I'll have to give this a try on my wife's Miata and my Santa Fe. They both have lifter tick. Your videos are some of the most well done, informative and entertaining videos I watch. You're a very likable guy that presents things in a manner that's easy to follow along with a good balance between details without becoming too technical. Your video quality and editing is also very well done. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to share your Miata tips and adventures with everyone. It's very appreciated.
MiataMods you’ve earned a subscriber I love how you aren’t absolutely avoiding showing me what I came to see until 10 min into the vid for monetary purposes
I definitely don't want to crap on your video or this product, but generally speaking, an oil change almost always removes lifter tick in my experience. Keeping your oil level on the higher end of full also helps. As does using a thicker oil. I've used 20-50, but settled on 10-40. When I hear lifter tick, I know it's time to check the oil, and sure enough, it is always low when I check it after hearing. After filling to the appropriate level, my tick is gone. So, before people go out and buy expensive additives and go through a procedure, try topping off your oil first, changing the oil to something thicker second, THEN try specialized products.
No problem in sharing your story Greg! I’ve always keep an eye on my oil level and I didn’t notice much difference at my oil changes. I’ve used the same oil for this oil change but added the flush as well and it helped in my case! But I totally agree with you; First try your pointers before buying an oil additive
That's interesting. I had figured that thinner oil would help with the lifter tick issue rather than thicker, since it would reach the top of the engine faster.
i run 0w-40 Castrol Edge or Brotella T6 in mine. I prefer the thinner cold weight for cold starts since thats where the majority of engine wear comes from. Just something to consider.
The oil level didn't matter on my old miata, it was always full since it didn't burn or leak any. It was always gold when I did my oil changes too. Sure enough though, the ticking would not stop after the oil reached operating temperature. I would have tried this if I still had it.
Good video. I took all my lifters apart and clened them. Took 3 days lol. Happy you got such good results with a flush. One word of caution though: don't pressure the engine with the flush added to the oil, as the viscosity drops a lot, so the oil can't protect very well from metal to metal contact. oh, and Always use fully synthetic oils :)
Hello i watched you're clip, it was very good and this worked wonders for me after no start for 6 years!!!! I dumped 300ml old oil thinned with 350ml Diesel. Ran for 6mins with RPM under 3000, dumped all oil, changed with average oil, ran for 35 mins. Dumped oil. Put in high quality oil..... Runs SO SO smooth now, have ran for just under 200km with no problems! minor tap before lifters get oil up on cold start for aprox 1 seconds. The Hydrolic lifters are in the WORST SPOT EVER!!!! and i found them at $25 EACH Aus and i would have needed 16. I spent $125 all up with filters and fixed the worst tap you have ever heard. The engine flush idea was outstanding for my needs and the 96 MX5 1.8L has 110,000kms runs perfectly now. Thanks mate!
Hey MiataMods, wanted to say love your videos. Really well thought out and instructional. Used them to change my pads and calipers all round. You were also the one to convince me to get chassis rails. Amazing difference. Cheers mate from Aus.
I was getting supplies for my own oil change, then my local parts supplier recommended the same product used in the video purely by accident. Then I remembered this video and brought it also home, my Miata had the same horrible lifter tick. I went to a friend on a 125KM drive so I put it in when I left home, we stopped at a local wrecking yard to buy some parts for a different car we own and after stopping there we noticed that the lifter tick was almost gone. After changing the oil which was extremely black from al the gunk that was in the engine the lifter tick is no longer noticeable. I really enjoy the extra noice reduction, personally I don’t like cars (or bikes for that matter) which make a lot of noice since I drive my Miata mostly trough local nature which I really love hearing so getting rid of the lifter tick has really helped with that
I use 10/40w and change roughly every 3-4000 miles.When the ticking starts to get bad, i just see it as oil change time. When i rebuilt the current engine, i did have all 16 lifters apart, soaked overnight and cleaned. Good as new. Mazda 323 Turbo, B6T engine, same as an MX5, but with a turbo bolted to it.
Lifter tick on miatas is generally harmless and mostly just annoying. How do you fix it? Ask your miata. Everyone has a different solution. Simply lick the dipstick, insert it into the radiator, then take the now-coated dipstick to the oracle who lives deep within the Swiss alps. Do not ask him "how do i fix the lifter tick on my miata?", this is incorrect. Instead, ask him why the number 7 is shaped like a maple leaf. His answer will be an animal. If that animal is a canine, try a heavier weight oil. If it's a feline, try seafoam. If he tells you that he doesn't know what a miata is, you must then obtain an Ouija board and commune with the spirit of the car itself, which may include ritual sacrifices, in order to appease. Why? Because miatas do whatever the fuck they want and the only way to fix nuisances is to do precisely what that particular car wants.
Have my order in for M Flush and can't wait to try! Thanks for your videos - they have been so helpful for me to start tackling my '94 M edition project car!
I did it a different way with my old 1960 VW while camping in the Sierra Mts. I had it parked on a slope with the fuel tank uphill on the high part. During the night the pressure of the fuel opened the spring on the mechanical fuel pump and seeped gasoline into the oil sump filling it up. Fuel even came out the dipstick hole! I leveled the VW and drained the oil and fuel out of the oil drain hole. I had only one extra qt. of oil and put it inside the engine. I made it down the mountain to a gas station and added more oil. That little VW never ran better!!
