Plz help me

[Johnny 2 Hotty]

Iv had my mx3 now for like a year ive got a body kit and clear tails but i need rims ive only got the 1.8 would 17's slow me down to much.And how do i fix that stupid ticking motor thxs

[Wildman640]

Hey, i am not really sure about the answer to your question. I was just wanting to see what part of WV you are from?<p>[ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: Ronnie ]

[Buff1110]

that ticking is a spring locateed by the timing belt that needs to be replaced. it doesnt affect performance but is just a neusance. do a search and youll find exactly what its called and where to find it. its only like a $10-15 part.<BR>Dan

[Zoso124]

ticking is your lifters and its common for all K series engines, not a valve spring. Changing a valve spring is a huge job! Only $600-700 at the dealer, and always change that water pump and timing belt at the same time.<p>[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Zoso124 ]

[T Biller]

I have drasticly reduced the ticking in my motor by running thick synthetic oil (I tried thinner first and it seemed to be worse in my motor for some reason). Try Mobil 1 15-50 or Mobil ? 5-50. 5-50 should be better for starting, but I didn' t see it when I did my change so I have the 15-50 stuff. Also use a genuine Mazda filter or a K&N filter they are supposed to have a valve in to keep oil in the engine while it's stopped to help starting.

[Zoso124]

There is no oil that is 5W-50, Don't use a Fram filter they are garbage.

[David Coleman]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Zoso124:<BR><STRONG>ticking is your lifters and its common for all K series engines, not a valve spring. Changing a valve spring is a huge job! Only $600-700 at the dealer, and always change that water pump and timing belt at the same time.<P>[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Zoso124 ]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I believe he's referring to the cam gear frictioner spring. That does cause some noise in low RPM's. There is a TSB on it on <A HREF="http://www.MX-3.com" TARGET=_blank>www.MX-3.com</A>

[OsoSlo z28]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> Originally posted by Zoso124<BR> <B>There is no oil that is 5W-50</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>how is that so when i'm running castrol syntec 5w-50 in my car?<P><A HREF="http://www.castrolusa.com/products/prod ... oduct_id=4" TARGET=_blank>castrol syntec</A>

[David Coleman]

Syntec is loaded with ash. Mobil 1 is a far superior oil. However, I heard they are going to be reformulating it soon to have more ash content, so I might be switching to redline or amsoil.<P>FWIW, I've run 0w30 mobil 1 on the street with no issues. Nice and slick

[OsoSlo z28]

yeah, i got it because i didn't have time to order redline when i was doing my swap. i was thinking about using redline, amsoil, or lucas.

[David Coleman]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cre8v mx3:<BR><STRONG>yeah, i got it because i didn't have time to order redline when i was doing my swap. i was thinking about using redline, amsoil, or lucas.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>Last I heard, Lucas was full of wax. Quiets everything down, but gums up small passages [like HLA's] in the long run.<BR> [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]