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I'm wondering if anyone can help diagnose this problem I'm getting.

When I take off from a hill I get this weird screeching noise. Almost sounds like wheel spin but it definitely isn't - tested it on my gravel driveway just to make sure. The duration of the noise gets longer relative to the angle of the hill and how hard I take off. Maximum 1 - 1.5 seconds. Seems to be a little delay in response while taking off too.

I'm guessing its clutch related but I really have no idea.

Car has done ~140.000kms.

I'm still on my 3 month statutory warranty so I'm taking it back to the dealership (Mazda) as soon as possible but I thought I would post this for a couple of reasons.

1. To be given some kind of clue to what could possibly cause this problem, and
2. Get an answer from the dealership and help anyone else who may get the same problem.

Its the clutch and the dual mass flywheel.

Common fault. I had mine replaced under factory warranty to a single mass flywheel and clutch setup.

mihai wrote:Its the clutch and the dual mass flywheel.

Common fault. I had mine replaced under factory warranty to a single mass flywheel and clutch setup.

Bingo!

mihai wrote:Its the clutch and the dual mass flywheel.

Common fault. I had mine replaced under factory warranty to a single mass flywheel and clutch setup.

Cheers mihai, dug up an old thread which gave me a good idea of the costs involved if it doesn't get covered, but I'm praying it will be!

It's the spring in the dual mass flywheel I have the same problem don't take it to maximum Motorsport

Hotchickens wrote:

mihai wrote:Its the clutch and the dual mass flywheel.

Common fault. I had mine replaced under factory warranty to a single mass flywheel and clutch setup.

Cheers mihai, dug up an old thread which gave me a good idea of the costs involved if it doesn't get covered, but I'm praying it will be!

Seems like a clutch component is likely to fail within the near future. My clutch disc fell apart after 135,000 kms. All I needed to replace was the clutch disk but I ended replacing the entire aseembly as I had to drop the entire gearbox anyway. It cost me a weekend and almost $800 for a single mass fly wheel, a heavy duty clutch kit, and Torx Plus bits.

Let's hope they fix it.

As per this post (and the thread in general):

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