IF YOU HAVE CLICKING FROM ENGINE OR ANYTHING of the sort PLEASEEEEEE READ!!!!!!

[Nliiitend1]

Use a breaker bar.

A breaker bar can be tough to use in that area if you're on ramps/jackstands and they're extremely tight...you can't get enough movement or apply torque easily in the right direction when you're laying under the car and the car is only inches off the ground...

The impact wrench is MUCH MUCH easier.

 

[Darth Vader]

old school trick: Tighten the bolts a touch before you try to loosen them. This will break the thread interface and they'll wind right off. That's from working on the most stuck bolts in creation, hot side turbo bolts/nuts. With that method, I could get 9 out of ten off without snapping/rounding anything.

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

ok guys so this is day 11 of me not having my car and still no resolve issue. my mazda dealer sent out pics to the mazda idk who prob head corp. well they sent out pics and this past thursday they got baq asking for more pics of where the brace broke. guys i recommend IF YOU HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE DONT PUSH THE CAR DRIVE IT AS If YOU WHERE GRANNY. dont burnout or nothing i was in my boys ms3 and same s*** happen to him as it happen to me. red light it was raining he burnout and there it went motor mount snapped axle broke cv joint gone. im recommending you get this fixed asap. i also found out there is a recall but not really put up to the public just yet there is a recall on the axle on the 2007-2008 models and im pissed cuz i have the 2009 and they are giving me so much problems. i got no car, no loaner car, nothing.

i will post my pics at around 430 when i get home i just recommend everyone keep your service papers so if someone here on the forums gets f**ked over and they make them pay for the axle or moter mount we can send them our service papers or copies of ours and they could show there dealer that its the car not the owner!!!!

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

pics removed

 

[mazdasp33d]

holy dropped engine batman. damn dude. mazda better cover this s***

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

tell me what you think

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Cobb FMIC caused it! At least thats what the dealer is going to try and pull. In all honesty though they can easily win that argument. The car was designed for the stock 263 HP and 280 TQ. The can say that because you are now putting down more power and probably boost that this caused more stress on the stock parts than Mazda intended causing the part to break. Also how do you know the motor mount went first? Since it was aftermarket you Mazda is not obligated to repair anything for you. Claim the joint went and broke your part.

I doubt this reasoning because tons of people are running tons of power and this hasn't happened to a lot of cars. This could be caused by over exuberant driving such as burn outs, flat foot shifting, or lots of bumpy roads causing lots of stress to the part over long periods of time. Mazda could claim that you were doing these types of things and deny your claim in the same fashion as above.

Put everything back to stock that you can reach and take it to the friendliest dealer you know. Hope for the best.

Also is that the stock rear motor mount I see? Tisk tisk.... That should've been one of your first modifications to the car. That mount is a piece if you've ever taken it out. That might have saved you ass if you had that. Did your friend have an upgraded rear motor mount?

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

well my car is stock now i took it all out!! as for my friend he was always stock and same thing happened. i never changed the mount since i thought it was to early to upgrade i only have 3570 miles my friend has appx 10000 miles

 

[rphil10249]

H3br3w_Ham3r

I have 10,000 I do not do burnouts, but I have about 25 to 30 autocross events. I have not had any issues and I have the stock motor mount in there.
You think it is a good idea to put a better mount in there?

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

i talked to my friend who works at the dealer and he told me if i had put mounts in and the engine fell i would have been f**ked cuz they would had blamed it on that

 

[drzcrazychulo4u]

H3br3w_Ham3r

honestly the dealer cant prove i did burnouts and honest i never did yes i did do some dig races but never burnouts i left all that behind wiff my last car 06 nissan maxima here is the vid lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6lVlZrmjc but i spent so much money in tires with dat car that i learned my lesson with this car

 

[vtakk]

H3br3w_Ham3r

honestly the dealer cant prove i did burnouts and honest i never did yes i did do some dig races but never burnouts i left all that behind wiff my last car 06 nissan maxima here is the vid lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6lVlZrmjc but i spent so much money in tires with dat car that i learned my lesson with this car

yes they can. just pull the clutch disk out and see.
gl talking to dealer and fixing all that crap

 

[khoney]

tell me what you think

All right, you asked for it...

