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milleniaman
11-08-2008, 07:40 PM
i need to know if my 2.3l miller cycle engine is an interference engine or not. please help

i think my engine jumped timing and i need to know if i can just fix the timing on it then having to get a new engine

tks

SteveSter
11-09-2008, 11:11 AM
Nope it is not, just redo the timing and you will be fine.

OhSchnapps
11-30-2008, 09:35 PM
Whew, lucky man. This just happened to my friend's Dodge Neon a few weeks ago, goodbye engine :(

alphanumeric
12-01-2008, 06:34 AM
most of our motors are non-interference, it's great when the belt snaps or skips a tooth but we have to live with the dreaded HLA tick :P

OhSchnapps
12-03-2008, 10:53 AM
Dunno bout you, but i'd rather deal with a ticking noise over bent valves any day :P

alphanumeric
12-03-2008, 03:09 PM
Dunno bout you, but i'd rather deal with a ticking noise over bent valves any day :P

hahaha add me to that list ! i've gotten so used to that HLA clatter that i barely even notice it (except on cold mornings)

OhSchnapps
12-03-2008, 10:45 PM
I don't actually know what the sound sounds like, so i don't know if i have the clicking issue.

wheresthericego
12-05-2008, 12:53 AM
lifter noise mmmmmmm sounds like success

alphanumeric
12-05-2008, 05:03 AM
I don't actually know what the sound sounds like, so i don't know if i have the clicking issue.

haha i should record mine for ya LOL

or better yet miatas have louder HLAs maybe i can record some of my friends' HLAs hehehe