99milly-s Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 you just discribed the night my tranny broke I died a little on the inside when she was sitting on the road side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 it sure is a sad feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 its weird for me since I spend so much time in the jeep, which has extremely soft long road trip seats, when I get into the millenia or the M its almost like sitting on a brick, but then yo start to melt in and it becomes the most comfortable thing ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 wat a pointless post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Shift solenoids aren't hard to replace. Drop the tranny pan, and you're staring at their housing. As for the tranny harness, all 3 (or 4 can't remember) meet up at the rear intercooler. Make sure all the connectors there are tightly plugged into each other before doing anything dramatic. And given the choice between replacing a solenoid in the tranny, or replacing the entire tranny...I'd go with the $80 solenoid. Even in the 'S' the tranny isn't hard to replace, but 4 hours replacing a tranny or 1 hour replacing solenoids...should be a no brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 thanks ren. much appreciated advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99milly-s Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 damn ren I called a mazda stealership and they said flat rate on a s tranny sway is 9.2 hr. and it toom me longer (was screwing around more then working) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ren is a master too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99milly-s Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 so i have noticed he could probly do it blindfolded well or at least in the dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Likely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 he could it while the car was in africa and he was on the moon drinking a tequila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99milly-s Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 ok now your going a little far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 That is bent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 I timed myself last time I took a KL engine and tranny out...3 hours. Don't kid yourself, Mazda mechanics don't spend 9 hours replacing the tranny, they just charge you that because alldata tells them to. If they spend more than 5 hours then it's because they have a dumb apprentice doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 yup yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 3 hours eh? i might just drive to canada and let u do my tranny swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 I might be doing one on an mx6 in the very near future, I could do yours while I'm at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 woohoo! just keep us updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 so is ren offering to swap in a new tranny, or a 5spd into an S...this would be a most interesting project, might even be the basis for starting a MW.net "project cars" section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Shift solenoids aren't hard to replace. Drop the tranny pan, and you're staring at their housing. yep. when they dropped the pan I saw 2 of the solonoids sitting there, i didnt have time to look at it more because they shooed me away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Shift solenoids aren't hard to replace. Drop the tranny pan, and you're staring at their housing. yep. when they dropped the pan I saw 2 of the solonoids sitting there, i didnt have time to look at it more because they shooed me away Of course, they'd have a hard time justifying charging 4 hours labour for 45 min. of work. In that housing there are 4 solenoids, 3 shift solenoids (a, b, and c or 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4) plus an additional pressure solenoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 so is ren offering to swap in a new tranny, or a 5spd into an S...this would be a most interesting project, might even be the basis for starting a MW.net "project cars" section actually i just wanted him to switch my old tranny with a better tranny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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