miataspeed2005

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This is the deal....
To start my car ran fine right before I did the new IC, ok Friday I took my old IC out and car started right up with out the IC so slowly I drove it in the garage, Saturday I woke up drove the car out of the garage to work on it and fabed all the new pipes and IC, So after I was all done with the fabbing I drove the car back into the garage. Wednesday I got home from work and decided to drop the timming a little so I got on my laptop and re did my spark map and loaded it in my car. I tryed to start the car but the batery was dead cause I left the ignition on while I was doing the new map. So today I got my pipes back from being welded so I got right to work and finished. Tryed to start the car and the battery was dead so I jumped it, car started right up and there was a weird ticking sound, I didn't think to much about it since miatas always tick so I took it around the block with the ticking sound with out going into boost and with out going over 3000 rpms the whole time the car was ticking so I pulled back in the drive way and pop the hood and the cars sounds like a 1980s diesel. What the **** happened? I'm freaking out, and I think my car is about to blow up
help :-(

gospeed81

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I don't think you gave it any reason to blow up, so I doubt you've got serious issues, **** doesn't happen just to happen (except spun bearings in Camaros).

Is this the longest your car usually sits?

If so I blame hydraulic lifter noise. Occasionally one will sit in a way it will completely drain, but is too clogged to immediately refill.

I swapped in hustler's old motor that had been sitting at his dad's for a while, and it made LOTS of noise for about a week, even after a 2twisty flush. It's quiet now...just kept driving it with good oil in it.

turotufas

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Is the car smoking?

miataspeed2005

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No not smoking, and the car usually sits months at a time, this time it only sat like 4-5 days. It doesn't sound like the normal valves ticking sound that it always makes, it is pretty loud.

gospeed81

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Put a length of garden hose to your ear and figure out if it's coming from the top end or bottom end of the motor.

turotufas

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hmmm. Mine can do that when it sits but usually goes away within the first hour. Hopefully nothings broke. Good luck.

browning

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compression test yet?? check oil pressure? a stuck open wastegate would make a hell of a racket my gasket blew out on my 38mm would still build boost but sounded like ***. i'd do the test first for either piece of mind or **** it going to the bar time. but id be betting wastegate or something exhaust wise is loose

miataspeed2005

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It sounded like it was from the top but I'm not home to check. How would I spun a bearing if I started the car before when I was working on it and it sounded just fine

miataspeed2005

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It's not the wastegate or any gasket, it's def the engine ticking.

browning

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check oil pressure dump the oil check for shavings. have you ever spun a bearing before? it's a constant tick but gets much much louder with rpms. haven't tore into a miata head yet collasped lifter would make a **** load of noise.

miataspeed2005

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It gets quieter with rpms but I can still hear it. I never spun a bearing but I don't understand how that would happen with out car running.

dustinb

Make a video and post it up, would help to get an idea. You cleaned out the new pipes and intercooler really well right?

browning

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its sounds like the lifters. had both problems before trust me you'll know when you spin a bearing it's like a holy **** thats loud when you accelerate. if you dont mind a little clean up pull the valve cover let the car idle listen to the lifters that way.

Jeff_Ciesielski

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You have a collapsed lifter. My car did the same thing and I freaked out. It went away after a day or two. Wanna try an experiment? Change your oil. Now go BEAT THE **** out of the car. If you spun a bearing, its already fucked anyway, so you wont break anything. I'm willing to bet that the noise goes away.

miataspeed2005

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I will make a video tomorrow morning, I'm hoping is something stupid and nothing serious. My car was about to being done, this **** sucks ***.

browning

iTrader: (16)

the higher rpms you get your building oil pressure in the lifters the noise will almost go away at idle it will come back. if its a lifter it isnt a big deal so dont lose any sleep over it.

dgmorr

iTrader: (4)

You drove with the IC off - pipes open? Maybe you sucked something up and it's sitting in there. I did that - drove from my driveway to garage and I eventually found a pebble blocking my IACV

Hopefully it's something as dumb as that.

Braineack

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whens the last time you did an oil change?

Vashthestampede

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I had the same thing happen Nick.

Right before my dyno appointment I heard this god awful ticking sound and I had no idea what the **** was going on.

I'm pretty sure if I remember correctly it went away on its own the next day. I cant recall if I did anything.....but I dont think I did.

Hopefully you'll be all set.

IcantDo55

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Should have heard the LeMons car in February when it was 28* out starting with 20w-50 in it, ticked for 30 minutes.

I vote change oil and beat it up a bit.


WooHooo, missed it but I hit my 1000's post.

Back to the ticking.....