The engine of your car is complex, it is not always easy to understand all the symptoms it sends us. Nevertheless, it is absolutely important to try to stay on alert for the slightest sign of weakness in your car to limit the risk of serious concerns. If you have the impression that your clutch is slipping on your Mazda CX 3, you’re right to have started examining. It’s a problem that must be taken into account as soon as possible, otherwise you could end up with an useless car. To help you in your approach our team has decided to write this guide which should allow you to see more clearly and make the right choice to avoid aggravating the situation and confirm that it is indeed the problem you are victim of. To accomplish this, we will first have a look at what a slipping clutch on Mazda CX 3 is and how to verify that this is what is happening to you, and then, what actions can be taken to correct the situation.
What is slipping clutch on Mazda CX 3 and how to identify it?
A Mazda CX 3 with a clutch that slips
The clutch of your Mazda CX 3 is the component that enables your automobile to shift gears. It is located between your gearbox and your engine. It is the component that comes into contact with the flywheel which is located on the engine side and which will collect the power transmitted by the clutch. With wear, the clutch of your Mazda CX 3 slips because it is made up of notches that engage in the flywheel, and with wear and friction it wears out. It is said that the clutch slips when its teeth are too worn for it to engage on the flywheel.
How to identify clutch slipping on an Mazda CX 3?
There are some techniques to find out that the clutch of your Mazda CX 3 is slipping. You can execute all of these examinations yourself.
You can simply find out that your clutch slips when you accelerate and your engine revs up, but your car does not speed up, you may as well experience a burning smell.
To confirm the first statement, you can stop, pull the parking brake, engage the first gear, accelerate reasonably by releasing the clutch of your car softly, if your engine rises in revs but the Mazda CX 3 keeps stationary it is the sign of a dead clutch.
Finally, you can put yourself, still in third gear, with the handbrake on, and by releasing it, your car should stall, if not, your clutch is almost certainly dead.
What should I do when my clutch slips on my Mazda CX 3?
Limit the wear of your Mazda CX 3 clutch
We will now give you some recommendations to limit the wear of your clutch and avoid your clutch slipping on your Mazda CX 3. Firstly, it is good not to leave your foot on the clutch pedal, whether or not the pressure you apply is very mild you will pre wear the clutch release bearing which will sooner or later result in a complete change of the clutch kit. One more point not to be omitted, do not over-accelerate when you start, your acceleration must always be adapted to the velocity of your engine. In the event that you are at a standstill accelerate slowly, if you are at medium speed accelerate gradually when you release the clutch pedal of your car so as not to make it slip against your engine flywheel.
Replacing your Mazda CX 3 clutch
Finally, in this last part, we will discuss the repair part. In case the clutch of your Mazda CX 3 is useless, you might be stuck at a standstill and have no other choice than to phone the tow truck, because a dead clutch no longer allows the transmission to transfer power to the wheels. If this is the case, bear in mind that you will have to replace the complete clutch kit, this repair requires quite a few hours of work and is approximated to cost between 500 and 1200 euros depending on the engine and the garage.
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