Hi Folks thanks for reading, I'll try to keep it concise.
My newly purchased MPS6 is going into a local (and highly respected) mechanic today to have the alternator pulley wheel changed as the clutch in it is making a terrible racket. This problem was picked up in inspection, but I was discounted $500 off the purchase price to fix it when I got to my home town, and was given a 12 Month warranty from the dealer (third party warranty not Mazda Dealer, just Brissie car yard).
While waiting for the appointment at the local mechanic I have driven the car a little and had been very happy with it's performance power wise, but on Monday, when I put my foot down to show a friend the "slam" into the seat as we accelerated, my heart sank as I noticed a significant reduction in "slam" effect.
I am still getting to know the car, but it just seems flat compared to a few days earlier, and I'm starting to get the heebie jeebies about what could be wrong and how to go about fixing it under warranty.
I have read some posts about possible causes, leaking boost, failing fuel pump,turbo solenoid,turbo itself, maf sensor fail etc. etc. , but it's all really overwhelming and very upsetting.
I have no smoke from the turbo, but anything else is very hard to assess with the noise from the alternator pulley clutch, which will be fixed today.
My main question is this, how do I go about diagnosing the problem and getting it fixed under this warranty, as I said I have this 12 month third party warranty, and 10weeks left on the statutory 3 Months.
Do I just take it to my local Mazda dealer service dept, or my local "speed shop" that mainly works on high performance Holdens, or do I do something else.
Will the warranty even cover the repair if the car still drives? Will the car go ZooM ZooM BOOM if it doesn't get fixed?
And no, I don't have an AP otherwise I would be looking into diagnosing it myself. I am in Gympie QLD, and these are times I wish I was in a larger metro area for resources.
I was considering buying an AP, but not to fix my own car that is under warranty, but to do a light tune to improve the current ECU map, and at $700 I feel I should hold off til I find out whether the car will ever be fit for a tune.
Any help or advise will be gratefully received, so thanks in advance
P.S YES, I LOVE MY NEW MPS6