Mine went away when I changed the type of oil. Before I was using 10w-30 and then I started using 5w-20 and it was completely gone and haven’t came back
Here's what I've noticed on my NA... If I park it after a long ride I get the tick right away, but then it goes away. But, if I move the car, say outside to wash it or into my shop to work on it (not letting it fully heat up)... the next time I start it it will tick and not stop. It's really odd. 97 with 49k miles.
Thank you...😙😉 I think the garage door supposed to be openned from top for the smoke to be able to scape out, open it from the bottom will keep the smoke trapped in the garage from the top to the last door's limit...¤▪☆○•°~`♡😷
Hey man love the vids! Just got a 1990 and am excited to begin modifying! Weird off topic question to this video for you. In the clip where you did the pull there is a buzzing sound midway through the rpm range, mine does it too and sounds more like a sheering metal/high pitch vibration. Happens around 3800-4000 rpm on accel and decel. Are you aware of the cause of it/does it happen all the time for you? Thanks!!
Yes, it’s the heat shield from your exhaust. I checked it and it was so rusted near my cat that I removed the rusted bits of heat shield. After that the rattle was gone
Almost two years later - has the lifter tick returned? Every NA seems to have different behavior with this. We have three and they are all different. One does it when due for an oil change, one only does it briefly at cold-start, but the third is the one that led me to this video. I thought I had it beat by using Rotella T6 oil but it still happens sometimes. Usually it goes away for a while after an oil change though. I'm thinking that trying to clean the lifters with an additive like this is my next thing to try. But if your tick came back...maybe this stuff didn't work as well as hoped.
It only comes back when I drive the car hard but it does need an oil change so that could be the reason too. Just try it once with an additive and see how it goes. Can’t hurt to try right?
Agree with comments below, I have a Na8 which doesn't suffer as bad as the Na6 but the lifter tick always goes away after oil change for a while and then comes back.
It's for your heated rear window. When it's activated the light comes on. With my car (1993) you can activate it by turning on your heater and then it will automatically shut off after about 10 minutes. It only works if you have a heated rear window connected to the connector behind the driver seat. In this video I have my hardtop on which has a heated rear window. I hope this answers your question.
Ik begin nu weer wat liftertick te horen maar het is inmiddels ruim een jaar geleden dat ik de olie heb ververst dus ik ga binnenkort hetzelfde kunstje weer toepassen!
Nice video. I'm glad there's a cleaner that works without having to pull my lifters out. Off topic, how tall are you!? It might be the camera angle or maybe the steering wheel adapter, but you look like a giant, sitting in your miata.
I can't bring myself to use any sort of engine cleaner or flush. I feel like if it's gonna rustle up all the dirt and crap that's hiding in the recesses of my engine, that will then be flowing around with the oil, then when you drain the oil you're never gonna get every last bit out. So now there's bits of dirt and potentially tiny bits of metal flowing around in the oil, and we all know that's not ideal.
Well it’s also not ideal to leave sludge inside your engine.. better brake it down into smaller bits and flush it out then to have one big ‘lump’ of sludge block your oil pickup and ruin your engine right? I get what your saying tho.. if it doesn’t feel right, don’t use it 😉
I thought I had lifter tick when i bought my 2nd miata last week. Turned out it was a loose SPARK PLUG. smh. tightened everything down and it's super quiet :D
Hey! Ik hoor dat je nederlands bent, dus hopelijk kun je deze vraag beantwoorden haha. Ik heb net een 1.8 NA miata aangeschaft met 250K km (150k miles) op de teller.. geimporteerd uit amerika, maar bij het starten maakt het motorblok precies het zelfde geluid. Zelf heb ik twee NB's gehad en altijd 10w40 gebruikt. Als ik dit spul wat jij aanbeveeld erin stop en 50-100km ga rijden, kan dat geen kwaad? En daarna mijn olie ververs? Zijn het de zuigerveren die dan vies zijn of aan vervanging toenzijn? Graag hoor ik even meer😁 Groetjes, chris.
Je zuigers hebben geen veren, jij bedoeld klepveren. Klepveren heeft de MX5 niet, de MX5 heeft hydraulische klepstoters, en die veroorzaken dit geluid. Als die inderdaad het geluid veroorzaken en je oliepeil is in ieder geval in orde, dan kan het zeker geen kwaad om 50 tot 100 km te gaan rijden met dit spul. Als het wat anders is wat het geluid veroorzaakt, zoals een krukas lager, dan is het beter om geen meter meer te rijden. Het is erg lastig om de diagnose te stellen wat precies het probleem is, maar als je al rondrijdt met de auto dan is de kans klein dat je krukas het probleem is. Probeer dan dit goedje, goeie lange rit rijden zodat de motor goed warm wordt, en dan de olie verversen. Succes!
@@MiataMods hartstikke bedankt voor de snelle reactie! Ik heb geabboneerd op je kanaal! We gaan dit zsm uitproberen😁 de auto rijdt inderdaad gewoon normaal en ik had geen problemen met starten.
MiataMods Thank you, I do have a channel for my miata. Its Etsuko the Miata if you wanna check it out. I’ve just started and I post here and there of progress of my miata. I love your content and hopefully one day my miata will look as clean as yours.
