Argh, missed it.
The usual price is rm19?

Maybe you can sign up for fasmoto's newsletter for for such promotional updates.

Looking around different online selling platforms, the price is around RM20.

Alright - Thanks for sharing too =)

Hi,
I am new to this forum. I am driving a 2017 Mazda 3 GVC. Recently, I hear ticking sound from the driver side front dashboard. This ticking/taping sound does not always come by and once it does, the whole driving journey will have the ticking sound off and on. I noticed the ticking/tapping sound when the engine rev. It is very irritating. Anyone encounter this? Appreciate any guru here can give some advise, what is the problem and how to rectify this . Bring to SC, they cannot detect this sound. I tried attaching a video in here, can't seems to be able to attach.

I also have this ticking sound although mine was the pre facelifted version, but can't be bothered with it after having it for 3 years. Some bear with it, but most don't face this issue. It is not really because of the engine revving but due to the slight undulations on the road that causes "something" hitting inside.

From overseas forum, it is related to some fitting issue (can't remember the source). Had to remove the whole dash, but just can't expect that after refitting it back, there won't be other new rattling sources.

do you guys have tick sounds when turning steering wheels?

Any suggestion of different tyres to replace my current 215/45 R18 tyres?

Price and location will be much appreciated. Thank you

try tyreplus batu tiga or shah alam. just call them and ask for quote.
so far most of my car change there as really good price.

I have the exact same issue for more than 2 years. The noise would appear during initial acceleration and disappeared when I reach a certain speed. I complained about this issue to a few service centres but no one seemed to know what exactly the problem. I finally found out why after talking to this one Mazda service center manager. It seems to be due to carbon build up in the engine and it caused some issue with the GDI.

The service manager recommended me to try this Mazda-branded Deposit Cleaner (picpic) which you pour in inside your fuel tank after a full petrol fill-up. At first, I was skeptical since I believed the ticking noise came from another issue. But after a few drives, the noise almost completely disappeared! The manager also recommended me to rev the engine when driving once in a while to prevent carbon build up. Also, I guess filling up with RON97 fuel once in a while would help with the carbon build up? The cleaner cost around RM45 a bottle if I'm not mistaken.

tl;dr - Carbon deposit build up causes the ticking issue. Use Mazda-branded Deposit Cleaner to 'clean' your engine.

i got a fren bought a most likely pre-facelift mazda 3 3yrs ago and i asked for his feedback. he say if u can live with all the weird noise then it is ok lol. He say his car 50% already warranty, means so many time wasted going to workshop. After hearing this i may just go for less headache brand lol

Really? I still had 2008 Mazda 3, my wife and I still loving to drive it. We don't have weird noise and we seldom visited workshop. Oh yeah, the latest we changed was oxygen sensor. I think we are lucky owner, maybe.

2008 is previous gen, i think the problem came out this gen.. thats why..

Not exactly sure whether your ticking noise is the same as the ticking noise i'm facing. Reason being, the rate of the ticking noise in my car remain relatively same regardless of engine rev and speed. If going by the analogy of the explanation you received, the faster you rev, the rate of ticking will increase. I also received the deposit cleaner from mazda, and had no improvement on my end.

Frankly, because the engine is direct injected, almost impossible for the deposit cleaner additive to work on the carbon deposits, as the fuel spray almost never reach the back side of the intake valve (maybe minor amount when the engine is on atkinson mode; unlike traditional port injected method where the fuel is injected before the intake valve).

The mazda deposit cleaner is rather expensive and you can get cheaper equivalent alternatives (like the bardahl concentrated fuel injector cleaner). Other than cleaning the deposit using the hard labour way, the only preventative method to consider is reduce cold starting, using good quality engine oil, and avoid too much traffic jams. A periodic highway rev blasting is somewhat good as mentioned by the manager your dealt with, but it won't prevent carbon build up.

i forgot CKD quality, no surprises here. All CKD car regardless of brand can't run away.

haiz.. actually my dad jazz also got funny sound rattling here and there. but then if don owes come out is ok.. my fren say like very frequent and alot of diff places so maybe next i try test drive see the facelift how since the test drive car sure oledi drive for sometimes lol.. really love mazda 3 spec and design, more fluid than the transformer like civic, then now is 5yrs maintenance and labor all free of charge. but if no choice then have to go civic lol, in my hometown, the service centre is very important, and i heard mazda service centre from my fren is the technician all cannot make it one.

you mean you have been driving below 3k rpm alll these while?

If you got chance to drive my car, your jaw will drop for it's quality even 10 years old, haha....

Honda car is worst for rattling noise, brand new less than 1 month the noise surfaced. From your post, I think you can't accept it, so good luck to you. Go check Civic, City, Accord forum here, plenty of it. Your dad got jazz, you should knew it how good the quality are.

Correct, it is the phenomenon of direct injection engine. This link explained it.

https://youtu.be/xrLNDgrIw3U

Thanks for the explanation, I stand corrected regarding carbon build up. Perhaps there are others things besides carbon deposit that the deposit cleaner seems to clean or clear up? Whatever it is, the deposit cleaner seems to help. I'll give the Bardahl cleaner a go next time.

Mostly yes, I don't really rev a lot to save on fuel. On highways, I tend to drive at speed between 110-120km/h, which translates around 2.7-2.8k rpm.

Because you pour the additive through the fuel tank, so basically it also does some sort of cleaning within the fuel system circuit. The most important will be the injectors.

So always a good idea to perform such a cleaning every 10k or 5k. Cost only RM20 (for the bardahl), cheaper than the difference between fueling a full tank for RON95 vs RON97.