Eunos_Cosmo
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- '84 Mazda RX7, '12 Mazda 2, '99 Porsche Boxster
My 2 has been doing this annoying thing where the whole drivetrain shutters (not insignificantly) when pulling away in first gear. It begins to pull smoothly but when the clutch is about at the point of full engagement the whole car shutters for a second or two, and it is more pronounced on inclines or situations where the car is under more load. It will do it slightly when shifting into 2nd on occasion, as well. At first I thought it was the clutch, but there seems to be no indication of slipping, and the car has barely 34,000 miles on it. The car had a fairly decent shunt to the front right which necessitated replacing a lot of passenger side components, and I'm sure the big passenger side engine mount was replaced at the same time, or in the least, reinstalled. My question is, how much should an engine move around just by....pushing on it with your hands? I grabbed the oil filler tube and I was able to push it front and back probably 1/4-1/2" each way, which seems a little wrong to me. Could a lose motor mount cause the aforementioned symptoms? I'm about to drive back to TX, a not so insignificant 1200 miles, I'd like to fix this before I leave.
Annoyingly, I have nobody around to help me diagnose. I wedged my phone into the battery tray and recorded this video. This is placing the engine under load by trying to reverse while the handbrake is on.
Annoyingly, I have nobody around to help me diagnose. I wedged my phone into the battery tray and recorded this video. This is placing the engine under load by trying to reverse while the handbrake is on.
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