Hey man, I’m 6’5” with a 34 inch waist seam and I’m worried if I’ll fit in a Miata. Please respond as it’s been driving me insane for the past couple weeks. Thank you and keep it up
6'5" is pushing it but it can be done.. My best advice is to just try it out. Go to a local Miata meeting, look for a Miata owner who modified the seats and steering wheel and ask if you can sit in the car. Or just buy one and always drive with the top down ;-)
MiataMods thanks man, I’ll try to see if I can find a Miata meet around my area. Any suggestions on fitting in a Miata? I know you’re around 6’4” from looking at your other video so what are other things you do?
Like I said modifying your seat and steering wheel is your best bet. There are a lot of ‘tall man mods’ for the Miata. Just Google that and you will find loads of info. Good luck!
rad ... i would love to try this but need to find out if it is safe for turbocharger internals..... great vid tho fam ... peace n love brotha keep it rad stay safe and build on .... l8z
It would be nice to have everyone put what oil they use, how many miles are on the engine to see if it's either a common problem or a maint. issue. My miata has around 120k miles on it, I get a little bit of tick if I let the car sit for a week or to but it rarely lasts longer than a min. or two. I've ran Amsoil in it from the start and the engine is very clean. No hint of sludge. I change the oil once a year. I put around 5 to 8K miles a year but I take it out for a drive every 5 days regardless of having some where to go just to keep the engine seals lubed... These are great cars, I don't leak or burn oil, Get around 30mpg with it. I think the lifter issue is people using lower quality of oils and/or let it sit for very long times or take it on real short trips without getting the oil hot enough to get crap in the oil ect... If I let it sit for less than 2 days I might get a little tic but it goes away very quickly, maybe less than 10 seconds.. I also never drive less than 15mi. when I take it to the local stores or when ever I drive it to heat the oil to avoid any chance of the oil getting gas or moisture built up.
did the lifter tick ever come back after ? i am considering this but i live in the states so it’s a quite expensive little bottle lol please get back to me
@@marcomourao3711 Lol now its been two more weeks, but usually you have to drive around with the rotella for a while before it will fix it. Have you had any more improvement to it?
I'm flushing my oil out, so doing more short oil change intervals. I decided to just use what i had laying around. It was 5w-30. I got a ticking noise. I added a bit of 15w-40 and let idle for 5 min. Its gone. Using 5W-40 form now on.
Does anyone know if its legal in Missouri to drive a 1991 miata without airbag steering wheel i want to buy one that has a nrg racing wheel but im afraid it may not pass inspection or insurance because of JUST the steering wheel!
if the spring in your lifter collapsed, nothing will help. its a couple bucks worth part, if you are capable of removing the cams just hange the lifters.
Really? I just changed my oil and added some random additive from walmart that said it would help (I was in a hurry) It helped for a couple weeks and now its back and its loud and annoying lol. Does t6 actually work?
It's been done for years. Add a liter of ATF shortly before an oil change. I don't know how well it works but it's an old trick so there must be something to it.
I did some reading on this topic and I have to conclude that it’s not a good idea. It’s mostly used as a last resort.. generally speaking trans fluid needs to stay in the trans, not in your engine. I would recommend using a proper oil flush product to flush your engine
Zeg maar ‘je’ hoor, zo oud ben ik niet haha.. en je moet niets, maar het zou een oplossing kunnen zijn. Als je het wilt aanschaffen kan je mijn contactpersoon mailen voor meer info! Zijn e-mailadres is martin@royaltrading.com. Succes!
haha ok kga het onthouden xP maar kzal het verzeker wel uitproberen mijn miata is van 97 1.8 met 170,00KM ooit wil ik wel nog een turbo doen maar dat is de laaste mod ik doe :P ik doe eerst de rest wel :)
As I said 5W40 worked for me. Occasionaly she ticks for 30s on start up but its not systematic so that's ok. I like your red hardtop. I did mine in white (it was a very tired red) and it looks rather Lotus Elan but if I tire of it I may go back to red... Apart from the fact that your car is left hand drive it looks pretty much identical to mine. What year is it? Keep the videos coming🖒👍
if u have lifter damage the tick will never go away unless u fix it.. if u add additive and it goes away it means u oil is the problem .. you are not using recomended oil for ur engine or u dont change it as frequent as u should.. this video if a total bullshit
Liftertick happens to a lot of miata drivers which all use different kinds of oil, it even happens with the recommended oil. Also I change my oil regularly. My oil change video was only 8 months ago, check the creation date of that video if you don't believe me. You clearly have no idea wat causes lifter tick because then you would understand why it can happen with every type of oil, recommended or not.
Hmm I see.. I can't imagine that they would not ship to the US.. Send an e-mail to my contact at Royal Trading, he will help you! He is called Martin and is e-mail address is martin@royaltrading.nl. If you don't hear from him, send me a message!
MiataMods Ik volgde je link, maar ik kon die niet echt bestellen, moet ik een mailtje sturen? En nog een vraagje, waarom heet je miata mods terwijl je een "normale" mx-5 hebt
Ik zie al dat je het product hebt gevonden, maar mocht je nog vragen hebben dan kan je een email sturen naar mijn contactpersoon: martin@royaltrading.com
In the beginning I state that Royal Trading was cool enough to send me this product for free so I can try it out, but I don’t get paid to make this video, I just got the product for free. That's why I could give an honest review because no money was involved. So what's your point?
I'll have to give this a try on my wife's Miata and my Santa Fe. They both have lifter tick.
Your videos are some of the most well done, informative and entertaining videos I watch. You're a very likable guy that presents things in a manner that's easy to follow along with a good balance between details without becoming too technical. Your video quality and editing is also very well done.
