Could also be a sign that you need to adjust the valves. I know mine are
overdue but I haven't had time to mess with it.
Andy
99 Amigo V6
"Steve" <swu30@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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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>>
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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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