Second Gear Hesitation
#1
The Turkish Delight
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Second Gear Hesitation
I was driving home from work today and turned at a light. When I put the car in second, I felt a strong hesitation and heard popping or loud ticking noises at around 4-5K. I immediately got alarmed and let off on the gas. The car had been perfectly fine until then. I couldn't reproduce the event at all the rest of the way home. The tank is 3/4 full. I recently got new spark plugs from Mazda. I didn't get a CEL or anything. It pulls strong now and everything seems fine. I'm confused and worried.
I've done a search and have read things about wires and misfiring, but I would think the misfiring would bring up a CEL. I'm going to take it to Mazda on Thursday to see what's up with the car. Any other suggestions?
I've done a search and have read things about wires and misfiring, but I would think the misfiring would bring up a CEL. I'm going to take it to Mazda on Thursday to see what's up with the car. Any other suggestions?
#3
The Turkish Delight
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
Must have been the famous second gear synchro gremlin, but you scared it off.
#4
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Originally Posted by legokcen
I was driving home from work today and turned at a light. When I put the car in second, I felt a strong hesitation and heard popping or loud ticking noises at around 4-5K.
#5
Hermitage Holdout
If you were downshifting in to second aggresively going in to the turn the noise you heard might have been a backfire???
Has happened to others when dumping gas in a heavy downshift.
Has happened to others when dumping gas in a heavy downshift.
#7
The Turkish Delight
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Originally Posted by VOODOO8
If you were downshifting in to second aggresively going in to the turn the noise you heard might have been a backfire???
Has happened to others when dumping gas in a heavy downshift.
Has happened to others when dumping gas in a heavy downshift.
No downshifting. I started from a light, in first. Then went to second to continue accellerating (not hard, just normal driving). At around 4K in second, I heard the sound and felt the power loss.
#8
Hermitage Holdout
Originally Posted by yiksing
I thought backfire only happens in cars with modded exhaust
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