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    Mazda 3 2016: Pinging sound

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    I am hearing some pinging noise while accelerating in my 2016 Mazda 3 BN SP25, which has done 14,000 km. I'm using unleaded 91 petrol, am the only driver, and there was no load inside the car when the noise occurred. Is this normal?

    Answered by CarsGuide
    7 December 2017
    Graham Smith

    Has it just started making the noise, or has it been doing it since new? Try running it on higher octane fuel and see if the noise goes away.

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