1.8 Miata Engine Rebuild PT 1 - Teardown & Inspection

[@gonedisonance]

I’m pulling my 1997 1.8 tomorrow. First time pulling a motor but I feel confident due to this series !

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Awesome! Hope it well

[@gonedisonance]

@@NotEnoughProjects everything went good. Rebuild starts now 👍

[@dadsgarage.alwaysopen]

Nice 👍 thanks for sharing. I’ve been buying old unloved and abused Miata’s and fixing them and selling them. But recently the value of them has been skyrocketing so it’s hard to find good deals out there. ❤

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Yeah it's crazy how much they go for, even in terrible shape

[@dennisstafford108]

27:00 my theory is that the mount was falling out when dropping the engine back in, they taped to keep it in place while wiggling the engine into place

[@MrFlyingmachine]

The cylinder 4 woes maybe due to over heating since it looks like there isn't a coolant reroute kit installed. The 2001+ have a different head gasket to help fix the issue.

[@RideShootDrink]

Hey, thanks for the very informative video!

[@Bercedes-Menz]

how much did you spend on this motor ? my 97 having the same problem, thinking to replace instead of rebuild.

[@NotEnoughProjects]

All in right around $2200. Most of that was machining cost which unfortunately this motor needed quite a bit of. Replacing with a good used motor is a fine way to go as well and may be more cost effective

[@psyk0zi]

i imagine this would basically be the same with the 1.6

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Yep should be very similar

[@DB-dw7zx]

It’s like listening to Jeffrey Dahmer teaching me how to tear down a miata motor 😂

[@NotEnoughProjects]

I don't know how to take that 😂

[@DB-dw7zx]

@@NotEnoughProjects 😂 ❤

[@elianbarajas2869]

Any update on the camper van and chinook?

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Yes! We'll be updating on the Chinook soon now that weather is starting to cooperate. Currently searching for a roof on the van.

[@shastatwist4814]

would this translate to a 1.8 na?

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Yep the process is nearly exactly the same. Minor differences with sensors etc

[@shastatwist4814]

@@NotEnoughProjects thank you!!!

[@feet_exe]

are you from oregon?

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Treasure Valley Idaho

[@feet_exe]

@@NotEnoughProjects i saw the fresh squeezed box made me wonder lol

[@NotEnoughProjects]

Good eye 🙂

[@nofitment]

anyone get the wherls