Shotgun rebuild

[RETed]

Originally Posted by Ender

Moving on, after the OMP is done I'll bolt up the turbo, brackets, and the rest of the stuff that needs to come off the old block. Like the little sensor next to the oil pressure sensor, what does it do? It looks like a thermocouple.

Water temp sensor for the instrument cluster?
Either has a bullet connector (Zenki) or male spade (Kouki) on it?

I also had two outer oil control rings break during block assembly. One was broken before it got out of the package, and one broke during pressing. Is that common? Makes me question the quality of the Atkins oil seals, if nothing else. Should they get stronger with some use? I reused old ones, as they were mostly in good condition and just needed cleaning and new o-rings.

Yikes...
I will never use anything buy Mazda OEM.
I've never had problems like that with Mazda OEM.


-Ted

[Ender]

Originally Posted by RETed

Either has a bullet connector (Zenki)

^^^