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BrightEyes

11-11-2011, 01:26 AM

hey there,
car info: 2006 GS hatchback, 5-speed, Fujita CAI, koni springs. ~90,000 km
today i went for a drive and noticed that a few times in second gear the car would sorta hesitate around 2300 through to 2500 rpm. The odd thing is that it happened sporadically, about 4-5 times throughout the drive. It was a descent little drive, about 50-60 km's total ( fall cruise through the forks :D ).

I don't think it was the engine bogging down or the way i was shifting because this happened after the clutch was released and the car was normally accelerating in 2nd, then at 2300 felt the car jerking a bit, then after 2500 it was normal again.

Other than that the car was 100%. Any idea what this could be? Anyone else ever have something like this happen to them?

sorry for the long-ish post, just trying to give an accurate description lol,

thanks,
-mike

Cab0oze

11-11-2011, 06:49 AM

I have had problems in second gear in both my mz3 automatic (there was a huuuge lag shifting into 2nd) and my speed (i grind when I'm going slow or when I'm driving hard no matter how long i ride the clutch 2nd gear is jerky like I'm dropping the clutch too fast)... Maybe mazda has problem making 2nd gears? = /

Shinglez

11-11-2011, 09:20 AM

Hmm, weird. The only type of jerking I get in second gear is if I let off the gas too suddenly to slow down. The car jerks about three times as I slow down.

Hope you figure it out before the snow hits!

stevenma188

11-11-2011, 09:21 AM

I've had the same issue, only happened once or twice. Not really sure.

turtle

11-11-2011, 11:43 AM

i get the lag from 1st to 2nd too. ive sometimes shifted a little earlier into 2nd than i normally would, seems to help

BrightEyes

11-13-2011, 11:49 AM

could just be a bad gear. oh well, thanks for the input everyone!

Flagrum_3

11-13-2011, 01:11 PM

BrightEyes

11-14-2011, 06:35 PM

thanks dude, ill take a look at them tonite

krimsalt

11-18-2011, 09:35 AM

Have you checked your spark plugs lately? Remember in second gear, your in a 'heavy-load' mode of engine operation. Faultering plugs will cause hesitation. plus your near 90k.If you haven't changed your plugs yet, consider doing so.

_3

he is right. i used to always experience an unpleasent shift from 1st to 2nd. but i changed my plugs at 101,000KM and noticed much smoother engine compliance with the transmission

BrightEyes

11-22-2011, 08:50 PM

the car had the original plugs from before I bought it, which was about 6-7k ago, so I got new ones and it does feel a lot smoother, pulls nicer too. hopefully that hesitation doesn't return, thanks again everyone.