04 FXT manual trans issue

[MattB]

I have an 04 Forester XT that I'm generally very happy with. I got it
used with 16k Miles on it and it's now at about 21k. Right from the
start I noticed something with the MT that I've recently been able to
narrow down a little.
When I've been driving on the highway for a while (maybe an hour or two)
both second and fourth gear are difficult to shift into. It just doesn't
want to settle into those gears all the way and I don't want to force
it. I've even had it pop back into neutral from fourth on it own when
it's doing this. Just stopping for a moment with the car running seems
to make it go away.
It never happens when the car is cold and I don't see it when just
driving around town.
Initially, I thought it was an issue with cruise control in fourth gear.
It would drop out of cruise all on it's own in fourth gear, but now I
think it was just now sitting all the way in gear.
My dealer is an hour and a half away and I'm afraid I go there and give
them the car, it won't do it. So I thought I'd see if anyone here has
any information or ideas about this to help me dianose or even fix it my
self. Anyone?

Thanks!

Matt

 

[jermjahs]

have you checked\ replaced the gear oil recently? theres a dipstick on the passenger side behind the engine. kind of hard to find.


lol
a bit late but better late than never?