Originally Posted by
Pryme
Car is at the dealer. They disconnected the clutch cable and it appears smooth and is well lubed still. Seems the linkage going into the transmission is sticky so something within that assembly could be suspect.
They are seeing how long parts will take to come in.
They let me use a new Outlander sport while they have the mirage. Seems nice and quiet but have not been able to best 28.7mpg mixed so far in it.
I should hear later today ETA on parts. They might need to take the transmission out for this he said.
Yes, they will need to separate the manual transmission from the engine in order to determine the cause of the problem.
This video ought to help explain what's inside the bellhousing:
Too bad it's not the cable. That would be an easy repair.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)