Project Miata Engine Rebuild

Stage 2

A close examination of the engine before
I disassemble the engine will help in
knowing were all the parts go during the
reassembling stage.

It's time to have some fun, and remove
every nut and bolt from this engine.

Well a few hours later, the parts start
hitting the floor, and the engine starts
telling us the true story of it's life.

Looking over the sides of the engine to
try and find any oil leaks before we pull
we pull the head off.

All we have to do is remove the timing belt
and all it's pulleys so the head can be
unbolted.

Off comes the head, and a close examination
of the head gasket would tell us why and were
the engine had no compression.

The block would have to go to the machine
shop to be heat tanked, decked, honed and
painted.

A few of the rear piston heads looked like we
had burnt coolant in the cylinder.

The dual stock valves looked a little toasty,
but I did not find any valves that needed to
be replaced. All we needed was a head job!

The engine and head in general did not have
any hidden damages or major cracks in it.

Stage 1 | Stage 3 | Stage 4