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Old 06-05-2009, 11:06 AM
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Exclamation Weird Idling and Shifting Problem
I have a 2005 RX8 MT with about 45,000 kms on it. I recently had the ignition wires and ignition coils changed and am pretty vigilant about topping off with oil etc.

Yesterday I started experiencing a weird problem in that once the car is warmed up, the shifts are very harsh (ie the clutch is not shifting smoothly) and the engine is rattling/shaking a little bit when you rev it (ie it doesnt sound like it supposed to). The rattling is even more noticeable when driving at the lower end of a gear.

Has anyone experienced a problem like this and if so what was it and the solution?

Any insight I could get would be very helpful.

Thanks!

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Old 06-05-2009, 11:08 AM
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Experiencing any CEL?
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Old 06-05-2009, 12:22 PM
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90% your engine mount.

next time, search.
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No CEL.

If its my engine mount, is it covered under the extended powertain warranty from Mazda? My car is otherwise out of warranty.
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Yes, there is a TSB for the engine mounts. You may want to get it checked out. Heres a linky http://www.finishlineperformance.com...21-06-1559.pdf
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thanks for the help everyone im going to take it to the dealer for a roadtest tomorrow
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