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to share your Miata tips and adventures with everyone.
It's very appreciated.
Bruce L.
I agree 100%+ 😉
Thank you so much for the nice response! I try to do my best and it’s very nice to get these kind of responses! Makes it really worth my while! 👍
MiataMods you’ve earned a subscriber I love how you aren’t absolutely avoiding showing me what I came to see until 10 min into the vid for monetary purposes
Thank you for expressing this, Bruce. I totally agree :)
did this fix it? bit late lol
I definitely don't want to crap on your video or this product, but generally speaking, an oil change almost always removes lifter tick in my experience. Keeping your oil level on the higher end of full also helps. As does using a thicker oil. I've used 20-50, but settled on 10-40. When I hear lifter tick, I know it's time to check the oil, and sure enough, it is always low when I check it after hearing. After filling to the appropriate level, my tick is gone. So, before people go out and buy expensive additives and go through a procedure, try topping off your oil first, changing the oil to something thicker second, THEN try specialized products.
No problem in sharing your story Greg! I’ve always keep an eye on my oil level and I didn’t notice much difference at my oil changes. I’ve used the same oil for this oil change but added the flush as well and it helped in my case! But I totally agree with you; First try your pointers before buying an oil additive
That's interesting. I had figured that thinner oil would help with the lifter tick issue rather than thicker, since it would reach the top of the engine faster.
i run 0w-40 Castrol Edge or Brotella T6 in mine. I prefer the thinner cold weight for cold starts since thats where the majority of engine wear comes from. Just something to consider.
BagelBytes: Yeah that’s the same reason I went with a 0w40 oil
The oil level didn't matter on my old miata, it was always full since it didn't burn or leak any. It was always gold when I did my oil changes too. Sure enough though, the ticking would not stop after the oil reached operating temperature. I would have tried this if I still had it.
Ah, lifter tick...like the Terminator it always comes back.
Hahaha “I’ll be back!” 😉
Good video. I took all my lifters apart and clened them. Took 3 days lol. Happy you got such good results with a flush. One word of caution though: don't pressure the engine with the flush added to the oil, as the viscosity drops a lot, so the oil can't protect very well from metal to metal contact. oh, and Always use fully synthetic oils :)
Thanks for the tip, I did not know that about the viscosity! 👍
Hello i watched you're clip, it was very good and this worked wonders for me after no start for 6 years!!!! I dumped 300ml old oil thinned with 350ml Diesel. Ran for 6mins with RPM under 3000, dumped all oil, changed with average oil, ran for 35 mins. Dumped oil. Put in high quality oil..... Runs SO SO smooth now, have ran for just under 200km with no problems! minor tap before lifters get oil up on cold start for aprox 1 seconds. The Hydrolic lifters are in the WORST SPOT EVER!!!! and i found them at $25 EACH Aus and i would have needed 16. I spent $125 all up with filters and fixed the worst tap you have ever heard. The engine flush idea was outstanding for my needs and the 96 MX5 1.8L has 110,000kms runs perfectly now. Thanks mate!
Sure man, no problem! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Hey MiataMods, wanted to say love your videos. Really well thought out and instructional. Used them to change my pads and calipers all round. You were also the one to convince me to get chassis rails. Amazing difference. Cheers mate from Aus.
Thanks for the compliment Tom 🙌
I was getting supplies for my own oil change, then my local parts supplier recommended the same product used in the video purely by accident. Then I remembered this video and brought it also home, my Miata had the same horrible lifter tick. I went to a friend on a 125KM drive so I put it in when I left home, we stopped at a local wrecking yard to buy some parts for a different car we own and after stopping there we noticed that the lifter tick was almost gone.
After changing the oil which was extremely black from al the gunk that was in the engine the lifter tick is no longer noticeable. I really enjoy the extra noice reduction, personally I don’t like cars (or bikes for that matter) which make a lot of noice since I drive my Miata mostly trough local nature which I really love hearing so getting rid of the lifter tick has really helped with that
Hey Bob, thanks for sharing your experience! 👍
Lol once my car starts to tick, that's when I know I'm low on oil
That’s convenient! Mine ticked all the time..
And I thought I was the only one haha
Lmao 😂 same with me bro.
Yea I had the same problem when it was low it would tick but now after a oil change it keeps ticking🤦🏽♂️
There’s two types of Miata the one that ticks because it burns oil and the one that just tick all the time because of god knows what
I use 10/40w and change roughly every 3-4000 miles.When the ticking starts to get bad, i just see it as oil change time. When i rebuilt the current engine, i did have all 16 lifters apart, soaked overnight and cleaned. Good as new. Mazda 323 Turbo, B6T engine, same as an MX5, but with a turbo bolted to it.
Nice! Would like to add a turbo to mine one day!
Lifter tick on miatas is generally harmless and mostly just annoying.
How do you fix it? Ask your miata. Everyone has a different solution.
Simply lick the dipstick, insert it into the radiator, then take the now-coated dipstick to the oracle who lives deep within the Swiss alps. Do not ask him "how do i fix the lifter tick on my miata?", this is incorrect. Instead, ask him why the number 7 is shaped like a maple leaf. His answer will be an animal. If that animal is a canine, try a heavier weight oil. If it's a feline, try seafoam. If he tells you that he doesn't know what a miata is, you must then obtain an Ouija board and commune with the spirit of the car itself, which may include ritual sacrifices, in order to appease. Why? Because miatas do whatever the fuck they want and the only way to fix nuisances is to do precisely what that particular car wants.
