Recent content by teneighty

Ok, I have come up with a couple of possible causes based on research. Piston rings noise..? Exhaust leak..? I'm going to buy a compression tester and do a compression test at some point.

I just got this 1.8L 2000 mazda protege a few weeks ago. I detected this noise just slightly when I test drove it, but it has become much louder. Does anyone know what this is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DqmIOpgkQk Today it's warm and dry out, and it was actually louder, probably a bit...