Alex_n/a

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ok so the oil pressure sensor physically broke inside the engine and by that i mean the thread part is stuck inside and the sensor is out here is a picture sorry if its blurry




how can i remove this can i just drill a hole in the center put a bolt on it to remove it and call it a day or is that going to make things worse?

thanks in advance

RotaryRocket88

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You can try a screw extractor.

Alex_n/a

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ok so i went out and bought a new screw extractor from napa autoparts and the stupid thing broke inside the other screw worst 3 bucks i ever spent lol

so now i bought a different kit for 13 bucks its to drill a small hole in the center then a bigger one and bigger one until i make the hole big enough for the pressure sensor to fit and if that don't work i'm going to take it to havana machine here in co i'm not sure if you guys have the same thing in your state but now my question is can i try something else?

Aaron Cake

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Stop, and have a machine shop do it. Trust me on this. A friend went through a similar problem. After trying extraction, welding, welding again, welding again, the engine had to be disassembled. All the work on the oil passage had restricted it, also necessitating bearing replacements.

Have a machine shop do the job. They have the tools.

Alex_n/a

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i agree i'll be taking the engine to the machine shop tomorrow and have it fixed by people who know what they are doing

its a good thing i got lazy today and didn't go and eff it up more lol

Alex_n/a

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hey aaron so i went to the machine shop even though the guy knew nothing about rotary he said he would charge me 40 bucks which is not bad but he wants me to disassemble the whole engine so now my question is if the engine is disassembled does it require another rebuild if one was done not to long ago or what WILL have to be replaced or purchased due to an engine disassemble even though compression is good and everything?

Aaron Cake

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No! Hell no! Don't disassemble the engine! Especially on advice from someone charging only R$40 who doesn't know a thing about the rotary.

Run, don't walk, to another machine shop.

RotaryRocket88

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Definitely do not disassemble the engine just to get the broken sender out.

Alex_n/a

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damn i even went to mazda dealership but they where no help since there was no tech about rotary all they could do was get me a new factory engine.... which is weird to me i didn't know mazda still made new rotary engines.... where those guys full of it too lol

wtf do i do... lol i just droped of the whole engine at a mechanic that has always worked on all my cars and friends and families car he said he will see what he can do for me

maybe i'll just grab a gun and bust a cap on that bitch lol make my self a new hole for the sender.... any recomendations on which gun to use lol

misterstyx69

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Richard Pryor shot a hole in his engine block with a 357 Magnum!(true!).

misterstyx69

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at least I think it was a 357 magnum.all I can remember is that one day he got Pissed off at his car and took a gun and BOOM!..he said the "MF'er went clean through the Block!".

Alex_n/a

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this should be sticky:
how to fix broken sender (like a man)

tools / parts list
1 357 magnum
2 gun shells
rubber band
gloves
beer
new/used sender
mighty putty (very important)

directions
- chug beer
- put on gloves (fingerprints not your friend)
- load gun
- aim directly at the broken sender stuck in the block
- if you have a hard time aiming use the rubber band to poke one eye out to see better with the other eye
- ready aim fire!!
- you missed right ( its ok common for noobs thats why u get 2 shells
- ready aim fire!!!
-there should be a new hole in your engine exactly where the cender goes
-but now you have another hole on the other side this is where the mighty putty comes in use plug it up and your good to go






disclaimer: don't do it lol

canonize-ryda

i had the same problem with my temp sender it broke when i was tightening it(over tightening) and snapped. i was lucky enough to ave been given one of those screw extrator things from the tv. it only has 3 sizes and worked like a charm. just used a little racheting screwdriver and alot of elbow grease and it came right out. maybe this helps maybe not but better than a new engine like they suggest.

Alex_n/a

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i did buy a screw extractor but the screw extractor broke inside the already broken sender piece... i bought it at napa i even asked for a good one i didn't want something cheap and thats what they gave me right now i'm kinda clueless on what to do by the way whats my worst that can happen now?