Mazda Rotary Club

hallo rotary friends,
  guests and members.

This is my first message on this really good website.
  I hope, you can help me. I have a small problem.
 
I drive a  RX7 FD 1992
  During i drive:driving, i hear now and again a very quiet squeaking noise.
  It is very nerve-racking, because the car is otherwise very calmly.
  I cannot ascertain, where the noise comes from.:xconfused
  I think it is the hood or better the hinge of the hood – but what can I do?
 
  If somebody of you knows the identical problem.
  How one can give me a healthy recipe?:Thumbs-up
  Many thanks beforehand.
  and all of you the best wishes for the new year.
 
  [FONT="]Tom[/FONT]

Have you check your boot catch?

Sorry, but what is a boot catch?

Sorry excuse my poor english, I meant the catch for the boot :Hammer

The catch of the boot is probable not  the problem.
the sound comes from the front - wherever this may be?!
how much :guinness must i drink before i understand?:Giggle

OK so just to clear up is the sound coming from the front of the car ie bonnet / hood?
Or the rear of the car ie Trunk / boot?
Cheers:cheers

If its the bonnet then a bit of wd40 on the hinges, open and close the bonnet work the bonnet up and down quite a few times then apply some grease. then goto the bonnet catch, if memory serves me right you can move the bonnet catch down a small bit therefore tightening the bonnet down, apply grease here as well.

Hi

Mine squeaks quite a lot from the rear hatch hinges - there was actually a recall from mazda on these and they were replaced with updated versions which squeak less (or not at all I\'d hope).

I\'ve not done anything about mine yet but will be taking a look shortly - am hoping some WD40 will shut them up for a bit until I can get the new ones from Mazda...

Dave

its your front bumper...

tighten the bolts holding it on

There is a common problem with FD\'s, the Loop on the Bonnet wears (so you\'ll see a groove) this takes the preload of the bonnet when its shut so it tends to Rattle against the Catch on the Slam Panel.

Also on my Turbo 2 i found the Bonnet Hinges tend to wear quite quick, this is easy to spot, if you get hold of the back corner of the Bonnet and lift it (while the Bonnets Shut) you will feel movement.

Have you had a look round the engine bay for Loose pipes etc? its possable some thing may have come loose?

Thank you guys for all good tips.
 
  The first I will do is to grease all hinges and locks of the car to exclude that the noice comes from other parts as the hood.
 
  I take grease - not WD40 because
  WD40 has already visited all hinges and locks recently - but without success.
  I think the reason is WD40 is too liquid and volatilized; grease is more gelatinously and lasting.
 
  For the moment I don´t move down the bonnet catch.
  I’m carful because
  the hood is made of aluminum and bends faster than conventional hoods.
 
  I think I’m busy for the moment.
  I’ll do my work and will give you report.
  If the weather is better, the battery is loading, i start the engine and let him run. yeahhhh
 
  So long
Tom

Von wo sie sind Tom?

Hurra Hurra,
someone who speaks german.
Sauerkraut mit Würstchen -let\'s go
what do you drink:cheers

I come from Germany,
the native country of the inventor Felix Wankel.
Germany known  also  for other persons  in the history, but
don\'t speak about.

Tom

you gotta love the German humour.

QuoteI come from Germany,
the native country of the inventor Felix Wankel.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice  :god

you\'re making me laugh Tom! i haven\'t heard of an FD before in Germany (other than one owned by a Brit). is it hard to tune them where you live with regulations and tests?

Quote from: RAWyou\'re making me laugh Tom! i haven\'t heard of an FD before in Germany (other than one owned by a Brit). is it hard to tune them where you live with regulations and tests?

You make me laugh - british humor :Hammer- Look to the KBA (Kraftfahrbundesamt) - statistic 2006
138 Mazda FD are running on german streets. fact!
How much there are in UK? (serious question) - see new thread

What do you say "other than one" and "owned by a Brit" :2eek
I think in the spirit of Colonel Bogey " Tom has only got one ...RX-7" yes it is.  
And all other is all right - if you understand:rollin     ...2B!

Ok you\'re right with regulations, regulations, regulations - surely it is, Germany is  in case of "tuning a car" very  restrictive. But look to KBA once again. There is a litlle british flag banner  - you can read "german gründlichkeit" in your own language - isn\'t great:yes

Can i read anywhere a UK statistic? Thanks

Tom