Miata Mailing List: May 1998, Message #135

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Get rid of the 20w50.  If I run anything greater then 5w30 in my wifes car it
ticks very loudly.

>>I recently changed my oil to 20w50 and the clatter went away. Now it started
up again worse than ever. Now I seem to get them after a long hard
drive.(highway driving.) When I come to a stop They it still happens. It seems
like they don't clatter as often in city driving. Also I noticed a puff of
white smoke from the exhaust  and exhaust smell on the way home from work
today. Any ideas? Thanks.


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I say go synthetic 5w50 from Castrol.

If you find ticking with all wieghts of oil, make sure your not leaking
oil......as when the oil level gets too low, the top rear valve start
starving for oil.

In fact check your oil level!


White smoke?! Blow a head gasket?


Percy M. Chow
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