On Jan 15, 6:20 am, "Busman" <texaseitzHATESS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I've used Seafoam Automarine with good results on my 99 Amigo V-6. My
engine
> has never been what I'd consider quiet but after driving a 93 Amigo
> previously, that's pretty much what I expected. You might check out the
> Planet Izuzu athttp://www.planetisuzoo.com/as
they tend to have more
> traffic than this newsgroup does.
> Andy
> 99 Amigo V6
> 124K
>
> "Steve" <sw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>
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> > I've read the many posts here concerning the 3.2 engine's perchant for
> > "ticking". I have a '96 Trooper that I bought used about a year ago.
> > 124k on the clock now. Previous maint patterns unknown, but my guess
> > is it was a bit neglected. It's always ticked, mostly when cold until
> > a couple of miles into it, then the tick goes away for the most part.
> > It does hit a "sweet spot" where it rarely ticks when cold and then
> > drives normally. At worse, it ticks a lot, kinda telling me to change
> > the oil.
>
> > I've been running Mobil 1 the last half dozen changes, using their
> > 10w30 High Mileage formula the last two. About a week ago the ticking
> > went to "full time", which it has never done. It was nearing its oil
> > change time so I decided to toss in 0w30 and see if that would really
> > clean it out. I did the change but no go, I still have the tick full
> > time... maybe some real goo was dislodged and is really blocking the
> > oil ****ts, or...?
>
> > Anyways, has anyone used Auto-RX and how well did it work? From what
> > I've read on the 'net, it seems like folks have had good success with
> > it really cleaning their engines and all the nooks and crannies. If
> > the full time tick doesn't go away, I'm tempted to give it a try.
>
> > Thanks for any input.
Thanks for the planetisuzu tip. Lots of good stuff on that site!
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