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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Golden Stallion's Avatar
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    Yes it is. You said last time that it is either that or head gasket. If it is my front seal, you guys think we could set up another weekend and get this done or is it a 2 day project

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    I'm getting pretty good at timing belts these days. I bet we could do it in 4 hours on the ground. If we get to use Jamie's 2 post then we could do it in 2.

    If you want to hire a shop:

    Performance Chassis has a good rep, but I've never dealt with them.

    Macnair's Performance on Westgate near the airport. They do good work.


    Disclaimer: I'm not sure if the supercharger will complicate things.
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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power JLBMX5's Avatar
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    I would suggest timing belt and waterpump change. And if anything get the seal tool to set the seal in position.

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    Advanced auto has an online coupon. Spend 100 and get 40 off online. You can buy the parts and pick up at store and save yourself 40 bucks.

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    If the HG is the issue, the S/C will indeed complicate things. I would guess regular garages may be out of the question because of it. You are going to have to be up front with whoever you choose about the aftermarket stuff. It would likely add to the labor, just depends on the shop. Performance Chassis runs the gamut. 1/2 the cars I see there are stock, the other half are modified, including race cars. Definitely check Andy's recommendation

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    And check coolant

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    alright well i did look under a couple of weeks and couldn't find much. i found some older, dried up gunk under my right under my head and fresher oil on the bottom of my block. my friend put a can and half of brake cleaner and cleaned a lot of it off. i hope you guys, people that have been around miata's longer, can diagnose the problem so fingers crossed

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    Where under the head and on the motor?

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    checked coolant, no problem there. perrfectly clear green. now i went outside to take some pics. If you need photos for anything else but they show pretty clearly that fresh oil on the bottom but can only see the fresh oil from the bottom of the car
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    Thats alot of oil front of oilpan. That is where your front seal is. Yoy cay that was freshly cleaned ?

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    Clean the day before the day before I left. I should say I didn't scrub it or anything but brake cleaner got quite a bit off. So a week and a half but it always looked like that even before I cleaned it. So does that go on the front seal side over head gasket?

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    I dont know where a leaking head gasket flows down to.

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    Fronts seals fo sho. Cam and crank seal, timing belt, h20 pump, idler pullies, accesory belts. Valve cover gasket & CAS o ring just to cover your bases. I would bet on $400-700, depending on how much you decide to have done.

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    A HG would leave oil in your coolant and coolant in your oil.

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