Thanks Ian. I feel a little easier about my madness now. Do you know
if there's a Haynes manual or similar for these? & what's the best
way to source spares, exhausts & brakes etc.
Cheers
Keith





--- In mazdamx3ownersuk@..., ianlinden_uk
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Keith,
>
> I no longer have my MX-3, but I have fond memories. It's a fine car
> and you should have lots of enjoyment.
>
> The high revs starting from cold are normal and intended to reduce
> wear on a cold engine - this is common with fuel-injected vehicles.
> It works, too. I have heard of K-series engines stripped down after
> 80,000 miles or more which still had the honing pattern on the
> cylinder bores (i.e. no detectable wear).
>
> The ticking can either be a sticky hydraulic tappet or the
> anti-backlash gadget in the camshaft drive. The tappet can often be
> freed by an oil and filter change and a few hundred miles - the best
> is fully synthetic 5W30. That worked for me.
>
> The anti-backlash gadget is a big strip-down job to replace a small
> component, and there is no harm in leaving it if you can put up with
> the tick.
>
> --- In mazdamx3ownersuk@..., "okay_keith"
> <kc_phillips@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Keith here.
> >
> > Bought a V6 last week. One of those impetuous moves that happens
> > before you've had time to think about it. Not wanting to admit to
too
> > much dysfunctionality... but I was looking for a van.
> > Don't work & live on incapacity benefit so this should be fun.
> >
> > Car's beautiful, I'm already in love. (At least this one won't
run
> > off & rip my life up)
> >
> > Advice???
> >
> > Is there a list of common probs that could save me time & poss
money.
> > I get ptetty high revs (1500)starting cold, & they stay up for
> > perhaps 3 full minutes. Is that common?
> >
> > Engine purrs but has got tapping. I've read a few articles that
> > present this as common & usually ignored. Any thoughts???
> >
> > This car's clean, near immaculate except for a few stone chips.
> > 97,000 FSH. Cam belt done 20.000 miles ago.
> > Should I be spending or just enjoying???
> > Thanks
> > Keith
> >
>