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the sound of metal, kind of a ta ta ta ta....(that sounded stupid didnt it...) it rises with the rpms. It does sound like a valve kind of. I think the online manual says to put an extra quart of oil in or two to see if it goes away, and then it is a HLA. I havent tried that yet. I have the vlave cov...

I dont think it is a cam pulley noise(whichever the 1.8v-6 is known for) but i do have the rear firewall valve cover off and was wondering if i could soak the lifters or around them in somthing to make then loosen up or whatever it would take to stop the noise... The cams look good, no odd marks. I ...

if ur bumper and lip is in good shape, i will pay 200 dollars for all....it even has the clear lenses so yes i can pay 200.00<P>thank you,<P>Robert

how much for the bumper and lip kitty?

does the front bumper have a gs lip on it too? i would be interested in that.....

Looking for a front bumper cover GS or not...and some rear shocks fairly cheap.(I already lowered it but blew out one KYB....oh maybe the rt. aft speaker panel in the hatch area...<P>thanks,<P>Robert

what about the front bumper cover and suspension pieces...shocks mainly.....

awesome info man, that is great, because now my hoses are straight and i understand the point behind the egr system.<P>dont mean to rain on your parade but here is my next step on the non running car issue....i broke down and bought a Mazda genuine distributor...still cuts out at 3500-4500...here is...

ok one more q, i get the connected togather lines, the top of the egr one, but the other one (top) that is connected to the "vacuum chamber"? what is the vacuum chamber? and the one that is connected to the air filter is the forward most plug right on that specific soleniod? <P>but what ab...

holy sh*t thank you....<P><BR>that is the greatest re[;y from anyone anywhere on either mx-3 listing that i have had in about 6 months....<P>you are the poop,"guy"<BR>oh and could this cause engine run problems if wrong? i do have a thrown code 16...<p>[ April 05, 2002: Message edited by: ...

thank you

hyey guys i finally got a code from the car, i think the egr maybe is <BR>routed wrong for the vacuum lines....the pics in the online shop <BR>manual are hard to determine which egr solenoid is in front or <BR>back...which plug does the egr valve actually go to on the solenoids <BR>and which ones ar...

searching doesnt always work.... trust me i have had the same engine probs for awhile and i post-noone replies...search just a bunch of vague help.....i am even on the mx-3 egroup( yahoo now) and it seems to be the same way....

i have tried 2 differant onesfrom napa and my hesitation doesnt go away...i think it maybe somthing esle though, with this final disty it just cuts back doesnt shut off...especially if i gun in 1st gear then shift to second it cuts back alittle then taskes off...could it be the tps? if i had a leak ...

thank you for the quick replies...but...it wouldnt start earlier right...well i let it sit hopin it was flooded or somthing...and then about 4 hours later BAM! it started...and i took it out to go get my wife, and it wass fine..allthe way to redline, it didnt shudder once..well once it did, but it w...