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by jamesharley
May 9th, 2010, 9:58 am
Forum: Introduction Forum
Topic: hiii mazda guy here
Replies: 9
Views: 1632

Re: hiii mazda guy here

found out what it was after all that!!! it was the manifold pipe you no the tin like heat cover? that was al corroded and basically on its way out so i got rid of that and the there was some on the bend aswell got rid of al that and put some decent heat wrap on it its tidyd up the engine bay cuz its ...
by jamesharley
May 8th, 2010, 11:37 pm
Forum: Introduction Forum
Topic: hiii mazda guy here
Replies: 9
Views: 1632

Re: hiii mazda guy here

nice one! ive got a slight problem there is a distinct metalic sort of sound coming from my engine bay when i accel to around 3500rpm its really loud i dont no for sure but i think its coming from the throttle body or around that area ive fiddled with all the pipes and hoses crnt seem to work it out ...
by jamesharley
May 8th, 2010, 10:46 pm
Forum: Introduction Forum
Topic: hiii mazda guy here
Replies: 9
Views: 1632

Re: hiii mazda guy here

hey all im jim live in stoke on trent england !! in the british army

ive got a mx3 R reg 1.6 DOHC and i love it its green!!!! really rare round my neck of the woods hopefully with enough cash and time ill get it where it should be its standard atm!
by jamesharley
May 8th, 2010, 10:28 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 4000rpm
Replies: 6
Views: 512

Re: metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 400

yeah spose your right mate its like 3:25am s ill put a vid on in a few hours so you can have a listen its really bugging me now!

i noticed the noise after i red lined it for like 3 secs on the motorway by mistake there was a pug gti up my a--! i had to let him go 107 is pityfull top end! i also ...
by jamesharley
May 8th, 2010, 9:58 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 4000rpm
Replies: 6
Views: 512

Re: metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 400

ok cheers i wont buy nothing i just want to get the best out of it! its an R reg 1.6 DOHC manual 103,000 on the clock ive played around with it all day!! the noise is coming from the tb or very near that area but only at 3500rpm? to about 3800rpm? ive checked all round the engine bay im almost ...
by jamesharley
May 8th, 2010, 8:56 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 4000rpm
Replies: 6
Views: 512

metal scraping type noise from engine bay at 3500 to 4000rpm

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hi guys im a bit of a newbie when it comes to engines and mx3s i got mine about 6 months ago its a decent car 600 off ebay! but ive spent a load already on a new alternater new factory backbox pads and disks and oil change ive got it up to scratch now. ill get to the point !! when i get to ...

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