Lots of Valvetrain Noise...
 

Anyone else have the clicking noise from their Valvetrain? Reminds me a of a Sticky Tappet...

Anyone Else hear that? :)

This sounds like a "joke" that zeibelin would start...

Valves ;) come on...give us a break :D:

Hmm, So Far Nothing...

Your Right though, good points... I bet it's actually the Rocker Arms... I've been meaning to check the Clearances.

Time....
 

A timing chain that's too loose will make that sound too.

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Go straight to the muffler bearings...they always go out of spec's and start to rattle ;)

That's why I replaced my timing chain with a rubber band. It's strechy and doesn't rattle around.

Hmm Good Point... I'll Pull the Timing Chain Cover off tonight and Make certain that the Tensioner is set correctly. Might also explain the slightly rough idle I've got... Timing might be off a bit.

Now how many miles have you gotten outta the rubber band? Seriously...

I mean hell, when this Wankel guy came up with the thing he was prolly thinking "Now if I just had a rubber band..." Leave it too Mazda to leave the thing out.

Yeah I allready checked and repacked the Muffler bearings. Took some doing but I got em' both done.

I also checked the Throttle assist Springs because I saw a TSB about those coming loose.

Good call though, my bearings were a little dry and not very well lubed. Well they are Lubed now... :Peace:

Rattles can be quelled.
 

And remember, if you need to replace those pesky muffler bearings, go to:

www.kalecoauto.com

More specifically:

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=10

And, at only 49.99 per, these are a great deal less expensive than the factory OEM items.

:yelrotflm ROFL. You guys are killing me. I love that website. I'm going to tell my friends to start shopping there exclusively for all their autoparts needs.

OK I got under the hood and started digging. Once I removed the Screws and got the engine cover off I was momentarily confused... ANYWAY, I don't think it's the timing chain anyway.

I had the wife hop in and rev the engine a little. After a few tries I asked her to just hold the peddle to the floor.... After about a Minute of listening to it bouncing of the rev limiter I think I know what the problem is.

Pretty sure I have it Narrowed down to the "Piston Return Spring" I figure that the Spring has been tightly wound after a few thousand miles of running forward and that if I put it in "Reverse" I should be able to Loosen the Piston return spring.

I was pretty concerned until I went to KaleAuto I saw the piston return spring and thought BAM, that must be it!!!! Besides $14.99 is a bargain for this spring... Though I am not certain how Many I'll need. I bet the helpful folks at Kaleauto know though. We'll see how this works.

You Could Take An Exhaust Example, With A Platic Bag, To Your Local Muffler Shop To Have It Check For Free. I Do This Before My Oil Change, To Make Should The Oil Is Bad

Excellent point!!!! I dunno why I didn't think of this. Good Stuff, :ylsuper: But do I collect from the left or the right tip? Either way there is a shop right across the street from work.

Easy. Put a cork in the left tip and then collect from the right tip. Don't reverse them though or you could short out your EGR system.

my vtec broke :(

Damn you are just full of good tips, thank a bunch. When I get the bag to the shop I'll let you all know what they said.

Pretty Certain I saw one on ebay the other night, it was being offered up along with a fresh set of Power Bands. Which as you know the V-tec is pretty hard on.

These type of threads are so hilarious and so original! I can barely contain myself!

I know what will fix it. You can replace your 5 pistons with paper ones. It works everytime.

WOW, Glad your here to set things straight... Sheesh, I dunno I was hoping to stir a little wit? Maybe just screw around a little bit... But you, No No... You're to clever and above that.... :jerkit:

Good point, WE NEED TO BE SERIOUS DAMNIT! THERE WILL BE NO MORE SILLY POSTING ALLOWED!

Geez... I'm sorry I thought this was a Board for RX-8 Fans... Didn't realize silliness wasn't allowed... I GUESS SOME OF US ARE JUST TOO L337 TO BE SILLY...

Besides, I got some Paper pistons to set fire to... Have a good one. :kiss:

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