Miata not firing right

[wanganghost1]

sometimes its the fuel injectors, mine is the #2 cylinder one, see if that help

[4iceman]

i have the same car and same problem the "HLA's" make that noise or the hydraulic lifters... change the oil make sure you are FULL ( not to full) see if that helps. if not take the HLA out and take them all apart and clean them.. inside and out... i resorted to doing that and now they are as silent as a tree...

[TacoChino]

try 10w30 if ur running 5w30; my HLA noise went away after that!

[squirrely911]

Ooh you got the click.

[saleem83]

cool, i didnt know that miatas had hydrolic lifters. my 96 avalon does it sucks when they go out that you ahve to just buy new ones and u cant adjust them

[deemilieu]

@saleem83 in the '99 model upgrade they gave the engine hydraulic lifters. before that, no.

[saleem83]

ur timing sounds advanced, the pinging sound might be from unburned fuel due to the lack of proper timing....let me know what happend

[TwoferFromWHY]

Turns out it the hydraulic lifters had drained a bit. I checked everything again, poured some oil directly on the cams and fired it up.

[NonSenCESmokEsU]

did it sounds/work perfect right after that?!

i just popped my timing belt... -.-

[almyr81]

@TwoferFromWHY

Hello! I recently did the same thing on my 1991 Miata and I have the same problem - this clacking. What is that? Did you solved the problem and how? Than you a have nice day!

[alexsuchapimp]

@TwoferFromWHY no lifters on a 1990 model. WTF?