But.. but.. I don’t wanna lick the dip stick 😱
Have my order in for M Flush and can't wait to try! Thanks for your videos - they have been so helpful for me to start tackling my '94 M edition project car!
Alright! Good luck with your future projects!
Did it work?
I did it a different way with my old 1960 VW while camping in the Sierra Mts. I had it parked on a slope with the fuel tank uphill on the high part. During the night the pressure of the fuel opened the spring on the mechanical fuel pump and seeped gasoline into the oil sump filling it up. Fuel even came out the dipstick hole! I leveled the VW and drained the oil and fuel out of the oil drain hole. I had only one extra qt. of oil and put it inside the engine. I made it down the mountain to a gas station and added more oil.
That little VW never ran better!!
Hahaha that's quite a story! Thanks for sharing 😁
Mine went away when I changed the type of oil. Before I was using 10w-30 and then I started using 5w-20 and it was completely gone and haven’t came back
Thanks for sharing your experience!
left my mx5 for 10 weeks, started ok but has got noisy tick. will check oil level and top up, if necessary. thanks for tip.
No worries mate 💪
best miata channel allong with carpassioonnnnn
Thanks for the compliment man!
Great Video. Do you add the entire bottle?
Yes!
Love your videos. I have an NB. Keep up the good work. Cheers from the USA
Thanks man! I got one how-to video for an NB 😛
Your miata is becoming very clean.. Keep up!
Thanks Jason! 👍
0:26 *Starts my Miata* *Immediately hears lifter tick*
Me: *sigh* FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Me once or twice a month
I ordered some today! I'll give you an update as soon as I used it myself. Thanks, Chris Zinn
And? What's the verdict?
whats the verdict\
What the verdict?
I need to give this a try mine isn’t sounding too great at the moment, thanks for the advice dude!
No problem, glad my video was helpful!
Here's what I've noticed on my NA... If I park it after a long ride I get the tick right away, but then it goes away. But, if I move the car, say outside to wash it or into my shop to work on it (not letting it fully heat up)... the next time I start it it will tick and not stop. It's really odd. 97 with 49k miles.
That’s the Miata life unfortunately 😅🤷♂️
great vid. can you update in future vids if and when the ticking returns ie how many miles after the last oil change. thanks.
That is a good idea, I will do that for sure!
Try Rotella T6, helps with lifter tick a lot. Ever since I changed to that, I haven't really had it.
Thanks for the tip Antonio!
How long did it work? I used some high mileage additive from walmart and it chilled the tick out for like 200 miles :// now its back!
you guys can also use rotella t6 5-40
Yeah that's fine too
Thank you...😙😉
I think the garage door supposed to be openned from top for the smoke to be able to scape out, open it from the bottom will keep the smoke trapped in the garage from the top to the last door's limit...¤▪☆○•°~`♡😷
Hey man love the vids! Just got a 1990 and am excited to begin modifying! Weird off topic question to this video for you. In the clip where you did the pull there is a buzzing sound midway through the rpm range, mine does it too and sounds more like a sheering metal/high pitch vibration. Happens around 3800-4000 rpm on accel and decel. Are you aware of the cause of it/does it happen all the time for you? Thanks!!
Yes, it’s the heat shield from your exhaust. I checked it and it was so rusted near my cat that I removed the rusted bits of heat shield. After that the rattle was gone
im gonna try this out on my NA miata, great video
How did it go? Job well done?
Almost two years later - has the lifter tick returned? Every NA seems to have different behavior with this. We have three and they are all different. One does it when due for an oil change, one only does it briefly at cold-start, but the third is the one that led me to this video. I thought I had it beat by using Rotella T6 oil but it still happens sometimes. Usually it goes away for a while after an oil change though. I'm thinking that trying to clean the lifters with an additive like this is my next thing to try. But if your tick came back...maybe this stuff didn't work as well as hoped.
It only comes back when I drive the car hard but it does need an oil change so that could be the reason too. Just try it once with an additive and see how it goes. Can’t hurt to try right?
good video, but I used Rotella T6 5W40 on my last oil change and I don't have the tick noise. Well, not regularly.
Haha well that fine right? Thanks for sharing your experience!
Respect for a job well done. Where are you located? Netherlands? Flanders?
Thanks Larry! I’m located at Amsterdam in The Netherlands
No ticks with 10W-40 here in Belgium. Nice vid keep them coming :)
Hey neighbor! I'm now using 0w40 from Mobil One. Maybe I should switch.. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
MiataMods I bought mine in Holland 2 months ago. It has 108k on the odo and always has been serviced with Dutch kroon oil :)
Agree with comments below, I have a Na8 which doesn't suffer as bad as the Na6 but the lifter tick always goes away after oil change for a while and then comes back.
Well I hope that it doesn’t come back because of M-Flush. Fingers crossed! 🤞
Did you also have it when the engine was cold or only when it was warmed up?
what is that light above your gas gauge i have the same spot for it i always wondered what it’s for
It's for your heated rear window. When it's activated the light comes on. With my car (1993) you can activate it by turning on your heater and then it will automatically shut off after about 10 minutes. It only works if you have a heated rear window connected to the connector behind the driver seat. In this video I have my hardtop on which has a heated rear window. I hope this answers your question.
Leuke, nuttige video weer! Ga zo door! Welke olie gebruik je trouwens?
