Hey everyone, as I was saying in Ms Mazdas thread I've just bought a Red MPS 6. So far its great except the clutch on take off reversing can also cause a bit of crazy juddering. Bit different to my Integra Type R that was destroyed in the hail storm last month. I have some white 17" CR Kais I salvaged from the Teg, not sure if the +42 offset will clear the brakes on the MPS 6 though. Nice to be part of this community.
Welcome and congrats on adding to the count of MPS6's over in WA. Not sure how the 17" will go on the car either might look too small. Hope you enjoy this place and all the cruises with the great community you have over there in WA.
Thanks for the suggestion, I was definitely planning on looking into the clutch adjustment on the weekend. The 17 inch wheels I'm not too sure on either, but thought it could look okay considering the normal 6's have the 17s. Had another question, when I took it on a drive on the Kwinana Freeway last night I noticed the AWD Warning Light would flash occasionally. At the time I thought it must just be displaying that AWD was working at the time but looking in the user manual its actually a warning that something is wrong with it? Is it something I should get checked out or is it normal to have it flash occasionally?
You should get that checked by the dealer at the earliest. The light coming on indicates that the AWD system has encountered a problem somewhere. It could be anything from a sensor not operating correctly to low oil in the diff or transfer case or the diff overheating. Either way get it checked, have you noticed any noises/vibrations under acceleration or cruising?
Get it looked at. The previous owner of my car told me about a similar issue he had at some stage and it turned out to be a faulty steering angle sensor.
Nice choice, we were strongly considering that one for a while. It's a nice car.
I know exactly what you mean about the clutch though!!! When I took it for a test drive I was jolting around everywhere, it's very grabby. I had more ease driving my twin plate! Haha.
Funnily enough, our 4WD light starting flashing last week while driving down south, we had to keep stopping every hour. If the light remains illuminated, that's when you have a bad problem! Get it to the dealer as soon as it's convenient so it can be fixed before it gets worse.
Edit: I also wanted to say I'm quite envious of your white CR Kai's seeing as they're my absolute favourite wheel!
On the MPS6 the AWD system normally operates all the time. The AWD warning light only illuminates when AWD is "suspended" to use the Mazda word for not working. It flashes when the system is temporarily suspended and stays on when a fault has been recorded. The good news is that the fault codes are stored in non-volatile memory in the 4wd control unit. They stay there until cleared by the MMDS, even if the battery is disconnected the codes are still retained.
The most common cause of temporary AWD suspension is a difference in front to rear wheel rotational speed. If the wheel speed difference is persistent, it's likely the rear diff will overheat.
The most common cause of diff overheating seems to be front to rear wheel diameter differences, caused by mis-matched tyre pressures or uneven tyre wear. These cars are intolerant of a front to rear wheel diameter difference of more than about 3mm.
In the first instance I would suggest you check the tyre pressures and make sure they are the same. And have a look at the tyre wear to make sure it's fairly even. If that checks out you need to visit a Mazda dealer. The AWD is designed to be fail safe and will turn itself off if there's a problem so there should be no harm done even if you keep driving with the AWD light on.
And make sure you come along to the next WA cruise.
Great info guys, I went back to the dealer today and they will have a look at it as soon as they can (its a Nissan dealer so hopefully they can handle it) . shakespear, I certainly have noticed some juddering, in reverse, 1st/2nd and during engine breaking, also occasionally there is a large thud from the rear changing 1st to 2nd.
Hey Ms Mazda, is the clutch in the one you ended up buying any different? The light came on for me driving south too, it seemed to occur around new sections of the freeway, so possibly the road surface is causing the abnormalities in wheel rotation, light hasn't appeared any time other than on the freeway. I agree CR Kais are my favourite too, great looking wheels.
Anyhow, sorry for turning this into a million question thread, good to know the AWD protects itself kmh001 hopefully all the problems get sorted soon, will definitely come on the cruise.
Last edited by anaesthetics; 22-04-2010 at 09:33 PM.
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reversing can also cause a bit of crazy juddering. Bit different to my Integra Type R that was destroyed in the hail storm last month. I have some white 17" CR Kais I salvaged from the Teg, not sure if the +42 offset will clear the brakes on the MPS 6 though. Nice to be part of this community.
anaesthetics! Great choice of ride and great colour too! Look forward to catching up on the next cruise
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