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Old 10-31-2019, 09:37 PM
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Think I found my oil pressure problem. 99 base with 70 k miles.
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Old 11-01-2019, 12:09 AM
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Take the solid crank pulley off your motor and put a harmonic balancer back on
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Were you using a solid aluminum crank pulley?
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Nobody knows. He's never posted an introductory thread or anything about what he's doing or what he's working with. Only a couple of odd posts in sale and wanted threads.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Nobody knows. He's never posted an introductory thread or anything about what he's doing or what he's working with. Only a couple of odd posts in sale and wanted threads.
This oil pump was on a dead stock 99 base miata with 70,000 miles. The head exhaust journals were destroyed. Cheaper to replace engine with a 2001 engine. When I bought the car at 60k miles I replaced the water pump and belt as well as front and back seals. No problems until I suddenly had no oil pressure (actual gauge not stock on/off gauge) oil level was normal.
new engine will get a new oil pump and belt, etc. Suspected sabotage, but found no evidence.
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