FFS
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Thanks Daryl, have most in hand, will do about the head bolts retighten anyway as its got to be done on all mazda 1.6/1.8 4 pot engines anyway
Head gasket is on its way anyway and I have a new cambelt to whack on as well, I may even go water pump too just to be sureWhere can i find DE valve springs in 3 days ???
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The cambelt and waterpump have 100% done under 5000 miles before it came to you, as I changed before I fitted the engine and I never did 5000 miles on it.
So if you do change em for peace of mind don't throw em away.
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http://www.interpreptuning.com/
They will point you at someone who can help, only heard good things about their valvesprings. They have resellers all over the place.
Might be worth doing the valvestem seals as I never bothered going that far, so I know they are the original ones.
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Also don't forget if you get DE springs you need DE retainers too not just the spring.
Also i'm pretty sure the same goes for the interprep springs, I think you need the DE retainers for them too.
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Any links to somewhere to buy them or just standard mazda ones are fine
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you need:
12x valve springs
12x retainers (the circle with the hole)
12x collets (the semi circular locks that lock into the valve stem)I actually have 12x exhaust ZE springs which are the same as DE springs. However I don't have the retainers and collets as I used them on my interprep springs.
postage will slow it down but:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KLZE-KLDE-intake-spring-retainer-conversion-kit-/140711495722?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20c30f082a#ht_930wt_1139
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above link is £43.00 inc shipping. I ordered a set a few days ago weirdly.
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How much did you pay for your interprep springs marco?
And where did you buy them from?
Did you use the DE intake retainers and collets?
But used the ZE exhaust retainers as they are the same as the DE ones?
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24 springs $190
Though I also bought new retainers and keepers/collets for the intake side. KL31 exhaust side I reused. I think it worked out at $400 of bits, so £200 landed back in the golden years of $2:1£
I bought new from Alistair Interprep tuning http://interpreptuning.com/
They come up on occasion on forums, but it's not too often.
TBH DE are fine unless you're high revving and have cams to make it worthwhile.
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currently negotiating to buy a couple of sets and get them in the UK ready for anyone else that wants to do it :bigok:
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ahh you're a good lad DJ!
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Can you buy uprated head gaskets ? Or are good oem usually Ok ? Even IF you were talking boosted applications
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Mazda oem are good for over 500whp :)
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Good good, that's prob why I've never heard of a performance alternative
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Mazda Direct or PAYEN gaskets.
Just don't buy the crap from ebay or probestore they might claim OEM standards or higher but they are just cheap chinese crap.
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IThe head gasket kit arrived today, its the same ones they sell at our local autofactors but half the price
TBH at the moment I am struggling a little, house collapse, head gasket and over christmas while prices are rock bottom I filled my garage with used marine parts that have cost me thousands for my ebay shop so its now a waiting game - I had 7 outboard engines at 1 point now down to 5 although I did buy another from the bootsale sunday :shock:
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The DE valve kit is purchased and on its way
I purchased 2 so I will have one for sale when it gets here :bigok:
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Sell me your ms bumper for a tidy profit :)
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FFS x 2
The engine was coming apart today for the heads to be removed for skimming etc and then noticed by the plastic casing for the cambelt a small pool of water in the V base in the block, we took the metal pipe waterfeeds that fill the V out of the mountings and the main waterpipe has rusted away underneath the main O seal
So this explains all now that when the engine was running the bubbles at the filler cap must be from air coming in through that and that is where the water is going to
Just ordered a brand new one from mazda with all new seals and was surprising as they said the item isnt a stock item and has to be made at the factory and shipped out so we are going to rebuild the engine with that and see if that makes all the difference and has cured the fault
If it has :cheers:
on the otherhand I now have over £200 of brand new KLZE parts that I dont need :(
Also found the dizzy cap and rotor arms are on their last legs so they have to be replaced
Really surprised by Mazda too as that water pipe made to order comes in at £48 in 5 days :respect:
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I phoned up the Mazda main dealer today too! For a dizzy O ring, surprised it was only £2.86 and I could pay by card over the phone :D
Glad you got a new pipe and not one from the scrappers
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Hope it does mate!
