Just one of my friends. Not a professional or anything.
BTW, I was just reading the symptoms of a blown HG, and it said a whistling sound may be heard. Any chance that's the "squeal" I was talking about when we were puttering around the parking lot?
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Just one of my friends. Not a professional or anything.
BTW, I was just reading the symptoms of a blown HG, and it said a whistling sound may be heard. Any chance that's the "squeal" I was talking about when we were puttering around the parking lot?
Todd, I have a compression tester and leak down tester. You're welcome to borrow those to check your engine. You don't need to drain your oil to check for water. That's what the dipstick is for.
If your cat is plugged, you may hear a squeal. I had this happen on the turboturd right after I got it and thought the engine was toasted.
If your cat is plugged, you may hear a squeal. I had this happen on the turboturd right after I got it and thought the engine was toasted.
If you can tell me how to use them, I'll give it a shot.
Eh, I was planning on changing the oil anyway.
You need compressed air for the leakdown test, but for the compression test, all you need to do is remove the plugs, disconnect the coil and the injector harnesses, screw the tester in each of the plug holes, put your foot on the pedal throttle so it's not drawing a vacuum, and crank the car a few times. Of course, this is usually better done when the engine's warm, but you can't win 'em all. Your numbers will read a little lower with it cold, but you should still be able to tell if one or 2 are way down.
I can do a cold test on mine tonight if you want so you'll have numbers to compare to.
I can do a cold test on mine tonight if you want so you'll have numbers to compare to.
Shweet. That'd be awesome.
If there isn't a problem with my head, I have no idea how I'm going to find this leak back there. I may have to pull the head anyway. I was looking around with the mirror a minute ago, and it's next to impossible to see anything as far down as where the coolant is at.
If it's helpful at all, I've still got coolant dripping in my garage now.
Alright, I'll do that.
Reach back there with a pair of long needle nose pliers and pull the ends of those heater hoses off of the block. I have a feeling it's one of those. It took me a bit to find where mine was leaking from too when it went.
EDIT: They'll probably need some persuasion. After 100k+ miles and 18 years, those things are baked on. It may not be a bad idea to replace those anyway
Reach back there with a pair of long needle nose pliers and pull the ends of those heater hoses off of the block. I have a feeling it's one of those. It took me a bit to find where mine was leaking from too when it went.
EDIT: They'll probably need some persuasion. After 100k+ miles and 18 years, those things are baked on. It may not be a bad idea to replace those anyway
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Brown staining in the bottle is normal. It gets pretty nasty in there.
Yeah, it looks pretty old. I tried to wipe some off with my finger, and it didn't go much of anywhere, but it smells a lot more like dirt than oil.
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how much did tyou pay for this thing again?
$1750. Cheap enough that I can drop a new engine in and not really sweat it.
Not that I want to do that...
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gotcha
Ok, so I just went out and pulled the plugs. I don't think oil on the #4 plug is a good sign.
How much oil? And on what part of the plug? If it's just a little brown ring (wow, that's not GACC at ALL!) on the ceramic section, then it may just need a new valve cover gasket.
Velocifero
Wham Bam thank you Ma'am
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not sure about with the miatas, but oil around the plug could just be from the valve cover gasket leaking, no?
Yeah, valve cover gasket is what Google tells me as well.
More troubling is this...
#1 - Bosch Platinum Plus
#2 - Bosch Super
#3 - Bosch Platinum
#4 - Bosch Platinum (oil...and suspiciously clean)
I am pretty sure this guy was retarded.
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are #3 & 4 even the right plugs? Theres no washer....
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It's like he just rummaged around the garage for any spare plugs:
"ooh, one from the truck, two from the old Miata, one from the lawn mower...that makes four, we're good!"
"ooh, one from the truck, two from the old Miata, one from the lawn mower...that makes four, we're good!"
