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OK,
My car has been rattly ever since I bought it. It's low mileage, but I'm guessing many short journeys, and it has sat for a long time and gone a very long time between oil changes at times (3 years at one point, although less than 10k miles covered in that time).
It got a full service with semi-synth when I got it (even did diff/gearbox oils), and subsequently some of that wynn's stuff, and after a while as it was so bad I got the oil changed for fully synth with a flush, which did improve things.
It has of course had the requisite Italian tune-up
Symptoms are the usual rattle then quieten down on startup, but then when it becomes warm (or after starting for a second time) it's very ticky from the top end.
It drives fine and it's not affecting the running, but it sounds like shit and is embarrassing and irritating.
I'm going to try one more flush/oil change, but after that the only way I can see getting it sorted is replacing the HLAs - my mech reckons it's usually only 1 or 2, at 30 quid or so each, but with all the labour involved what sort of costs will it be? 3-400 quid?
Just so annoying as it doesn't need doing but spoils my enjoyment of the car. Surely there must be some way of ungumming the HLAs without replacing them?
My car has been rattly ever since I bought it. It's low mileage, but I'm guessing many short journeys, and it has sat for a long time and gone a very long time between oil changes at times (3 years at one point, although less than 10k miles covered in that time).
It got a full service with semi-synth when I got it (even did diff/gearbox oils), and subsequently some of that wynn's stuff, and after a while as it was so bad I got the oil changed for fully synth with a flush, which did improve things.
It has of course had the requisite Italian tune-up
Symptoms are the usual rattle then quieten down on startup, but then when it becomes warm (or after starting for a second time) it's very ticky from the top end.
It drives fine and it's not affecting the running, but it sounds like shit and is embarrassing and irritating.
I'm going to try one more flush/oil change, but after that the only way I can see getting it sorted is replacing the HLAs - my mech reckons it's usually only 1 or 2, at 30 quid or so each, but with all the labour involved what sort of costs will it be? 3-400 quid?
Just so annoying as it doesn't need doing but spoils my enjoyment of the car. Surely there must be some way of ungumming the HLAs without replacing them?
NiceCupOfTea said:
OK,
My car has been rattly ever since I bought it. It's low mileage, but I'm guessing many short journeys, and it has sat for a long time and gone a very long time between oil changes at times (3 years at one point, although less than 10k miles covered in that time).
It got a full service with semi-synth when I got it (even did diff/gearbox oils), and subsequently some of that wynn's stuff, and after a while as it was so bad I got the oil changed for fully synth with a flush, which did improve things.
It has of course had the requisite Italian tune-up
Symptoms are the usual rattle then quieten down on startup, but then when it becomes warm (or after starting for a second time) it's very ticky from the top end.
It drives fine and it's not affecting the running, but it sounds like shit and is embarrassing and irritating.
I'm going to try one more flush/oil change, but after that the only way I can see getting it sorted is replacing the HLAs - my mech reckons it's usually only 1 or 2, at 30 quid or so each, but with all the labour involved what sort of costs will it be? 3-400 quid?
Just so annoying as it doesn't need doing but spoils my enjoyment of the car. Surely there must be some way of ungumming the HLAs without replacing them?
Is it definitely the HLAs making the tickety sound? My car has been rattly ever since I bought it. It's low mileage, but I'm guessing many short journeys, and it has sat for a long time and gone a very long time between oil changes at times (3 years at one point, although less than 10k miles covered in that time).
It got a full service with semi-synth when I got it (even did diff/gearbox oils), and subsequently some of that wynn's stuff, and after a while as it was so bad I got the oil changed for fully synth with a flush, which did improve things.
It has of course had the requisite Italian tune-up
Symptoms are the usual rattle then quieten down on startup, but then when it becomes warm (or after starting for a second time) it's very ticky from the top end.
It drives fine and it's not affecting the running, but it sounds like shit and is embarrassing and irritating.
I'm going to try one more flush/oil change, but after that the only way I can see getting it sorted is replacing the HLAs - my mech reckons it's usually only 1 or 2, at 30 quid or so each, but with all the labour involved what sort of costs will it be? 3-400 quid?
Just so annoying as it doesn't need doing but spoils my enjoyment of the car. Surely there must be some way of ungumming the HLAs without replacing them?
It's just that when an engine is hot the injectors can also make a pronounced ticking sound that is easy to mistake for dodgy HLAs.
Please forgive me if it definitely is the HLAs, I am not trying to be patronising, but it is worth making sure before taking the valve-train to bits.
P.S. I always thought that HLA was a particular branch of the porn industry.
Edna
If you really do need the HLAs replacing then Kia(I think) ones are exactly the same part and cost ~£13 as opposed to Mazda's £30.
My HLAs are probably about the same state as yours, sometimes I'll be driving round constantly with them ticking.
I've bought a head from another 5 and I'm going to look at either grabbing HLAs from it, or just refreshing(& maybe porting & polishing ) and swapping it for my current one.
How would you work out if it was the injectors Enda?
My HLAs are probably about the same state as yours, sometimes I'll be driving round constantly with them ticking.
I've bought a head from another 5 and I'm going to look at either grabbing HLAs from it, or just refreshing(& maybe porting & polishing
) and swapping it for my current one.How would you work out if it was the injectors Enda?
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