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Valve clearance

Tiny
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Love my 94 mazda mx3! It's the 16 valve, 1.6L 4 cylinder DOHC. Has 157K miles (not all mine) -I've only had it about a year....but I threw the timing belt! I really thought it was the distributor - but it wasn't.

Could someone PLEASE tell me the clearance? Does it have zero tolerance or is it going to be well again once I get a belt? I can't find it in the Chilton's and I can't find a Haynes.


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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 AT 10:42 PM

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Tiny
COSMO
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Nothing to worry about. It is NOT a zero-clearance motor. Things should be fine.

Cosmo. Mazda TEch
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 AT 11:20 AM
Tiny
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You were right - not 0 clearance and the baby is all better. However, it also messed up distributor and alternator. It's running! I had a super mechanic that came out of retirement just for the challenge.
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Saturday, February 17th, 2007 AT 6:12 AM

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