Dank je! Ik gebruik Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 volledig synthetische olie
Ik heb het zelf geprobeerd en het is echt fantastisch!!
Bedankt voor het delen van je ervaring!
@@MiataMods Is het bij jou ook nog steeds goed?
Ik begin nu weer wat liftertick te horen maar het is inmiddels ruim een jaar geleden dat ik de olie heb ververst dus ik ga binnenkort hetzelfde kunstje weer toepassen!
Nice video. I'm glad there's a cleaner that works without having to pull my lifters out. Off topic, how tall are you!? It might be the camera angle or maybe the steering wheel adapter, but you look like a giant, sitting in your miata.
I'm 194 cm tall, or 6 foot 4 inches.. so yeah, I'm a bit of a giant, especially in a Miata haha!
I can't bring myself to use any sort of engine cleaner or flush. I feel like if it's gonna rustle up all the dirt and crap that's hiding in the recesses of my engine, that will then be flowing around with the oil, then when you drain the oil you're never gonna get every last bit out. So now there's bits of dirt and potentially tiny bits of metal flowing around in the oil, and we all know that's not ideal.
Well it’s also not ideal to leave sludge inside your engine.. better brake it down into smaller bits and flush it out then to have one big ‘lump’ of sludge block your oil pickup and ruin your engine right? I get what your saying tho.. if it doesn’t feel right, don’t use it 😉
I don’t think we have that product in the states. Do u know what are other good alternatives?
I thought I had lifter tick when i bought my 2nd miata last week. Turned out it was a loose SPARK PLUG. smh. tightened everything down and it's super quiet :D
Nice job, MiataMods approves 😉👍
That is actually very common for people to have, also exhaust leaks
Hey neat - it actually worked! Wonder if we can find a source for this or a similar product in other countries.
Just send an e-mail to my contact at Royal Trading and he will help you! His name is Martin and his e-mail address is martin@royaltrading.nl!
Hey! Ik hoor dat je nederlands bent, dus hopelijk kun je deze vraag beantwoorden haha.
Ik heb net een 1.8 NA miata aangeschaft met 250K km (150k miles) op de teller.. geimporteerd uit amerika, maar bij het starten maakt het motorblok precies het zelfde geluid. Zelf heb ik twee NB's gehad en altijd 10w40 gebruikt. Als ik dit spul wat jij aanbeveeld erin stop en 50-100km ga rijden, kan dat geen kwaad? En daarna mijn olie ververs? Zijn het de zuigerveren die dan vies zijn of aan vervanging toenzijn?
Graag hoor ik even meer😁
Groetjes, chris.
Je zuigers hebben geen veren, jij bedoeld klepveren. Klepveren heeft de MX5 niet, de MX5 heeft hydraulische klepstoters, en die veroorzaken dit geluid. Als die inderdaad het geluid veroorzaken en je oliepeil is in ieder geval in orde, dan kan het zeker geen kwaad om 50 tot 100 km te gaan rijden met dit spul. Als het wat anders is wat het geluid veroorzaakt, zoals een krukas lager, dan is het beter om geen meter meer te rijden. Het is erg lastig om de diagnose te stellen wat precies het probleem is, maar als je al rondrijdt met de auto dan is de kans klein dat je krukas het probleem is. Probeer dan dit goedje, goeie lange rit rijden zodat de motor goed warm wordt, en dan de olie verversen. Succes!
@@MiataMods hartstikke bedankt voor de snelle reactie! Ik heb geabboneerd op je kanaal! We gaan dit zsm uitproberen😁 de auto rijdt inderdaad gewoon normaal en ik had geen problemen met starten.
@@gzuschrised5152 Geen dank en veel plezier met je Miata 🙌🙌
What year Miata do you have? It's so clean. I have a 1991 Miata and it's one fixer upper.
It’s from 1993 but every Miata is beautiful in it’s own way ☺️ Good luck with fixing her up!
MiataMods Thank you, I do have a channel for my miata. Its Etsuko the Miata if you wanna check it out. I’ve just started and I post here and there of progress of my miata. I love your content and hopefully one day my miata will look as clean as yours.
You first need to use the product abd then to change the oil?
Yes that’s right!
Hey man, I’m 6’5” with a 34 inch waist seam and I’m worried if I’ll fit in a Miata. Please respond as it’s been driving me insane for the past couple weeks. Thank you and keep it up
6'5" is pushing it but it can be done.. My best advice is to just try it out. Go to a local Miata meeting, look for a Miata owner who modified the seats and steering wheel and ask if you can sit in the car. Or just buy one and always drive with the top down ;-)
MiataMods thanks man, I’ll try to see if I can find a Miata meet around my area. Any suggestions on fitting in a Miata? I know you’re around 6’4” from looking at your other video so what are other things you do?
Like I said modifying your seat and steering wheel is your best bet. There are a lot of ‘tall man mods’ for the Miata. Just Google that and you will find loads of info. Good luck!
rad ... i would love to try this but need to find out if it is safe for turbocharger internals..... great vid tho fam ... peace n love brotha keep it rad stay safe and build on .... l8z
It's safe for your turbo, it doesn't effect lines or seals!
I'll give this a try on my car as well.... The lifter tick is driving me crazy.
Let me know if it helps!
