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What should I do while the motor is out??
So, I had to pull of the turbo and mani to re-weld the wastegate flange as it was leaking. So as I am under there pulling the exhaust, I rember that coat of oil I keep seeing, and it hasn't gotten any better. So I'm gonna pull out the motor and fix what I believe to be the rear main and clean up the engine and bay pretty good. So while I'm in there what else besides the leaky seal should I do. I'm thinking about pulling the intake and cleaning it out pretty nicely as I'm sure its full of nasty carbon, maybe I will get it powdercoated while its out. Give me some ideas. I'm gonna try and stay on a low budget, but if its needs to be done, i might as well do it while its out.
Thanks -Michael- |
Timing belt, coolant reroute with custom thermostat housing or spacer for coolant sensor('s). I saw one where a guy built a pipe that ran against the block under the intake mani with all kinds of bends in it. It was the most clean re-route I've seen as near none of it was visible.
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While its out do everything you can think of! I regret not getting my stuff powdercoated while it was out.
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Timing Belt is less than 5K miles old. I might consider doing the coolant reroute.. I looked into it once or twice, but never got past that. I wish I had the money for pistons/rods.. that would make lots of fun! Keep the thoughts coming!
-Michael- |
How about getting your flywheel lightened & surfaced.
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I posted in your thread at m.net.
Frank |
motor mounts & reroute. I regret not doing mine when the engine was pulled.
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take photos of you standing in the engine bay.
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As you already said, clean clean clean.
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Wire tuck time:)
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Cleaning and a reroute would b on my agenda.
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I think im gonna go ahead and poke a hole in the other side of my fuel rail and make it a dual feed. Maybe even paint it something other than that nasty green color. Keep em' coming!
-Michael- |
engine mounts if the ones you have arn't fresh. i'm happy as hell with my mazda comp mounts.
if you don't use the A/C it's a lot easier to get it out with the engine out of the way. There is an insane amount of "stuff" in the bay for the A/C and PS. I kept A/C since I knew I'd be back in TX, but my PS is gone with the wind. Replace all the coolant hoses! I think it was rosenthal mazda (finishline performance) that had a complete coolant hose set for like $70... Some of the lines for the oil cooler are a pain to get at with the engine in the car. |
Well, here is a bit of an update.
On order: Hondata Intake Manifold Gasket MazdaSpeed Motor Mounts Paint(Gloss Black): AC Bracket Tensioner Bracket Coolant manifold and tube Coil Bracket Oil Pan Powdercoat: Intake Manifold (Silver) Fuel Rail (Gold) Also doing a bit of a wire tuck including deletion of all the EGR b.s. I powerwashed the engine tonight and got it good and clean. Tomorrow hopefully will get the bay the cleaned up. The motor is looking real nice. Hopefully I can hide some of the wires and make it look real slick. I'll try and get some pictures up. -Michael- |
Well, here are a few shots of the motor and the empty bay finally.
http://i5.tinypic.com/4idlnqq.jpg http://i15.tinypic.com/3zhimvp.jpg http://i18.tinypic.com/4ge8hhk.jpg http://i7.tinypic.com/4d2dpnn.jpg -Michael- |
Where's the gold fuel rail at man?
The motor is looking good though and I like the intake mani. I take it you decided to not do the coolant reroute? |
Well, the fuel rail.. is one think im still not sure about. The powdercoated didn't get the parts done in time so I just sprayed the intake with some hi-temp silver. As for the fuel rail I tapped the end for the dual feed and I guess my tap was shitty as the fitting just stripped going in. I think I might make my own fuel rail as you might have seen in my other post. I honestly haven't even thought about the coolant reroute. Has anyone found a real good site explaining it?
-Michael- |
thats clean as all hell man nice shyt
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I wish mine were that clean :(
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