I'm talking about oplishing with like 2500 sandpaper, then actually buffing with a polisher.
it looked/felt like a mirror
not removing any material. (well you know what I mean, like .00000001 or something)

referenced this thread when I was doing it too, just to make sure I'm not missing or forgetting anything.

https://www.miataturbo.net/engine-pe...il-pump-65290/

Tough love in this post, beware.

Stop fucking cranking it, pull the pan, and replace the oil pump, and do it preferably before you fuck up the bearings any further. The relief valve is obviously stuck open, and there is no amount of fuckery that you will do aside from replacing the entire part that will fix this. Stop risking a $3000 motor to save a $300 pump that is very obviously broken.

There is a major lack of common sense in this thread.

Thanks Andrew. That is the current plan. Fuckery has stopped. Car will be going to shop and BE pump installed. I'm just working the financials right now. The troubleshooting I did on Monday was enough for me.

Now I blame Vlad for not using a new pump. Thanks Vlad...you dick.

:cry:

:glare:

Car is now in the shop. Yay.

MT community:



At least Martin followed the MT wisdom at AR. Glad you're back on the road though.

What happened? Who's Martin?

Martin is greddygalant. He was happy to have mike's (Dopple's) car leave his garage after engine pulling, shipping, and install delays. Only to have it show up at his work, Adrenaline Racing. He followed our advice and found a clogged FM relocation plate.

so that was it? it works now?

and it was that all along, just like I said, and after he bitched me out for using an OEM pump?

LOL

Not only this, but I told mike several times through text to ditch the damn thing prior to it showing up at AR. Lo and behold ditch FM piece, put on filter in OEM location, bam oil pressure.
Regardless,hopefully Mike gets everything squared away soon and gets it tuned properly.

As funny as this is, I'm happy to hear the car has pressure. Thank the oil gods. How was the relocation clogged? I feel like that shouldn't happen...

It was 'in good fun' bitching at you lol...not that I was really holding you to it or anything (unless there is something I can hold for you :giggle: )

Me neither. I'll be taking it apart soon to find out what got in there. That thing has been on the car since before I owned it and makes no logical sense as to something clogging it.
I'm happy though. I've squared away a few details. I drove the car a bit with the WG wired open, then did some driving with the WG connected but stayed under 4psi....all felt well. Once the knock sensor is back on, I'll hook up the lappy toppy and set the MBC to 10psi so I can drive the car fairly normally until I can get to KO Racing and have it tuned.


I already put 100mi on it lol
Yeah, the valve lash definitely need checking though...it sounds a bit like a NA 1.8 that's been driven hard.


BTW Martin, it helps when the charge pipe is ON the end of the compressor outlet....not just sitting next to it...
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1402383564

Fussy, fussy.

Honestly who would have guessed that the extra sandwich plate was causing the problem. It is not like a mod on here has ever had exactly the same problem before.

Fuck getting that pipe on. I was trying to help a guy at the Mitty get it on and it was a royal PITA.

I didn't touch that charge pipe when you brought it to the shop. It was attached when you left my house, Josh will confirm that. Probably for the best though, just to make sure you don't break it again :P xoxoxo

But seriously, that pipe sucks, it runs on everything.
How is is the car otherwise?

That pipe looks like a future coolant leak to me.

It's still not logical lol. Really, yes, between you and what Josh and Martin said...but look at the odds on rebuilt engines on here and stuck relief valves vs. shit stuck in the oil system. As for the pipe- pussy. I put it back on after driving the car...hot coolant line, hot turbo, hot exhaust manifold....and it only took me like 5 minutes.

Riiiiiiight. It was either you or Josh who did it, but it's more fun to blame you.
See post above for status of car.


Nah, once it's properly over the compressor, the clamp doesn't touch the coolant hose.

Bout to drive up to oregon and get into a slap fight with you.
rebuilt engines on here having stuck valves?
oh no you di-innnnt girfrandd:giggle:
I polished that valve harder than you polish your knob every evening :magna: