second gear hard to engage when cold after gearbox oil change

[rubjonny]

Every VAG car i've had has always been 'notchy' first to second, especially when warming up.
That also includes company cars that have been less than a year old!!
As for the oil, i can't remember what i used to use, i don't think it was redline, but agreed, the oil can make alot of difference 

must be a 'feature' of cable shift boxes then. my mk2 16v box doesnt do this its absolutely minty fresh. came from a car which stayed in london all its life and was never ragged off the lights

[harlemex]

Hmm, after a bit or research into the matter im hearing mixed reviews on the stuff and quite a few people are saying to stick to the genuine VW fluid as it's better at lower temperatures whereas the Redline stuff is best under high temp eg. motorsport / racing etc....What do you guys think or have experienced using the Redline fluids?

I read about the castrol sms-x, which I think is pretty similar to redline. People were saying it worked wonders. But like I mentioned earlier, it made no difference at all to my gearbox crunch and I added molyslip after sometime to see if that helped, but it never.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Every VAG car i've had has always been 'notchy' first to second, especially when warming up.
That also includes company cars that have been less than a year old!!
As for the oil, i can't remember what i used to use, i don't think it was redline, but agreed, the oil can make alot of difference 

must be a 'feature' of cable shift boxes then. my mk2 16v box doesnt do this its absolutely minty fresh. came from a car which stayed in london all its life and was never ragged off the lights

Cable and rod change, all the same.

[rubjonny]

looks like you were unlucky with all of yours then, my rod shift is mint 

[thai-wronghorse]

I defo prefer the rod set up and feel.