I would like some new aux port sleeves.. the ones I pulled out surprizingly move very freely and were not clogged at all. But the bar in the center, to wich the lever connects to from the lower intake manifold, is really worn, like its thin where the lever connects.. I want to replace it so I don't have to do this **** again a couple years down the road...

Also, when I took off the lower intake manifold, there were two 'doughnut' type seals that were rubber that seem to seal coolant passages.. However, both of them where cracked and destroyed in certain areas. This is probably where some of the coolant is leaking onto the exhaust manifold.. maybe explaining the weird smoke coming up from it during engine run. I checked mazdatrix for the sleeves and doughnuts, but I couldn't find them, most likely becuase I don't know their 'actual' names.

Also, someone mentioned pinnapple sleeves, where can I find those?

thx

 

Found the O-Rings at mazdatrix

O-Rings
Just had to look harder I guess... im not to good at that..
As for the pinnapple racing sleeves, I don't know, let alone stock ones...

*EDIT*
Damn, just found the pinnapple sleeves as well.. sorry to waste your time guys But we can now use this post as a reference

Racing Sleeves

sorry bout that

However, they still need a core to do this, really your only buying the rounded edge that goes into the sleeve. Anyone know where to get just the sleeves?

 

They're supposed to be "thinner" at the actuator "fork" connection- they're made that way...

 

well then... i guess I'll just shut the hell up

thx

 

No, no, keep talking, lol...

And IIRC, there's a "fatter" portion of the "fat" parts on the rod, that will "point" to the small indentations on the housings, so that when the LIM is reinstalled, everything will be all lined up...