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- Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:35 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Shifter not going smoothly into first..
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3573
Re: Shifter not going smoothly into first..
I've done that to my third gear a few times where I haven't pushed hard enough and I crunch gears. Quickly learnt to push a bit harder. My gears used to be really smooth, but very crunchy. We added some helper fluid to the gearbox and while it doesn't crunch anymore, it is a little harder to select ...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:11 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 1981
- Views: 191218
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:19 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: My synchros
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2097
Re: My synchros
Recently all my gears were crunching badly - I guess because the car hadn't been driven regularly for a long time before I got it. My mechanic added some "helper" fluid and now they don't crunch at all. Except for reverse gear...no synchro...sometimes it crunches really badly even though I...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: squeaky sound when pressing the clutch
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6607
Re: squeaky sound when pressing the clutch
I wouldn't be overly concerned unless the noise gets worse. My clutch pedal has recently started making a little noise when I move it. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doens't. I was more concerned that my engine oil had gone a rather black colour shortly after a service...
Yeah, I'm back.
Yeah, I'm back.
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:23 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Three Pedal Driving
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1616
Re: Three Pedal Driving
Some people on here should know by now that neutral is NOT a gear...
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:21 pm
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: I can now get smooth strong acceleration in my Mazda 3
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3037
Re: I can now get smooth strong acceleration in my Mazda 3
Im confused, i thought that you were suppose to add some gas as you let up on the clutch?? There is a difference between giving it a little gas to rev-match and just planting your foot. The Mazda 3 does seem to take a bit of practice to drive smoothly as the engine seems to be extremely sensitive t...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Clutching in and speed bumps
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4305
Re: Clutching in and speed bumps
Know your car. I haven't yet met a speed bump that I couldn't get over in second gear. Know at which point your car will stall and only clutch in and downshift if you can't get over it.
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:22 am
- Forum: International
- Topic: MISC: What's on your Mind?
- Replies: 234
- Views: 120969
Re: MISC: What's on your Mind?
Maybe there was something good about digging this thread back out after all!
Welcome back StandardShifterMz3s. (and I'm not being offtopic, that's what's on my mind!)
Welcome back StandardShifterMz3s. (and I'm not being offtopic, that's what's on my mind!)
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:18 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Driving with A/C
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3565
Re: Driving with A/C
Well...there's the story of a V8 Holden Commodore belonging to a friend...a/c would always cut out whenever we got onto a hill and revs got over 1500...
The car was an auto.
The car was an auto.
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:16 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Driving with A/C
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3565
Re: Driving with A/C
Can be quite dangerous in a small car - got a shock once when the a/c cut out and I suddenly jumped forwards!
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:15 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Question on presing in clutch pedal
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3632
Re: Question on presing in clutch pedal
I use my toenail.
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:16 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Handbrake as an auxiliary brake
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4190
Re: Handbrake as an auxiliary brake
Well you're the one who is obviously worried about looking "like the tards who hit their brakes every few seconds". :roll: So either you're a tailgater or you were just asking a random question. Myself, I've done handbrake stops a few times, and I do it particularly when I've just lifted o...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:37 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Handbrake as an auxiliary brake
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4190
Re: Handbrake as an auxiliary brake
Don't tailgate or "gas it" too much. Problem solved. Sheesh.
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:12 am
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Electronic Throttle Control
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8701
Re: Electronic Throttle Control
ETC is the reason why a fleet of buses were off the road recently over here -they would randomly and dangerously accelerate at full throttle without input.
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:12 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: What causes bucking during upshifts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5364
Re: What causes bucking during upshifts
Are you serious?jomotopia wrote:AWD tends to buck and stuff more than 2WD as well.