rprice39

Hi,
I am new to this site and have a question about my Miata's block.
I am in the process of rebuilding my 1.8 and came across a hole in the bottom of the block next to the oil squirter. I have seen photos of other blocks that look like this but I don't know if they all just happen to fail there or if they are made like that. When I took it apart I didn't see any giant chunks of metal fall out or any signs of damage anywhere else. Is this supposed to be there? Or does this mean that my block is ruined? I found another thread on here talking about it but didn't really get any helpful info about this.

Midtenn

iTrader: (15)

No worries. It is just where the oil drains back from the cylinder head.

rprice39

Thanks! This is my first build and it just worried me a bit.