Engine knock
I got the car back on Thursday. The dealership found a used motor with 19k miles for 1400.00. In addition to that I had the trans rebuilt, new tie rod ends on both sides, and a new battery installed. So far it's running awesome and seems to pull harder in every gear. I didn't realize how bad the old trans was until driving it with this rebuilt one. The tech said there was a bunch of metal shavings in the oil when they drained it and they think it was a rod bearing but never dropped the pan to investigate since it was obvious the motor was done. I got the old motor back and plan on dropping the pan and taking a look. My next question is what should I do with the old motor, part it out, sell it to the junk yard, or keep it for parts? I plan on keeping this car for a LONG time now.
You can get a Precision Re-Man. TC from TEP for 175.00 with either a 50 or 75 dollar core charge. They are great stock replacements and are much less expensive. I will have one of those in my new rebuild.
-Mike
-Mike
BTW- On the Precision Re-Man, can you get a lower stall than stock? i'd love to get rid of some of the slop, even if it costs a little off-the-line performance.
Find a Miata for autoX. I have a friend in a stock 99 Miata, with sticky tires, and always finished in the top 25% of the entire field. He even placed top 5 a couple times.
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I have a similar leak on the end of the engine also...I would need to remove the rear exhaust mainifold to confirm it is not the crank position sensor or a main cap cross bolt.
Last edited by Count of Monte Carlo; Jun 6, 2010 at 05:05 PM.
