my step dad has bought an mfi xr3i just to poodle about in.
it wont go in to 5th gear when its cold ,but once its warmed up its fine.
any ideas? adjustment of gear selector or maybe some new gearbox oil needed?
ive known it be the oposite way round to this with these gearboxes bt not this way round.
one of my old rs turbos was really hard to get in gear when warm but once i changed gearbox fluid it was fine.so im abit puzzled really.
cheers

 

I'd change the gearbox oil first, maybe a bit thick, I think these used ATF but check as not too sure.
tabetha

 

cheers tabetha

 

check to see if the gear selector u.j. isn't tight or seized up mate!

i seem to remember a few years back a similer problem with a xr3 we had in at work took the gear box out and to bits three times befor we found the u.j. was seized slightly

cheeRS nick

 

thanks will change oil and check the selector chaps