Am researching my options.
No worries, my car seems fine, this is just research.
Who has a good reputation for 1.8 Miata engine rebuilds?
And at what price range are we talking?
Also, does anyone know of any used 1.8 motors FS that I could send for a ebuild by chance?
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FYI, I called the N. Hollywood Sport Import guy today and he quoted $1800 installed for a used motor and $2500 to rebuild and re-install my own.
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Am going to do a Compression test this weekend on mine to see where I am at.
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A leak down test will tell you more about your engines condition than a compression test.Pete Loney wrote:Am going to do a Compression test this weekend on mine to see where I am at.
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What year you looking for? I think I know a guy who can let go of a health '95 motor for something north/south of $400
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1995 for my 1995
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I hope everything checks out well. Your already giving the rest of us the smack down... don't need you in a new motor also.
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Hey, your guy wouldn't happen to have another one huh? Or anyone else out there?
I'm looking for a '94 or '95 motor. Cheap is good and it only has to be salvageable, as I'm looking to do a slow, long term build on one.
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I'm looking for a '94 or '95 motor. Cheap is good and it only has to be salvageable, as I'm looking to do a slow, long term build on one.
Jay W
Sean Fenstermacher wrote:What year you looking for? I think I know a guy who can let go of a health '95 motor for something north/south of $400
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Thanks Toby. Wasn't prepared for a leak down back when I posted.Toby Larsson wrote:A leak down test will tell you more about your engines condition than a compression test.Pete Loney wrote:Am going to do a Compression test this weekend on mine to see where I am at.
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My current motor, cold leak down, cylinders were all below 10%, Still need to do a warm one.
Can't believe its' still going so strong at 205K miles.
The motor I bought(Thanks to Sean/Bill Wilner) to build has the cams out, intake off, so doing the leak down is easy.
It's pretty healthy except for one exhaust valve leaks more than the others.
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Less than 10% on a cold engine is very good, those numbers should go down slightly if the engine was hot. Routine leak down tests are a good way to track your engines condition along with oil analysis.Pete Loney wrote:Thanks Toby. Wasn't prepared for a leak down back when I posted.Toby Larsson wrote:A leak down test will tell you more about your engines condition than a compression test.Pete Loney wrote:Am going to do a Compression test this weekend on mine to see where I am at.
Clicked over 205K recently!
Am now.
My current motor, cold leak down, cylinders were all below 10%, Still need to do a warm one.
Can't believe its' still going so strong at 205K miles.
The motor I bought(Thanks to Sean/Bill Wilner) to build has the cams out, intake off, so doing the leak down is easy.
It's pretty healthy except for one exhaust valve leaks more than the others.
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