Forum Replies Created
-
Replies
-
Well, today decided to put a little bit of effort in and see what’s going on with this. I picked up a new spool valve gasket at the honda dealer and took the assembly off. While the gasket was brittle in some areas, the screen was clean. So, that was a dead end. The solenoid itself moved pretty freely, so that’s probably not the issue either.
Kinda thinking the next thing is check that the catalytic converter isn’t clogged. Then the fuel pressure. Never had any experience with return-less systems and checking that. Are there any links to reference for that?
Did get the AC working again finally. After a year of it working intermittently, decided to see if could remove the shim from the AC clutch and get it to engage reliably. Been working for two weeks straight and it blows 49 degrees out the vent. Woot!
thanks College Man. The video was good and I watched the adjust K-series valves.
Maybe I’ll mount my phone and do a quick video and I can pull some data from my Dash Commander app.
It’s reasonable to say it could be a performance issue, but before I go pulling anything, I wanted to see if anyone else had experience with something like this.
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the Mazda 3. Having owned it for 8 years, I can’t complain about anything mechanically going wrong. The only issue I had was replacing the forward O2 sensor and maintenance items. Struts, brakes, tires. That damn rear window wiper arm. But, it’s not a comfortable car to get in and drive for long trips and the interior plastic is crappy and breaks all the time.
It’s one of those cars, you test drive it and it seems peppy, sporty, but just isn’t a thrilling purchase for long-term. Oh yeah, it rusts like it’s been sitting in the ocean for a year.
Yeah… A quick google and it turns out it isn’t.
Did find this tho: http://www.consumerclasslawyersblog.com/2015/02/18/mazda3-owners-clutch-problems-replacement-premature-failure-fault/
It’s for 2010 and newer. Your is an 06. I have an 06 too. It’s the car the wife drives. I will say the clutched does feel odd and inconsistent. Sometimes it seems ‘normal’ other times the engagement does seem short and stiff.
It’s got 120k miles. So about 65k kilometers. I will say it’s not as nice engagement as my honda or 5.0.
If nothing weird is going on with the master of slave, might want to look on one of the any Mazda 3 forums. There are lots of clutch combining there.
As far as the clutch goes.. did you check to see if the master or slave cylinders are leaking? Might need to adjust the engagement on the clutch pedal if the travel doesn’t feel right. ETCG has a video on that.
I just put a clutch in my Honda this winter, the clutch manufacturer recommended adjusting the travel after 700 miles. Sure enough, after 700 miles it did need a pretty significant adjustment. Needed more travel. Just sitting at idle, with clutch in, car in gear, the clutch was starting to engage. I set the throw a little too short. Now I have the adjustment a little too long. A couple turns makes a big difference.
Of course, if you have a leaking clutch master cylinder, you’ll have some other issues. Clutch not engaging or disengaging, pedal staying on the floor. Hard shifting, since you are shifting with no clutching. Clutch could be slipping too I suppose. Just go out and look and see if the reservoir is full.
