tapping question?
02-21-2009, 10:45 AM
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tapping question?
my car is a 96 with 137,000 miles im going to turbo soon funds and time permitting. my question is this on cold start up i have some pinging and tapping normaly goes away in under a minute what is causing it and is that something that needs to be adressed before it is turboed?? thanks for the help in advance.
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02-21-2009, 11:11 AM
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its lifter noise becuase of your HLA's (hydrolic lash adjusters). Not a big deal.
The definitive 100K mile Miata HLA cleaning story
Its pretty normal though, and should go away once warm oil gets to the head. no worries
The definitive 100K mile Miata HLA cleaning story
Its pretty normal though, and should go away once warm oil gets to the head. no worries
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