my heart in the first 1-2000kms thought I needed to go back to driving school. Before it was put away I was around 15,000kms and it shifts like butter no issues even when power shifting. But as noted by another RL member the key is to keep your shift pattern clean no sloppy up and down it helps. Now the oil that's another P mystery no luck up north here either.
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minn19 (01-05-2021)
01-05-2021, 03:55 PM
#308
Dear All,
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
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Mash (01-06-2021)
01-05-2021, 10:02 PM
#309
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Originally Posted by Mash
Dear All,
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
As a 718 Spyder owner from new, I have experienced the same random 1st to 2nd gear grinding. seems like a normal process with a NEW box during break in period, and the Porsche owner manuel states that as well. Now that I have rancked up the miles ( 4000km ), the 1st to 2nd grind is rarely noticed. It did happen once or twice during fast shifting at top end redline, 1st to 2nd. So, I guess I'm in the same boat as everyone else.
On another note, here is something NEW i started to notice.............
Now that my break in period is done, I started pushing the car to its limits nearing red line. I always like to drive the car with auto blip button activated. Pulling hard in 3rd gear, hit the brakes and try to downshift into 2nd, the car refuses to engage 2nd gear. This happened to me a few times recently. Felt strange that the gearbox is not responding to my input. This got me wondering, did Porsche install some sort of safety system which prevents the downshift to occur if the computer reads that you could over rev or hit redline during downshifts!? not sure! anyone else here have a similar experience, or knows about a safety system like that?
Just to clarify, this issue of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd only happened to me when I was asking the car to come down the gears at a fast rate and the car was almost at redline in 3rd, HARD braking and into 2nd. The downshift won't occur ( Auto blip ) activated.
On the other hand, when cruising or pushing at 70 - 80 % , and asking to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, no problem what so ever.
your feedback would be appreciated.
01-06-2021, 12:18 AM
#310
I had a low speed downshift 3>2 with a little grind today at 850 miles, first downshift grind ever.
Haven't had an upshift 1>2 grind in 500 miles.
Weird.
Haven't had an upshift 1>2 grind in 500 miles.
Weird.
01-06-2021, 11:14 PM
#311
...4000+km / 2500+miles on it and not one more grind to report 
01-06-2021, 11:18 PM
#312
Burning Brakes
I’m not gonna read this whole thread but I’ve got 3600 miles and the tranny is buttery smooth. Don’t force shifts and no speed ****s while breaking in and you’ll have no problems.
01-06-2021, 11:31 PM
#313
Rennlist Member
ok, so you post to a thread you didn't read and make these comments? Kinda useless, so please do us a favor, read the posts before you post so you don't look silly, because you surely do.
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MannyLon (01-07-2021)
01-06-2021, 11:37 PM
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MannyLon (01-07-2021)
01-07-2021, 12:28 PM
#315
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3,000 miles now and haven't had a gear grind in at least 500 miles. So maybe I finally wore it down?!