I have an 88 Toyota Celica with a manual transmission (well, transaxle, I guess...). The transmission acts funny a lot. It often doesn't shift very precisely, and I have to be careful to line up and push/pull all the way, so that the proper gear engages. Sometimes it makes a 'pop' noise when I shift into 4th. The 'pop' seems to come from right below where the shifter disappears from the cabin.
The worst part is Reverse gear. When I put it into reverse, and ever so gently let out the clutch, I get a nasty grinding sound, and no motion at all. This doesn't happen all of the time, but it happens pretty often, esp. when the car is cold. Sometimes, I'll have the clutch in, shift it into reverse, and when I let go of the shifter and let out the clutch very slightly, the shifter moves forward the tiniest bit and I get the grinding. At other times, reverse works perfectly. As I said, it seems to have more problems when the car is cold, but there isn't a very strong link because sometimes even when it's warm it has the problem.
My dad used to have a Celica and he said that his did the same thing, and he just had to put transmission fluid into it. I looked, though, and didn't see a place to put transmission fluid. Isn't transmission fluid just for automatic transmissions? Is there a separate oil system for the transmission that I need to add oil into?
Is there a simple reason for these problems? Is there an easy fix? Obviously this car is an old POS but I want it to last another year without major repairs. Is it possible that the popping noise problem with 4th gear is related to the grinding problem with reverse, since they're next to each other in the shift pattern? Many thanks for any help
I can clarify or whatnot if necessary.
The worst part is Reverse gear. When I put it into reverse, and ever so gently let out the clutch, I get a nasty grinding sound, and no motion at all. This doesn't happen all of the time, but it happens pretty often, esp. when the car is cold. Sometimes, I'll have the clutch in, shift it into reverse, and when I let go of the shifter and let out the clutch very slightly, the shifter moves forward the tiniest bit and I get the grinding. At other times, reverse works perfectly. As I said, it seems to have more problems when the car is cold, but there isn't a very strong link because sometimes even when it's warm it has the problem.
My dad used to have a Celica and he said that his did the same thing, and he just had to put transmission fluid into it. I looked, though, and didn't see a place to put transmission fluid. Isn't transmission fluid just for automatic transmissions? Is there a separate oil system for the transmission that I need to add oil into?
Is there a simple reason for these problems? Is there an easy fix? Obviously this car is an old POS but I want it to last another year without major repairs. Is it possible that the popping noise problem with 4th gear is related to the grinding problem with reverse, since they're next to each other in the shift pattern? Many thanks for any help
I can clarify or whatnot if necessary.
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