First you post detailed pictures of your car with all of your modifications for any dealer/mazda rep to see. Then you tell us you removed all of your mods for your trip to the dealer... brilliant... not to mention that your sig has your location.

Anyway, I hope you can get them to fix everything in spite of this.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

H3br3w_Ham3r

I have 10,000 I do not do burnouts, but I have about 25 to 30 autocross events. I have not had any issues and I have the stock motor mount in there.
You think it is a good idea to put a better mount in there?

I put in a new mount. If you have ever had the hood open on the dyno you can watch the engine shake like crazy without an upgraded one.

(stock mount)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXWK9YsDOTM

(upgraded mount)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJt_0cfWuVg

Still some violent movement but it is better. The rear motor mount also helps with wheel hop and traction. I've got one on my car. Easy mod to do. If my engine fell I'd just jack it up and replace it with my stock one. I don't believe it would be to hard with the right tools.

Also they can claim you pushed the car beyond what was intended for it on the street meaning either you took it too the track or auto-x. This would be hard for them to prove though. A bit of research would catch you out though. Visit the local auto-x region site and check results or call any local tracks and ask if you have ever visited. Remember that waiver you signed? It can be done but I doubt the dealer will. But you never know. We have heard of Mazda USA catching people on CarDomain or the forums because they don't photoshop their license plates out. Just some food for thought.

 

[rphil10249]

H3br

So in your experience will it improve on auto x times with an improved motor mount? Good luck at nationals I will have to pass this year I have my wife driving now and I am trying to stretch my tires out for the rest of the year. I do plan to attend nationals to watch.

 

[blacksheepms3]

i have clunking over bumps. It's a metal sound. I just recently removed my aftermarket shocks and lowering springs for the reason that I want the stock ride quality back. after i did that I started to hear clunking over small bumps on the road. But ride quality is good. What could it be guys? It's been bothering me so much I'm thinkin of tradin my car in for a subaru sti...I wont miss the space cause it's the same body style, but it'll be faster in acceleration for a dig, more potential for more power, good ride quality cause of high suspension travel, and it's awd.

What is this problem I'm having?

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

i have clunking over bumps. It's a metal sound. I just recently removed my aftermarket shocks and lowering springs for the reason that I want the stock ride quality back. after i did that I started to hear clunking over small bumps on the road. But ride quality is good. What could it be guys? It's been bothering me so much I'm thinkin of tradin my car in for a subaru sti...I wont miss the space cause it's the same body style, but it'll be faster in acceleration for a dig, more potential for more power, good ride quality cause of high suspension travel, and it's awd.

What is this problem I'm having?

Loose bolt somewhere on in the suspension. I had the same thing when I installed my BC's. Just tighten everything down. Hopefully that solves your issue.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

So in your experience will it improve on auto x times with an improved motor mount? Good luck at nationals I will have to pass this year I have my wife driving now and I am trying to stretch my tires out for the rest of the year. I do plan to attend nationals to watch.

I think it does. More traction will help, since we are in 2nd gear and can spin the tires at will. Mine still spin out of the corners but no wheel hop. Hoping the suspension and tires will solve my traction problem.

 

[bigdaddy]

Yeah, what he said !!

So is this the infamous tranny mount bolt issue, or something else ? I will be interested to see what he finds out.

yeah...but I do have mazdaspeed parts except for my RP, and too bad that I bought my car used, and It came with them, and it didnt have the stock airbox and CBE. I already brought it in with the CAI and CBE on, and they didnt do anything. The RP shouldn't be a problem, and since im in the process of moving, its a pain in the ASSSSSS to take my RP off. I'll see what happens.

 

[bigdaddy]

i have clunking over bumps. It's a metal sound. I just recently removed my aftermarket shocks and lowering springs for the reason that I want the stock ride quality back. after i did that I started to hear clunking over small bumps on the road. But ride quality is good. What could it be guys? It's been bothering me so much I'm thinkin of tradin my car in for a subaru sti...I wont miss the space cause it's the same body style, but it'll be faster in acceleration for a dig, more potential for more power, good ride quality cause of high suspension travel, and it's awd.

What is this problem I'm having?

same thing here. gonna take it in. Im no mechanic