Recent content by hargs79

Depends really. I'm currently fighting with Mazda about the whole ordeal...a lawyer who heard me talking about the situation in passing at one of my clients told me that it's not right that they don't offer any assistance, so she wrote a note to them and I'm waiting to hear back about it. If...

That sucks...sorry to hear. How much were you boosting?

Hey lisevolution, that really sucks...You should be able to find someone to do it. You could try Country Mazda in Huntington, one of the mechanics there told me that they're pretty lenient on warranty work (except for mine.) They told me that they warrantied a Miata one time despite the fact...

Yeah, you're absolutely right. If I can't get Mazda to pay for this, or offer me any help in the least (which looks like that's going to happen,) I'm definitely going with the MAM block. No way am I going to stick the same engine in there and pay more for it. I'm still trying to fight with...

Suffolk County, NY

No...it was definitely just a clicking sound. That's why I just deemed it as a minor issue and paid no attention to it for the few days it was happening. $7,900 is for parts and labor...that includes new engine block ($3750,) new turbo (if necessary...they found antifreeze in it and think it...

agreed...what are you thinking?! first gear ends at around 30. You should be doing at least 40 when you shift out of second...driving normally. Racing, I'd hold that till high 50's. I'm pretty sure that Second Gear and 30 mph translates to around 30-35 hundred rpm's...shouldn't be anything...

I'm so screwed Nope...bought it new. Still have 2 1/2 years to pay it off too. I pretty much figured that I'd be able to find a used engine at the junkyard; thanks for the reassurance. I'm sure that they'll be sure to **** me for all the money that they can though just because it's a...

Just wondering if this might be a more common problem than just my s***-ass luck. So I was driving my bone-stock msp (76k miles) at 30mph (second gear and driving normally) the other day when I heard a rattle, clank and my engine died. I got out and saw a trail of oil down the length of road...

Sounds exactly like what my car was going through a little bit before I noticed this annoyance. Just read this thread over again if the weather gets cold and you ever experience what we're all experiencing, I think there's been a lot of good advice presented.

Thanks Thank you to everyone that's posted on this problem. I've definitely decided to go with the solution that I posted in my previous reply...it seems like the most people agree with some form of this. Bringing it in to Mazda definitely will NOT help me, being that I've got 65k miles on...

stumbling and idle issue I still haven't figured it out either. I replaced the PCV valve, and that seemed to quell the idling issue just a bit, I still stall going from 3rd to neutral sometimes, but I'm planning on adjusting the idle a bit in hopes that it will resolve this. Resetting the...

Yeah, let me know how it turns out. Thankfully, the weather "fixed" my problem for the past few days by me...it's been pretty warm out. The first warm day I had, I reset the ECU and the problem went away until I was driving yesterday. So I'm still looking for a good permanent fix. Right now...

Fuel Cut Defensor I just asked a friend of mine about adding the fuel cut defensor, and he said not to without a EGT or A/F gauge because I might risk detonation because the car's dumping fuel in to decrease the temperature. Is this the case with our cars, or does it not apply because they...

Yeah, same thing Yeah, definitely let me know if they find anything...my warranty has expired, and I don't trust the guys at my mazda shop anyway. Sounds like the exact same thing that's happening to mine. I tried resetting the ECU with the instructions posted earlier in this thread, but I...