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Title: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 01, 2009, 08:51:05 pm
does anyone know anything about mazda mx-3's? because i have a 93 with a 1.6 5spd and a couple months ago it started making knocking noise(not the engine) at first i thought it was the driver side cv shaft, i was thinking maybe the teeth were getting stripped, but i looked it better and now i know its with the passenger side, but i dont know if the teeth are getting stripped on the cv shaft or inside the tranny....can anyone help me with this problem?
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: choptop on June 01, 2009, 10:08:09 pm
I figure it would be the cv joints, not the tranny splines. Does it do it mainly when turning or straight. Should be more noticable when turning, if so, then most likely its the cv joints.
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 02, 2009, 01:55:04 am
iv haven't heard of the spines going but i guess it possible and is it more a click than a knock. also pop the hood and lock the ebrake then try to move forwards and then revers see how much the engine move it could also be a motor mount
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 02, 2009, 05:39:12 am
its only when im taking off, going slow, and turning....when i shift into a different gear (2nd into 3rd) it doesnt do it at all thats why im guessing its the cv shaft
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: VileZambonie on June 02, 2009, 10:00:01 am
It's probably just a bad cv joint.
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: The dream on June 02, 2009, 11:20:24 am
Dude does cars are expensive to fix and once something starts everything else goes down with it. best thing to do, sell it!!  :-\
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: eventhorizon66 on June 02, 2009, 12:05:59 pm
Dude does cars are expensive to fix and once something starts everything else goes down with it. best thing to do, sell it!!  :-\

...or do this to it.  http://www.monstermiata.com/
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: choptop on June 02, 2009, 04:21:18 pm
Dude does cars are expensive to fix and once something starts everything else goes down with it. best thing to do, sell it!!  :-\

...or do this to it.  http://www.monstermiata.com/

2nd that idea
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 02, 2009, 04:39:35 pm
if its the cv shaft im not gonna sell it but if its the tranny yes im gonna sell it...the cars got 180k miles and still runs great (1.6 4 cylinder) so it doesnt surprise me that the cv shaft is bad...i wish i had the v6 tho
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: choptop on June 02, 2009, 04:46:43 pm
The 1.6 engine sounds funny to me. My motorcycle had a 1.8 in it and was only a twin. Just cant get used to the small cars, nothing against them, I just cant get adjusted to them.
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 02, 2009, 06:52:15 pm
ya the 1.6 has no power at all but the 1.8 v6 has quite a bit more power and can actually move the car lol
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: The dream on June 05, 2009, 06:26:04 pm
I used to have the V6 it was a 93 auto... thats why i know its so expensive to repair, it is a very fast fun car. But at the end of the day its not really worth the money.
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 10, 2009, 06:37:59 pm
ok im about to just take my car to the crusher or something...because i just put a new cv shaft in today then test drove it....and now the problem is worse the car doesnt move(it sounds like the teeth are stripping out) any help?
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: VileZambonie on June 10, 2009, 08:49:31 pm
Well does the axle turn?
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: gold84gmc on June 11, 2009, 05:39:05 am
thats what im going to find out today
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: smitty77 on June 11, 2009, 12:35:24 pm
The 1.6 engine sounds funny to me. My motorcycle had a 1.8 in it and was only a twin. Just cant get used to the small cars, nothing against them, I just cant get adjusted to them.
I had a '87 Mercury tracer (which was just a re-badged Mazda 323) with a 1.6 liter 4-banger under the hood. Thankfully it was a 5 speed as the car was a 5 door hatchback.  According to Wikipedia it had a whopping 82 horsepower, but I put plenty of paper horsepower on the back end to help make up for it.   :)
Title: Re: need help with mazda mx-3
Post by: The dream on June 11, 2009, 05:24:02 pm
listen to me!!! Get rid of it!!!  :o