Hi all,
Thought I would post up a thread to get other peoples opinions on this issue.
Since buying my Gen1 MPS (used) I have noticed a loud noise coming from what appears to be the thrust bearing. I have also experienced what I deem rather poor shifting. I took it to a certain Mazda dealership, and they said the noise / shifting was normal. On the next service they swapped the oil to Penrite SYN 75/90. It improved the shifting a bit, but the noise stayed the same.
I just had the car serviced again, and I tried a different dealer as I was unhappy with the previous dealer (for other reasons). They advised the car needs a new clutch kit and I would need to pay for it. I am not convinced it needs a new clutch as the clutch does not slip at all, but they claim the pressure plate is worn which is making it harder to shift / hard to get into gear sometimes.
So, what do people think? Don't want to shell out the cash (Especially since the car is still under warranty) if I don't need too.
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Symptoms:
-Loud metal on metal type sound when clutch is out. Goes away when I push the clutch in.
-Poor shifts which are worse when cold. Second gear is by far the worst. I can change gears fairly smoothly if I change gears slowly. Don't really notice a problem at high revs.
-Sometimes hard to engage a gear. E.g: Come to a stop, go to engage first and it wont go in. Release clutch, and try again and it will go into gear.
Extra info:
-Corksport rear engine mount inserts
-JBR solid shifter bushings
-GEN 1 MPS