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Oil/Engine issue

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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:22 am

I don't think the engine had a leakage issue, I just think it's not been topped-up for a long time by the previous owner, and like fools we didn't do it upon purchase - either way it's kaput.

Unless I get a very cheap engine, and someone good to fit it without costing a fortune then I can't see us keeping the car. The tax is up next week, the MOT due a month after and then there's the bits we wanted done before this happened; this baby is definitely going to the scrappers.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby DavesBRG5 » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:10 am

If you`ve got a driveway to work on & a handy mate with spanners you could sort this for nowt.

Buy an MOT failure / accident damaged 5 with good engine & good soft top (£300 ish). Swap over the bits you need & sell what you don`t need to re-coop the outlay. You may well even end up making a profit as well as having a sorted car.

Mind you i would only go down this route IF your car is a good one. (ie rust free sills & no advisories on the last MOT to worry about)

Failing that Wayne is on your door step & i`m sure he`s fit a replacement engine for you if you bought one.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:16 am

I have seen so many examples on eBay that have reportedly good engines but the body work's killed the car.

I would definitely consider this approach but getting the work done is the problem. I bought the car because the body work seemed to be spot on, minus the scrape on the front bumper. The missus loves the car and I'm getting it in the rear for not checking the oil (understandably) - I think I might be living in the thing if I tell her it's done for.

I'm also seeing plenty MK1/MK2 engine assemblies on eBay for less than £200, is that exactly what I'd need? And is the MK2 the better of the two? (apologies for the number of questions)
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby Mazda Mender » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:55 am

gibelatos wrote:I have seen so many examples on eBay that have reportedly good engines but the body work's killed the car.

I would definitely consider this approach but getting the work done is the problem. I bought the car because the body work seemed to be spot on, minus the scrape on the front bumper. The missus loves the car and I'm getting it in the rear for not checking the oil (understandably) - I think I might be living in the thing if I tell her it's done for.

I'm also seeing plenty MK1/MK2 engine assemblies on eBay for less than £200, is that exactly what I'd need? And is the MK2 the better of the two? (apologies for the number of questions)

You do not want a Mk 2 engine, get a good running s/hand engine and drop it in job done,give it the full service for piece of mind including fresh oil's belts ,filters pump, clutch, antifreeze plugs etc and we will stay on your case for checking you fluid levels, the engine was useing oil to be that low whether it was leaking or getting past the stem seals and burning off, a good s/hand engine is the cheapest option she sounds far from meeting the scrap man yet.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:47 am

That's reassuring. If I source out the engine what price am I looking at for fitting it?

I have seen this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-EUN ... 4ad2bec998

What else would I need? And with it being an Auto does that cause any complications, or the opposite?
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby binarypunk » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:49 am

gibelatos wrote: I bought the car because the body work seemed to be spot on, minus the scrape on the front bumper


Good bodywork on a mk1 is the holy grail, so if you've found a good one...keep it. Good engines are ten a penny.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:55 am

I can't stand the idea of scrapping it, only had it three week. It's a hard lesson to learn, and a stupid mistake to make but declaring her off the road, cancelling the insurance and then searching for a new one isn't something I fancy doing.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby Mazda Mender » Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:21 pm

gibelatos wrote:That's reassuring. If I source out the engine what price am I looking at for fitting it?

I have seen this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-EUN ... 4ad2bec998

What else would I need? And with it being an Auto does that cause any complications, or the opposite?

That is a short nose crank engine, it will need looking after and from your track record :whistle:, you personally need to go for a long nose the Auto version was detuned the same as the later UK spec 1.6cc MX-5, which to be honest is in your favour now as there are plenty of them cheap.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:46 pm

No worries, I will keep looking (not sure exactly what I'm looking for) but the cost of labour, and the fact the car will have to be declared off the road next week makes getting any engine swap done tricky.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby binarypunk » Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:09 pm

If in doubt sourcing your own engine, I would give Andrew at Autolink a call on Tuesday. He will probably have an engine in stock, if not he will be able to advise or help source one. He can also deliver it to a garage if/when you find one, so it will just be a matter of trailering the car over.

Better still if you can find a bored mate (or local mazdamender) it can be done on a drive. Swapping an engine isn't as complicated as you'd imagine.
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:10 pm

That's exactly what I'm after: someone to come along and take a look, tell me exactly what's wrong with it, what I need to buy and where and when they can do it... and of course what it's going to cost.

If it can be done for a good price and it'll drive on fine then I'm willing to splash out, otherwise I can't justify it; not with the tax and MOT due within the next month. The way I see it all that together with come close to the purchase price, and it was only bought at the back end of March.

I did get a 3-month warranty from the guy that sold it to me, is there any chance I can get him to sort it?
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby flea » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:06 pm

gibelatos wrote:That's exactly what I'm after: someone to come along and take a look, tell me exactly what's wrong with it, what I need to buy and where and when they can do it... and of course what it's going to cost.

If it can be done for a good price and it'll drive on fine then I'm willing to splash out, otherwise I can't justify it; not with the tax and MOT due within the next month. The way I see it all that together with come close to the purchase price, and it was only bought at the back end of March.

I did get a 3-month warranty from the guy that sold it to me, is there any chance I can get him to sort it?

That's not really fair no matter how tempting it is :naughty: But i do feel for you mate
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby Mazda Mender » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:52 pm

The Roadster is a Auto ,and as such needs to have either a 1.6 Auto engine or the UK spec mx-5 1.6 later engine as they were both detuned, which is a bonus to you in that there are plenty about because everywants the 115 php engines not the detuned ones, so you should pick one up at a very good price.
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Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build


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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby binarypunk » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:56 pm

Regardless of fairness, a lack of basic maintenance (like checking the dipstick regularly) will void any warranty - even if it is one that's worth the paper it is written on, which these used car warranties rarely are anyway.

With an old car like this, you should be dipping the oil once a week, while you're checking the other fluids and the tyres. That was the manual's advice when it was new, let alone 2 decades later!
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Re: Oil/Engine issue

Postby gibelatos » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:24 pm

Yer I accept that it's my fault, but I'm confident the oil was scarce upon purchase, especially as we've barely touched it since we got it a month ago.

I have got some good sources for an engine, going to ring around and see what sort of prices I'm looking at. My next task is to get someone to do the work - I drove the car to the missus' mother's earlier tonight; she has a drive to keep it on if we can get someone out to it.

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