Enough is enough
May-28th-2002, 07:45 PM
#1
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Enough is enough
I've had it!! I can't stand the rattle from my engine anymore!!! It drives me insane!!! First I thought because it was cold. Today the weather was 25 degrees and it's still doing it. People are staring at me when I'm driving.. it's embarrassing!!!!!!
Looks like I'm gonna have to go to Mazda (again) and have a fit(again). Don't get me wrong, I love the car and Mazda but this is ridiculous. It's brand new and I'm having trouble with it already
Did anyone with the same prob got an answer from Mazda??
Looks like I'm gonna have to go to Mazda (again) and have a fit(again). Don't get me wrong, I love the car and Mazda but this is ridiculous. It's brand new and I'm having trouble with it already
Did anyone with the same prob got an answer from Mazda??
May-28th-2002, 07:58 PM
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if something does go wrong just plug it back in and play stupid with the techs....or you could go the expensive route like i did and get a remote starter/alarm....and let your engine warm up
May-28th-2002, 08:01 PM
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there HAS to be a fix somehow! I'm gonna go to Mazda and let them do it.
I can be a bitch with these guys sometimes. Being a girl, I have to be .. otherwise they just laugh in your face!
I can be a bitch with these guys sometimes. Being a girl, I have to be .. otherwise they just laugh in your face!
May-28th-2002, 08:06 PM
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one of these days i'll have to here for myself this engine rattle with my own ears...cause mine isn't that noisy...hell my parents 98 tercel is more noisier on startup then mine
do you have a CAI or a short ram intake?
do you have a CAI or a short ram intake?
May-28th-2002, 08:15 PM
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i notice this too, but i just ignore it.
doesn't really bother me, i just crank up the radio if i need too.
but let us all know if you do get the dealer to fix it, so the rest of us can have it done as well.
doesn't really bother me, i just crank up the radio if i need too.
but let us all know if you do get the dealer to fix it, so the rest of us can have it done as well.
May-28th-2002, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Does this engine rattle problem just plague some P5's? I never encountered such a problem with the stock intake and even an aftermarket one. Mine's a Canadian P5, is the US one somehow a bit different in terms of drivetrain I may not know of?
May-28th-2002, 10:34 PM
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I joined this group/forum earlier today and found out I was not alone with the engine rattle problem but ... no one has mentioned the little surge in acceleration you get along with the rattle at 2800rpm.
Does this happen to y'all too ???
Does this happen to y'all too ???
May-28th-2002, 10:43 PM
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I've noticed the surge in accell quite a bit, but as for the rattle I haven't noticed much of that. My car almost sounds like a diesel when it's idling (not nearly so loud though...) I just i don't notice it much because my old beretta knocked like an SOB when I first started it...
