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DrewLGT 11-05-2009 09:25 PM
ebay water pump trouble *pictar*
 
i bought a timing kit, water pump combo on ebay. i went to install it today and ran into a problem. the hole where the tensioner pulley mounts to is not threaded. it should be correct? here's a pic of the hole in question.


http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/d...edium/0117.JPG

curly 11-05-2009 09:28 PM
do you have some calipers you could measure the I.D. with? Could be as easy as getting a tap tapping it. Or does the bolt just slide through?

DrewLGT 11-05-2009 09:31 PM
Originally Posted by curly (Post 478713)
do you have some calipers you could measure the I.D. with? Could be as easy as getting a tap tapping it. Or does the bolt just slide through?
bolt slides right through. i thought about helicoiling it. but that sounds like too much trouble

neogenesis2004 11-05-2009 09:32 PM
That happened with the last one i bought to. I ended up just going to autozone to buy one.

DrewLGT 11-05-2009 09:35 PM
Originally Posted by neogenesis2004 (Post 478716)
That happened with the last one i bought to. I ended up just going to autozone to buy one.
:vash:

18psi 11-05-2009 09:46 PM
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?????

I just installed mine a few days ago, its not threaded either. The bolt is long and goes all the way into the block.

JUST now went and checked my OEM stock one and its not threaded either. But my car is a 2000 so maybe that's the difference?

Either way neither one of mine is threaded and they both work.

RotorNutFD3S 11-05-2009 09:50 PM
+1 It's not threaded, that's the way it's supposed to be.

neogenesis2004 11-05-2009 10:05 PM
That spot is threaded 100% of the time on a 1.6.

18psi 11-05-2009 10:15 PM
Maybe he purchased a water pump for a 1.8? Or they sent him one from a 1.8.

curly 11-05-2009 10:32 PM
Oh yeah, i thought I remembered reading something about that, 1.8's go through and thread into the block. I think Ebay kits will always send you a 1.8 WP, that's the problem most people have.

Midtenn 11-05-2009 10:51 PM
And that is why I buy from Mazda Motorsports.

DrewLGT 11-06-2009 05:46 AM
this is a 1.8 from a protege. the hole is out past the block, so there is no way to thread a bolt into it.

clay 11-06-2009 08:01 AM
I think I read about someone on M.net running into this when doing some random BP swap and they just used a bolt and nut on the backside of the water pump. Can't say for sure though.

Braineack 11-06-2009 08:31 AM
mine was threaded:

http://www.boostedmiata.com/engine_work/water_pump1.jpg

DrewLGT 11-06-2009 04:05 PM
i'm just going to get a longer bolt and put a nut on the back of it.


any problem with that that hasnt occured to me yet?

Braineack 11-06-2009 04:10 PM
should work so long as it fits between the block.

DrewLGT 11-06-2009 04:54 PM
Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 479034)
should work so long as it fits between the block.
yea there's room

Rushin 11-06-2009 09:29 PM
i think its because its for a 1.8l. I wrongly ordered a 1.8l too and it came unthreaded.

18psi 11-06-2009 09:42 PM
Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 478729)
Maybe he purchased a water pump for a 1.8? Or they sent him one from a 1.8.
Originally Posted by curly (Post 478735)
Oh yeah, i thought I remembered reading something about that, 1.8's go through and thread into the block. I think Ebay kits will always send you a 1.8 WP, that's the problem most people have.
Originally Posted by DrewLGT (Post 478845)
this is a 1.8 from a protege. the hole is out past the block, so there is no way to thread a bolt into it.
Originally Posted by Rushin (Post 479151)
i think its because its for a 1.8l. I wrongly ordered a 1.8l too and it came unthreaded.
http://www.hjo3.net/orly/gal1/orly_spock.jpg

DrewLGT 11-06-2009 10:06 PM
Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 479153)
reading comprehension owns them :facepalm:


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