1995 corolla 1.6l manual is not letting me select gear when cold

[JakeC]

my 1995 manual corolla is not selecting gears when i first start it up in the morning, ill have to wait 10 minutes until it warms up before i am able to. once the vehicle is warm and I can start to select gears.

 

[campbeam]

My initial thoughts were: 

When was the gear oil last changed ? and

have you checked the gear oil level?

[Tony Prodigy]

Time for an oil change me thinks.

[JakeC]

the gear oil hasn't been changed since ive owned it, car is at 100'000kms.

ill do that and see how i go.

thank you for your help.

[Tony Prodigy]

14 minutes ago, JakeC said:

the gear oil hasn't been changed since ive owned it, car is at 100'000kms.

ill do that and see how i go.

thank you for your help.

Definitely have the fluid replaced and then while they're at it, have them flush the hydraulic fluid for the slave cylinder. That tends to get neglected along with brake fluid. I suspect the clutch isn't fully disengaging which can bind the shift fork and not be able to enable a smooth transition in to gear/s.