LostinCanada
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5
Hi all,
Ok one last gripe to get rid of that has just cropped up again. Sometimes my car goes through a wave where it doesn't want to shift into first gear very easily from idle. Generally seems to happen partway through a drive when things are warm, or maybe a part gets bumped out of alignment or ???
I'll be waiting at a stop light and then go to put the car into first and it mechanically doesn't want to go there - sometimes I have to force it in. No issues while driving or in any other gear - shifting is very nice in this car.
There is a tonne of troubleshooting advice for the automatic model, but nothing in the service manual for manual transaxle (at least that I could find).
All four engine mounts are new within the last 6 months (MAZDA OEM) - the rear was just replaced within the week. Transaxle fluid is all topped up and the clutch fluid level is good.
Anyone had this problem before? Any ideas what to check?
Thanks for any help!
Ok one last gripe to get rid of that has just cropped up again. Sometimes my car goes through a wave where it doesn't want to shift into first gear very easily from idle. Generally seems to happen partway through a drive when things are warm, or maybe a part gets bumped out of alignment or ???
I'll be waiting at a stop light and then go to put the car into first and it mechanically doesn't want to go there - sometimes I have to force it in. No issues while driving or in any other gear - shifting is very nice in this car.
There is a tonne of troubleshooting advice for the automatic model, but nothing in the service manual for manual transaxle (at least that I could find).
All four engine mounts are new within the last 6 months (MAZDA OEM) - the rear was just replaced within the week. Transaxle fluid is all topped up and the clutch fluid level is good.
Anyone had this problem before? Any ideas what to check?
Thanks for any help!