pix of my new engine
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pix of my new engine
ok. i know its rusty.. and i know i am missing housing and rotar
its a s4 n/a engine
i dont even know if i can use it cuz it has rust on it.
and it seems to have block seal around it . i can clean that out.
it was free.
what do ya'll think?
is it able to live again with work?
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That is a lot of rust. Surface rust is fine and comes off with fine sandpaper of a Scotch-Brite pad. But there seems to be some deeper rust in the darker sections. If it has pitted past a few thousanths, the iron is junk. When you start lapping newer 13B irons a lot, the coolant oo-ring groove becomes shallow which can cause the o-ring to overcompress and create sealing problems. Any rust on the e-shaft is a big problem as most of the shaft is a bearing surface. Those must be silkey smooth.
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That rust would make me REALLY nervous. I think you could probably salvage the rotor and rotor housing though. The irons seem to have quite a bit of rust on them though. Just my .02
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ok i will see about the rust beeing surface or not.. and the coolant seal part sounds interesting... i'm going to clean these parts up
the shaft has no suface rust at all, but the teeth on it has some.
the shaft has no suface rust at all, but the teeth on it has some.
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Originally Posted by 87rx7girl
ok i will see about the rust beeing surface or not.. and the coolant seal part sounds interesting... i'm going to clean these parts up
the shaft has no suface rust at all, but the teeth on it has some.
the shaft has no suface rust at all, but the teeth on it has some.
btw, i'm not trying to be an *******, i'm just trying to save you some time. the parts should not be expensive induvidually and when doing a rebuild you want to be sure it is done right the first time.
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Originally Posted by Karack
i can see rust on the e-shaft, the whole engine appears to have had water in it for some time.
btw, i'm not trying to be an *******, i'm just trying to save you some time. the parts should not be expensive induvidually and when doing a rebuild you want to be sure it is done right the first time.
btw, i'm not trying to be an *******, i'm just trying to save you some time. the parts should not be expensive induvidually and when doing a rebuild you want to be sure it is done right the first time.
i wanna know what ya'll have worked with and what ya'll know so i dont waist my time
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eww that is gross .. those sidehousings that is... those thing looks like toast... and i think plate lapping is bad... mazda spent years developing those coatings.... why take them off... thats just my POV ....ive seen lapped housings eat side seals...
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there is good usable parts still, they just will need some attention.
the rotor gears can be cleaned with a brass brush, just don't brush the inner rotor bearing, the bearings probably should be replaced anyways. the eccentric shaft could be taken to a machine shop for some lapping, the rust does appear to be below the bearing surfaces so it should be reusable though the oiling jets will need to be removed and thoroughly cleaned. rotor housings usually can take the abuse from sitting with water in them as chrome does not rust, the only thing to be careful of is pitting in the aluminum due to coolant or water sitting for extended periods without protectant additives in it.
the rotor gears can be cleaned with a brass brush, just don't brush the inner rotor bearing, the bearings probably should be replaced anyways. the eccentric shaft could be taken to a machine shop for some lapping, the rust does appear to be below the bearing surfaces so it should be reusable though the oiling jets will need to be removed and thoroughly cleaned. rotor housings usually can take the abuse from sitting with water in them as chrome does not rust, the only thing to be careful of is pitting in the aluminum due to coolant or water sitting for extended periods without protectant additives in it.
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