Hey, been lurking on the forums for a couple weeks, and finally am posting. Got a blue 2003.5 Mazda Protege5 with 170k. Plans are window tint, bike hitch rack, and basic audio install, paint the wheels, and some general cleaning up of the car. I have already purchased some ski racks and cleaned up the foggy headlight it had.
When I bought the car, it seemed super clean. They had receipts for all of the maintenance, it ran smooth, everything worked well, and the interior looked like new. Upon bringing it home, I found out the thing goes through a court of oil every 250 miles, it detonates anytime it's warmed up, and it's got another unknown rattle.
This weekend I started to install a new timing belt and associated parts, plus replace the valve stem seals. I installed a new knock sensor, spark plugs, air filter, and plug wires too. The day ended in frustration when my car was still taken apart, I had the wrong type of valve spring compressor, and I may have damaged one of my cam caps when removing the cam. Hopefully going at it with the right tools and a fresh mind I will be able to be back on the road shortly.
But before I go any further, what is to be done about this cam cap. The glued down cap closest to the cam gears was a pain to get off, and when I did get it off, I noticed it was gouged. Most likely, I did this pulling it out because the cam doesn't have any visible wear where that peice would rub. Is there any recovery for this cam cap? If the Burr is smoothed out, will the goudge be okay? Is this something a machine shop can fix? If not where do I go from here?
Thanks in advance, excited to be a part of the Mazda community here!
When I bought the car, it seemed super clean. They had receipts for all of the maintenance, it ran smooth, everything worked well, and the interior looked like new. Upon bringing it home, I found out the thing goes through a court of oil every 250 miles, it detonates anytime it's warmed up, and it's got another unknown rattle.
This weekend I started to install a new timing belt and associated parts, plus replace the valve stem seals. I installed a new knock sensor, spark plugs, air filter, and plug wires too. The day ended in frustration when my car was still taken apart, I had the wrong type of valve spring compressor, and I may have damaged one of my cam caps when removing the cam. Hopefully going at it with the right tools and a fresh mind I will be able to be back on the road shortly.
But before I go any further, what is to be done about this cam cap. The glued down cap closest to the cam gears was a pain to get off, and when I did get it off, I noticed it was gouged. Most likely, I did this pulling it out because the cam doesn't have any visible wear where that peice would rub. Is there any recovery for this cam cap? If the Burr is smoothed out, will the goudge be okay? Is this something a machine shop can fix? If not where do I go from here?
Thanks in advance, excited to be a part of the Mazda community here!