It would be nice to have everyone put what oil they use, how many miles are on the engine to see if it's either a common problem or a maint. issue. My miata has around 120k miles on it, I get a little bit of tick if I let the car sit for a week or to but it rarely lasts longer than a min. or two. I've ran Amsoil in it from the start and the engine is very clean. No hint of sludge. I change the oil once a year. I put around 5 to 8K miles a year but I take it out for a drive every 5 days regardless of having some where to go just to keep the engine seals lubed... These are great cars, I don't leak or burn oil, Get around 30mpg with it. I think the lifter issue is people using lower quality of oils and/or let it sit for very long times or take it on real short trips without getting the oil hot enough to get crap in the oil ect... If I let it sit for less than 2 days I might get a little tic but it goes away very quickly, maybe less than 10 seconds.. I also never drive less than 15mi. when I take it to the local stores or when ever I drive it to heat the oil to avoid any chance of the oil getting gas or moisture built up.
did the lifter tick ever come back after ? i am considering this but i live in the states so it’s a quite expensive little bottle lol please get back to me
It did but that’s normal. I use this with the yearly oil change. Every time the lifter tick comes back its time for an oil change ☺️
Where did you get that air intake?
I build it myself. Check out my DIY cold air intake how-to video.
Remember when I had this problem with my car bro all going after a good tune-up!
All gone not going
And what do you mean with “good tune-up” bro? An oil change?
Never had this problem with my 340k na ??? Thanks
Well count your blessings then ??? Thanks
I have 236k on my NA and it ticks like maaaad
Use Rotella T6 5w-40. It will go away. Done.
Thanks for your response Daniel, but unfortunately they don’t sell Rotella T6 in my country 😔
Sorry bro it's two years ago u commented but I just put t6 in didn't fix it. Gonna try something else
@@marcomourao3711 Lol now its been two more weeks, but usually you have to drive around with the rotella for a while before it will fix it. Have you had any more improvement to it?
I'm flushing my oil out, so doing more short oil change intervals. I decided to just use what i had laying around. It was 5w-30. I got a ticking noise. I added a bit of 15w-40 and let idle for 5 min. Its gone. Using 5W-40 form now on.
Mine goes away with every oil change.
That's good news! What kind of oil are you running?
MiataMods Mine also goes away after an oil change. I use Rotella T6. It ticks at start up but goes away asap.
Thanks for your response Angel, but unfortunately they don’t sell Rotella T6 in my country
Wow...awesome product...
Thanks 👍
My engine ticks like a clock! Thanks for sharing 😎
Haha no problem man!
tried going on to the website.... cant seem to be able to purchase this item?
Just send an e-mail to my contact at Royal Trading and he will help you! His name is Martin and his e-mail address is martin@royaltrading.com
I could not send a email to him
Ah I see it now, it should be ‘.nl’ instead of ‘.com’. So the correct email address is martin@royaltrading.nl!
What size is m flush you used 350ml or 1liter?
350ml
Does anyone know if its legal in Missouri to drive a 1991 miata without airbag steering wheel i want to buy one that has a nrg racing wheel but im afraid it may not pass inspection or insurance because of JUST the steering wheel!
Just call your local inspection or insurance company and ask them if it's legal
Lifter tick is sooooo annoying, and slightly scary. :( mine does it every morning.
I know right? That’s why I am very happy with the product! The engine sounds a lot better!
MiataMods absolutely! Thank you for making this video. I gotta do this next oil change. Im messing with my valve cover today. Got a little leak. :(
Got the same problem.. need to replace my valve cover gasket asap! 😬
Pro tip. Use Original Mazda Gasket for the valve cover, or it wil leak soon after.
I'm in the process of doing this, but my pvc is stuck and I've got it half destroyed, still won't budge. :( I'll post a picture on my Instagram.
I love your videos, so glad not to see someone younger that tries to make constant jokes. 👍
Are you calling me old? 🤔 Haha just kidding.. thanks for the compliment!
what oil did you use??
Seems like a good product, thanks for the tip...
No problem man!
Mazda has a reputation of lifter ticking and the way I solved the problem was with synthetic oil , problem solved, have a nice day
Thanks for sharing!
I use 0w40 and it's the only thing I've found that makes a difference.
The tick didn't go away to me sounds the same maybe I very little difference
Did you follow the exact same steps? Flush and a complete oil change?
Impressive!
Thanks Scott!
How long does it last?
About a year so I do this with the yearly oil change
What, new, non broken down oil quieted a lifted tick? Who would have thought?
Will this only work on miatas?
Check out 06:46
Liked your videos....Subbed!!!
Thanks man, appreciate that!
Are you dutch 🇱🇺 ? The accent gives it away 😁
Haha is it that obvious? Yeah I'm Dutch and judging by your name your are too ;-)
I like changing my oil too lol
Well you’ve come to the right place then 😏
Marvel Mystery Oil did it for me
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Same, im running on marvel now for like 300 kilometers and in going to flush it out next week, and man does this engine love marvel it runs so quiet
This worked on my 96 too. Still oil levels aand regular changes are key to keeping it fixed
if the spring in your lifter collapsed, nothing will help. its a couple bucks worth part, if you are capable of removing the cams just hange the lifters.
the tick always goes away after you change the oil, how is the tick say 5,000 miles in? bet it came back the same
I genuinely felt like the tick stayed away for much longer than usual, but it eventually came back
That is pretty amazing!
2:33 did he just cut the top off a party hat?
I fixed mine when I bought it with an Italian tune up
A what?
