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- 2013 fiesta S
Hello, I have a 2013 fiesta model S sedan with a 5-speed manual. 102k. It shifts normally and easily when car is off or when I start my journey, after a couple of miles the shifter itself becomes a bit harder to move through any gear. They are all equally stiff. After say 5 miles it does take a bit of effort to shift the gears. Once the car cools it's back to normal shifting. There are noises no clunking at any point in the drive. It never slips out of gear. The clutch operation remains the same. The bite point stays in the same place and the pressure required to move it stays the same. I have my transmission fluid filled up to the bottom of the check hole. I have no leaks on the garage floor and I have nothing to wipe off the underneath of the transmission, engine, or at the halfshafts. Clutch fluid is at the level it should be. I will note that some clutch fluid had forced itself out of the container, not sure if that's because I had it filled when it was negative 5 out and right now it's 95 out, not sure if brake fluid /clutch fluid expands that much through a 100° swing. I've had this car many years and it always gets to be 95 in the summer and have never had this shifting issue until a few days ago. Any thoughts or ideas? Thank you very much.
