# Miata losing power in all gears

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-losing-power-in-all-gears/44651>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda, miata\
**Created:** [February 17, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-losing-power-in-all-gears/44651 "2010-02-17T17:23:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wavewench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4bbf92/32.png) [@wavewench](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wavewench)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-losing-power-in-all-gears/44651/1 "2010-02-17T17:23:14Z")

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My '01 Miata feels like I need to pedal it. I in all gears, I get lots of rev and no power. There is a hot smell. I opened up the hood, checked the oil (as a matter of course) and there was NONE! I put in 2 quarts. My brother in law test drove it and says I need a new master cylender. My husband, the Voice of Doom, says I need a new clutch. Any ideas? A few weeks ago, a belt started to squeal in the cold. Now it is warmer, it stopped. I have to drive it to my mechanic later on today. I may have to get out and push! Will it make it? Who was right?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-losing-power-in-all-gears/44651/2 "2010-02-17T20:30:36Z")

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You have a couple of problems. You need to figure out what low oil thing. How long has it been since you changed the oil (was it done buy a quick oil change place? How long has it been since you checked the oil? Assuming you have manual transmission, I would vote for the clutch. A mechanic should be able to figure that one out quickly.