# Clutch problem Mazda Miata

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-problem-mazda-miata/124930>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** miata-mx-5, mazda\
**Created:** [September 13, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-problem-mazda-miata/124930 "2018-09-13T16:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aapowdha\_142099](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@aapowdha\_142099](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aapowdha_142099)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-problem-mazda-miata/124930/1 "2018-09-13T16:56:41Z")

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I drive a 93 Mazda Miata. Recently if I’m holding down the clutch for several seconds, it disengages and causes me to stall. When I pump the clutch while the car is off, the problem goes away until the next time it’s held down for several seconds. Does anyone know what’s going on?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-problem-mazda-miata/124930/2 "2018-09-13T17:01:47Z")

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The clutch master cylinder is leaking internally, causing the clutch to engage.

Tester

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**Author:** ![aapowdha\_142099](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@aapowdha\_142099](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aapowdha_142099)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-problem-mazda-miata/124930/3 "2018-09-13T17:44:28Z")

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Thank you! That just saved me a few hundred.