Gear oil fill location for 5MT?

[MetroMPG]

Ha! That's funny. And mildly annoying.

Then I suppose it won't like ****take mushrooms either.

[Ares]

nope. definitely no shrooms here.

[ThreePot]

I wonder how many ****zu's could fit in a Mirage back seat ???

[Basic]

Cani, any report on shifting quality after the switch? I am repeatedly not impressed with the gearbox on this car. It is one of the few glaring weakpoints.

[MetroMPG]

I found the two manuals I drove to be just fine. Decent shift feel, super light clutch. Far nicer than my current '07 Civic, and of course my Metro/Firefly.

What don't you like about it?

[hank]

I feel as though the transmission on my mirage feels very clunky and notchy. Compared to a Mazda or Subaru transmission it seems like the synchros are not as well done.

[Cani Lupine]

Mine hasn't liked shifting smoothly from 1st to 2nd since I got it and has a noisy 3rd gear, and the fluid change didn't really help it much. But then again, I used 75w85 instead of 75w80, since I was send the wrong stuff. I'll be switching back to the proper viscosity soon.

Edit: The weather cleared up so I was able to change the gear oil. The Redline 75w85 was blueish in color, but the Redline MTL 75w80 had that familiar red color. Don't think it makes a difference, just thought it was interesting. Haven't driven it yet, but I'll note any differences I feel, if any.

[Basic]

I found the two manuals I drove to be just fine. Decent shift feel, super light clutch. Far nicer than my current '07 Civic, and of course my Metro/Firefly.

What don't you like about it?

I find the shift feel appalling honestly... Its grain truck wide and has no satisfying feeling of actually being in the gear you are placing it in... I don't know... it's just not what I like. I suppose a good short shifter would help some. Hopefully someone comes up with one soon.

[Daox]

Any update on shifter feel (especially in the cold weather) after the oil change? Are you planning on switching to 75W80, or did you already do that?

[ThreePot]

After getting familiar with it, mine falls right into each gear and has a nice positive feel. Trans was always quiet.
I have some Redline 75w80 MTL, but I hesitate to put it in there and risk changing the shifting characteristics.