madaz07

well i bought my car about 5 months ago and it had a lot of stuff done to the engine by mazfix(see sig) how can i tell without taking the engine apart if i have 3mm seals???

Bridgeported

You can't.
Well, unless you want to go to the trouble of taking off the turbocharger and exhaust manifold and getting in there some how to look into the exhaust ports and see the seals... but I don't think there is room to do that.

Phone them and ask them; if you still have your receipt, they probably have some records in their computer or books of what work you had done there.

madaz07

yeah i still got the receipt but i was done in 99 do you think they would still have any records from the cause it was done while they were still in toowoomba but they are in brisbane now. i was told by someone to try and look through the spark plug hole. id have to measure though to be totally sure

Bridgeported

Oh yeah, I forgot about the spark plug hole. Try to look through there, or get in there with a little pair of calipers to get a measurement of the seal thickness. This might also be hard if you still have all your engine accessories attached limiting engine bay room.

Also, I am not sure if they would have it in the computer still. The only way to know though is to phone them and ask.

If you can't see the apex seal and get a caliper reading from either the spark plug hole or the exhaust port...
And if the shop can't tell you the info...
The only way to know is to take the engine out to examine through the holes/ports (or take it out and dismantle it)

JBC

What kind of vaccum do you have at idle? 3mm seals usually have low vacuum at idle....but that could also be an indication of low compression w/ 2mm seals.

madaz07

well i rang mazfix and they said if it wasnt specefied on the receipt and my receipt hasnt got 3mm seals on there, then he said it hasnt got 3mm seals guess ill have too take his worf for it. id still like to check it though. oh well have to get them on the next rebuild