My Mazdaspeed - Have some questions

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thekefren

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Just got My MSP this past Saturday,

Someone answer the question to this noise


I heard it's something with the VICs?


Thanks
 
there is a lof of background noises...but it sounds like valve tapping.
 
sound like a very bad exhaust leak. take your heat sheild off and see it your manifold is cracked. they tend to do that.
 
wow... that's some loud tapping. most likely valves!

you said you just got your MSP? ... from who? where? dealer? private sale?
 
What about sticky lifters? Maybe try some Seafoam in through the PCV valve cover oil fill.
 
i figured maybe whoever owned it before used a lower octane.

thinking about putting octane booster in on the next fill up see if it cleans up, its already getting quieter
 
mine made that exact same sound for two weeks... then one night doing 35mph, I heard a final Tink... Tink... Kablooieee! We thought mine was a sticking valve as well. After inspecting rod #3 (through the huge hole in the block), we're pretty sure the ticking noise was the crank-end of the rod was slapping up against the block. Both bolts have been completely shaved down, so much so, that I think I have to cut the bolts to get that rod off the crank.

So, be careful!
 
icespeed said:
mine made that exact same sound for two weeks... then one night doing 35mph, I heard a final Tink... Tink... Kablooieee! We thought mine was a sticking valve as well. After inspecting rod #3 (through the huge hole in the block), we're pretty sure the ticking noise was the crank-end of the rod was slapping up against the block. Both bolts have been completely shaved down, so much so, that I think I have to cut the bolts to get that rod off the crank.

So, be careful!
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wow thats pretty scary.. hopee thats not the case with you, hopefully you dont kaboom your motor!!
 
can you update us if you find out the problem.. is it like everyone else said?? treat that car nicely take the bus if you have to, it would suck so much to hear another msp that have a possibility to blow up its motor...
 
I have a daily, but it's going to the mazda dealership tomorrow so i'll be driving it tonight.

And honestly it makes me hate dealerships.
So i drive up and this guy practically sprints out the door, i drop my keys and he dives for them nearly hitting me as i bend over to pick them up. He gives them to me, asks me what i need, i go to the service desk, the guy says this is our head technician, i say hello, the technician says, "what kind of car do you have" as i begin to say it, the guy that came outside blurts out "Mazdaspeed 3" and i said "uhh no, nice try, its a Mazdaspeed Protege", the guy laughs and goes "Mazda 3, protege, it's the same thing" I looked at him, said not quite and proceeded to ignore him

I just wish they knew their cars... honestly it annoys me when they don't
I was looking at an srt-4 at one point and the salesmen swore to me it was a supercharger. It actually had "supercharged" written in window paint on the windshield.

Funny thing is, from the beginning i knew i was going to have problems with that guy because i said "well i've heard that ticking with the fs-ze is common but mine is pretty loud" he had no idea what the hell i was talking about, just nodded and smiled
 
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