@@MiataMods It's where you just run it hard to redline to blow everything out
A full sump of new oil probably solved the ticking.
Yeah probably, but a good flush always helps
Switch to Rotella T6. Lifter tick will be gone after 1-2 warmup cycles and you will never hear it again.
As far as I can tell they don’t sell that in my country unfortunately.. but thanks tho
Really? I just changed my oil and added some random additive from walmart that said it would help (I was in a hurry) It helped for a couple weeks and now its back and its loud and annoying lol. Does t6 actually work?
"it's a good idea to do a few pulls" "it's being sent clip" XD
Of course haha 🚗💨
You can also just use ATF
What’s ATF?
MiataMods i think he means automatic trans fluid
Using Automatic Transmission Fluid to do an oil flush!? Sounds pretty haggard.. I wouldn’t risk it 😅
It's been done for years. Add a liter of ATF shortly before an oil change. I don't know how well it works but it's an old trick so there must be something to it.
I did some reading on this topic and I have to conclude that it’s not a good idea. It’s mostly used as a last resort.. generally speaking trans fluid needs to stay in the trans, not in your engine. I would recommend using a proper oil flush product to flush your engine
Where do you buy it at?
I got at a local store but just Google it and you’ll find what you need
Is it a permanent fix?
you gotta love the dutch accent
Haha thanks I guess 😅
wat programma gebruik je voor je video te bewerken?
Ik gebruik Sony Vegas Pro in combinatie met Photoshop.
Ok, Dank u ;-)
Ps: kzal dit product ook moeten kopen, k'zit ook met een lifter tick
Zeg maar ‘je’ hoor, zo oud ben ik niet haha.. en je moet niets, maar het zou een oplossing kunnen zijn. Als je het wilt aanschaffen kan je mijn contactpersoon mailen voor meer info! Zijn e-mailadres is martin@royaltrading.com. Succes!
haha ok kga het onthouden xP
maar kzal het verzeker wel uitproberen mijn miata is van 97 1.8 met 170,00KM ooit wil ik wel nog een turbo doen maar dat is de laaste mod ik doe :P ik doe eerst de rest wel :)
Nice, dat is een goed doel om naartoe te werken! Succes en laat even weten of M-Flush helpt!
I’m Dutch too! Ik the feeling of having eye level be the top of the window 😂
Haha ook vrij lang dus? ;-)
Rislone has worked for me
As I said 5W40 worked for me. Occasionaly she ticks for 30s on start up but its not systematic so that's ok.
I like your red hardtop. I did mine in white (it was a very tired red) and it looks rather Lotus Elan but if I tire of it I may go back to red...
Apart from the fact that your car is left hand drive it looks pretty much identical to mine. What year is it?
Keep the videos coming🖒👍
I use Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 but she ticks all the time.. but not anymore! She's from '93! I will man, thanks!
if u have lifter damage the tick will never go away unless u fix it.. if u add additive and it goes away it means u oil is the problem .. you are not using recomended oil for ur engine or u dont change it as frequent as u should.. this video if a total bullshit
Liftertick happens to a lot of miata drivers which all use different kinds of oil, it even happens with the recommended oil. Also I change my oil regularly. My oil change video was only 8 months ago, check the creation date of that video if you don't believe me. You clearly have no idea wat causes lifter tick because then you would understand why it can happen with every type of oil, recommended or not.
idiot 8 months ago??? no wonder u have valve tick .. fucking moron
Why are you so triggered, calm down. How often do you change your oil then?
No way I have 160000 I am very curious if it will work with my Daihatsu move
Well it can’t hurt to try it out, the product is not that expensive. Good luck!
haha lekker nederlands accentje, ik heb een cls500 die ook tikt misschien dat ik dit ook ga uitproberen
Haha valt wel mee toch? Ja het product is niet duur dus je kan het altijd proberen!
Bummed I can't get it in the US :-/
Hmm I see.. I can't imagine that they would not ship to the US.. Send an e-mail to my contact at Royal Trading, he will help you! He is called Martin and is e-mail address is martin@royaltrading.nl. If you don't hear from him, send me a message!
Thank you. I'll send him an email today and let you know. Much appreciated.
I use Maverick
That's Marvel I hate spell check
You know you can just edit your comment right? 😉
Die ban mij tikt een paar seconden hard en daarna valt het wel mee
Je kan dit product een keer proberen bij je volgende oliewissel; wie weet ben je helemaal van de lifter tick af
MiataMods Ik volgde je link, maar ik kon die niet echt bestellen, moet ik een mailtje sturen? En nog een vraagje, waarom heet je miata mods terwijl je een "normale" mx-5 hebt
NVM, spul gevonden
Ik zie al dat je het product hebt gevonden, maar mocht je nog vragen hebben dan kan je een email sturen naar mijn contactpersoon: martin@royaltrading.com
En mijn kanaal heet MiataMods om het internationale publiek beter aan te spreken 😁
Ha patrick dus dit is dat leuke youtube kanaal
Dank je!
2:53 CRINGEEEE the way he dripped it in the engine bay
I’M SORRY 😭 I know, I’m a bad person
see you don’t gotta change the oil if it burns and ur constantly putting oil in it
That's true haha
says he isnt getting paid and procedes to do an add read lmao
In the beginning I state that Royal Trading was cool enough to send me this product for free so I can try it out, but I don’t get paid to make this video, I just got the product for free. That's why I could give an honest review because no money was involved. So what's your point?