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I'm at a loss as to what is going on with my Mazda 3's 6 speed transmission. Below are a few details on my car and the issues:
Car: 2013 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring SkyActiv 6-speed Manual
Mileage: 67,500
Recent Work:
After changing out the original transmission oil, I started noticing a slight hold and notchy feeling into 2nd, crunchiness into 3rd, and the same with 4th and at some points experiencing a lock out into 4th where it didn't allow me to shift into 4th, but at no point did I experience a grinding.
I thought that it might be the transmission not liking the Ford Motorcraft fluid so I switched to Redline after hearing good things. After about 500 miles, I'm still getting the same issues, but what's frustrating is sometimes it shifts buttery smooth through all gears, but other times I get crunchy shifts. No grinds yet.
At this point I'm unsure if it's the transmission fluid (already spent $110 on fluid, and the OEM stuff is $29/bottle), the clutch master cylinder, or the synchro's in the transmission. Another user mentioned that it may be the pilot bearing. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Car: 2013 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring SkyActiv 6-speed Manual
Mileage: 67,500
Recent Work:
- 62,000 miles - Drained factory transmission fluid around with the Ford Motorcraft XT-M5-QS
- 63,500 miles - Bled the brakes and clutch master cylinder
- 67,000 miles - Changed Motorcraft fluid to Redline MT-90 (75W-80)
After changing out the original transmission oil, I started noticing a slight hold and notchy feeling into 2nd, crunchiness into 3rd, and the same with 4th and at some points experiencing a lock out into 4th where it didn't allow me to shift into 4th, but at no point did I experience a grinding.
I thought that it might be the transmission not liking the Ford Motorcraft fluid so I switched to Redline after hearing good things. After about 500 miles, I'm still getting the same issues, but what's frustrating is sometimes it shifts buttery smooth through all gears, but other times I get crunchy shifts. No grinds yet.
At this point I'm unsure if it's the transmission fluid (already spent $110 on fluid, and the OEM stuff is $29/bottle), the clutch master cylinder, or the synchro's in the transmission. Another user mentioned that it may be the pilot bearing. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!