Heavy oil smoke at stoplights?
#23
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Seals can be done with the head on the motor. It's a little labor intensive but certainly less so than pulling the head. Head gaskets don't wear out, certainly not MLS gaskets like the OEM one. I wouldn't pull the head, personally.
#24
It's the valve seals. There's oil on them when you look in the head. No oil on the compressor side of the turbo. I'm ordering some, and another valve cover gasket to fix the one that never seems to seal for me. ;/
I've watched a ton of videos on the valve seal replacement, and my buddy owns a shop with the tools to do it, so I don't think it's going to be as bad as I made it out to be.
Thanks for the help, ya'll!
I've watched a ton of videos on the valve seal replacement, and my buddy owns a shop with the tools to do it, so I don't think it's going to be as bad as I made it out to be.
Thanks for the help, ya'll!
#26
Aye lol -- that's my buddy's famous line, too -- "while you're in there."
I had planned on doing it with the head on the car still. If I have to pull the head I'm going to go buy a daily driver (looking at an is300) and pull the motor to put rods and pistons in it, too.
I've spent the last 2 months (and $4,000) going over every inch of the car (sans internals) and am pretty much tired of it at this point, needing a break.
My DIYPNP doesn't want to play well with the automatic transmission / 5 speed swap (I'm assuming, about to make another thread for it), and with the labor involved in changing the seals, I'm still half-tempted to go get another car and let this one sit until I get the motivation back to completely pull the motor again and build it proper.
I had planned on doing it with the head on the car still. If I have to pull the head I'm going to go buy a daily driver (looking at an is300) and pull the motor to put rods and pistons in it, too.
I've spent the last 2 months (and $4,000) going over every inch of the car (sans internals) and am pretty much tired of it at this point, needing a break.
My DIYPNP doesn't want to play well with the automatic transmission / 5 speed swap (I'm assuming, about to make another thread for it), and with the labor involved in changing the seals, I'm still half-tempted to go get another car and let this one sit until I get the motivation back to completely pull the motor again and build it proper.
#28
lol I'm quickly headed that direction. The IS300 is only $4200 with 116k miles, leather, loaded.
Then there's a 99 bright red Corvette with popup lights I've been eyeing for 2 weeks. I'm afraid to buy the Corvette because I think the Miata will sit. I want to get it finished before I venture into any other roadsters.
This car was super reliable until I boosted it. Then I broke everything. Now I'm almost to the price of the Corvette, and ready to surpass it if I pull the motor again.
I love my Miata, though. At least, I keep telling myself I do.
Then there's a 99 bright red Corvette with popup lights I've been eyeing for 2 weeks. I'm afraid to buy the Corvette because I think the Miata will sit. I want to get it finished before I venture into any other roadsters.
This car was super reliable until I boosted it. Then I broke everything. Now I'm almost to the price of the Corvette, and ready to surpass it if I pull the motor again.
I love my Miata, though. At least, I keep telling myself I do.