Oh dear - Lost a tip?

[Gerry M]

cross bar might of been removed if its had a big FMIC in the past

[Mazdarotaryparts]

Hi Dan,

Real real sad to hear you had this on top of what you had going on as well  

I have always found it scary that people remove the composite crash bar from under the nose, particularly when they fit 99 spec noses, l found that with a bit of cutting you can still keep the bar in place.
( also most proper I.C.\'s will fit with it in place but people leave em out)

If you want to know if you guys have a bar behind, just push on the nose and see if it pushes in as it also supports the nose , if it "boings in" it aint.

Don\'t know if this would help but we can sort you a direct replacement all alloy rad for 325+ VAT or an O.E. rad.


__________________

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by J.j.
I think Re Worx\'s having a huge discount right now on uprated Radiators.

Indeed, in stock ready to ship immediately

Details here:
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12295

Please mention the MRC ad to ensure you get the \'right\' price...

[Welsh Dan]

Righto, car is back on the road now, so back to the initial problem. It doesn\'t seem to be as quick to start as it did before (now takes 1 or 2 seconds longer), although it does still start when hot (again, taking a few seconds longer than before). We have noticed a few small plumes of smoke coming from deep within the engine bay and scorch marks around the exhaust manifold area. Is it possible that the exhaust manifold needs replacing and could be causing these symptoms. Car still runs absolutely fine as such, pulls with no problems and no apparent lack of boost, no smoke, doesn\'t lose coolant etc. It does appear to be slightly noisier which sounds like something is possibly blowing and there seems to be a tapping noise coming from the front end somewhere.

Could the exhaust manifold gasket make it harder to start at all? I priced one up at £120 +VAT, so hopefully its not that, but if so, are there any places that would do it cheaper than Mazda?

[Brett]

I had a similar tapping to the one you described when my manifold was cracked, hence you may find there is a crack in the manifold from exhaust to turbo. I wouldnt expect scorching if it was just the gasket.