Make the Ticking Stop!

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 am

MARKP wrote:
steverife wrote:
MARKP wrote:If you use Amsoil in it, it will do the same thing the kerosene trick does.
That isn't what my kerosene salesman told me.
Then you should keep using kerosene. If I were you, I would just use kerosene instead of oil.

Good idea! I'm gonna be runnin' CLEAN!

TedV · Post by **TedV** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:53 am

270K miles plus on the TDi Jetta and the rear main seal wasn't leaking. Synthetic does a motor good. Rotella-T 15-40 synth. since I've owned it 135K miles.

I do put diesel in it, bio-diesel, power service additive, some ATF in a pinch. Oh, that's in the fuel tank, not the motor oil. Never used kerosene

flier129 · Post by **flier129** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:48 pm

lcoleman wrote:http://www.miata.net/garage/hla/cleaning.html

The end-all, be-all alternative is a '99-'00 head swap, which has solid lifters.

You might consider heavier oil, too. The 5W-30 recommendation is pretty highly debated among enthusiasts...I was running 15W-40 in mine.

pfft my 00 head ticks more than my 97 head did haha.

only ticks when its cold, once its warm its good to go. my 97 really didnt have the normal miata tick, kinda odd but i wasnt complaining.

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:04 pm

If I get into doing engine changes, I'll completely ditch the 1.8L power plant and get something with some balls.

I may have to try the SeaFoam stuff out, and I'd rather experiment on the Miata than the Camaro. Which procedure produces the most smoke? The neighbors already hate me as it is.

SilverMaxima · Post by **SilverMaxima** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 pm

01badz28 wrote:Which procedure produces the most smoke? The neighbors already hate me as it is.

Brake booster line into the engine!

The can also has clear-cut directions (16 ounces per 18 gallons of fuel, 1/3 can into the oil, 1/3 into the vacuum hose), but feel free to modify the amounts as you feel necessary.

lcoleman · Post by **lcoleman** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:51 pm

Also be sure to have two people, as sucking up too much will cause the engine to bog. Someone needs to be inside the car keeping the revs up.

pfft my 00 head ticks more than my 97 head did haha.

Do you do have HLAs?

By the way, type ['99-'00 miata head swap] into Google. Click the first result.

flier129 · Post by **flier129** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:33 pm

haha, i swear i was the first newb brave enough to ask all those questions about the swap.

no HLAs, not that noisy, goes for 2-3 sec after a very cold startup.

i order MSPnP, should fix some of my problems. like flame shooting, lower mileage, and funky idle. altho that might just be the tps :-\.

jarrard, ive still got my 97 head that didn't tick! but i agree, if your guna be playing with a swap in the miata ditch the 1.8, gogo ls1!

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:44 pm

flier129 wrote:jarrard, ive still got my 97 head that didn't tick! but i agree, if your guna be playing with a swap in the miata ditch the 1.8, gogo ls1!

Thanks man, but yeah, I'm not really wanting to play with the 1.8L.

I like the way you think - I wish my LS1 had dropped a valve so I had an extra engine to play with.