Hey guys. I understand that I am posting in the wrong generation but I figured that I could still get information for those that look view this generation. So check it:
*The Problem*
I have a problem with my '99 Mazda Protege ES with a manual short shifter. The car has got ~215,000 miles on it and with the cold weather recently it started making a ticking noise when I let my foot off of the gas. Whether I'm in gear or out of gear, clutch engaged or disengaged, applying the brakes, in between shifts, turning, or any scenario where my foot comes off of the gas when I am actually moving greater than ~5mph, the car makes a ticking noise. It goes away immediately after touching the gas. You can feather the gas and make the noise come and go.
*The Sound*
The noise is similar to a cv joint noise or a card attached to your bicycle tire to create a ticking noise when it smacks repititiously up against your spokes. The faster you go the more repititious it is. I can somewhat feel it in my stick shift. Not a whole lot, but it's there. The noise makes a slight pitch change when putting stick into a gear.
*Possibility*
1.) A night or two prior to me hearing this noise for the first time, I was stuck (thanks to listening to my wife) in an icey parking lot where I had to get out. I did rock the car somewhat by going back and forth from reverse to 1st a few times to try to get out. In this case I didn't let the RPMs drop between going back and forth, nor was the transmission grinding and it didn't feel like I hurt anything. When I told my buddy about this, he told me I may have strained the transmission doing this. Possibly a problem?
2.) About a month prior to this noise event I had my transmission flushed of Redline MTL and replaced with generic 75W-90. Could this cause a problem?
3.) The bitter cold weather.
4.) The mileage.
*Diagnostic*
1.) Took it a place where they said it was the transmission. I can get a used one with 88,000 miles on it for $1100 (with labor) from FL.
2.) Took it to a tranny shop. Cost $50 to run diagnostic. They said the tranny, but not ruling out the clutch. $1800. $2100 with fixing clutch.
3.) A buddy said possible engine mount problems. I understand this but I don't think this is it.
4.) Another mechanic told me over the phone it could be the differential.
*Issue*
I don't have that kind of cash running around. If I have someone else do it for cheaper, then I risk the possibility of having them fix one thing, but that may end up not being the problem.
Does anybody know what this could be? Anything maybe within the transmission, differential, etc...? Anybody ever experience this before when the throttle is released while the wheels are moving?
Thanks in advance! The quicker, the better on this.
*The Problem*
I have a problem with my '99 Mazda Protege ES with a manual short shifter. The car has got ~215,000 miles on it and with the cold weather recently it started making a ticking noise when I let my foot off of the gas. Whether I'm in gear or out of gear, clutch engaged or disengaged, applying the brakes, in between shifts, turning, or any scenario where my foot comes off of the gas when I am actually moving greater than ~5mph, the car makes a ticking noise. It goes away immediately after touching the gas. You can feather the gas and make the noise come and go.
*The Sound*
The noise is similar to a cv joint noise or a card attached to your bicycle tire to create a ticking noise when it smacks repititiously up against your spokes. The faster you go the more repititious it is. I can somewhat feel it in my stick shift. Not a whole lot, but it's there. The noise makes a slight pitch change when putting stick into a gear.
*Possibility*
1.) A night or two prior to me hearing this noise for the first time, I was stuck (thanks to listening to my wife) in an icey parking lot where I had to get out. I did rock the car somewhat by going back and forth from reverse to 1st a few times to try to get out. In this case I didn't let the RPMs drop between going back and forth, nor was the transmission grinding and it didn't feel like I hurt anything. When I told my buddy about this, he told me I may have strained the transmission doing this. Possibly a problem?
2.) About a month prior to this noise event I had my transmission flushed of Redline MTL and replaced with generic 75W-90. Could this cause a problem?
3.) The bitter cold weather.
4.) The mileage.
*Diagnostic*
1.) Took it a place where they said it was the transmission. I can get a used one with 88,000 miles on it for $1100 (with labor) from FL.
2.) Took it to a tranny shop. Cost $50 to run diagnostic. They said the tranny, but not ruling out the clutch. $1800. $2100 with fixing clutch.
3.) A buddy said possible engine mount problems. I understand this but I don't think this is it.
4.) Another mechanic told me over the phone it could be the differential.
*Issue*
I don't have that kind of cash running around. If I have someone else do it for cheaper, then I risk the possibility of having them fix one thing, but that may end up not being the problem.
Does anybody know what this could be? Anything maybe within the transmission, differential, etc...? Anybody ever experience this before when the throttle is released while the wheels are moving?
Thanks in advance! The quicker, the better on this.
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