John, really sorry to hear that.
More
like a major set back. I suggest you re-build it your self.
Can be done by a first timer in a few days. Since you won't have much
cleaning to do and can re-use most of the apex seals, it will cost only a few
hundred bucks in gaskets, supplies, tools and a single replacement
seal.
If
you want, you can ship your new turbo to me for save keeping (heck, you're
only going to destroy it too). :-)
Dave
Leonard
Well, they say a picture is worth 1000 words.
In
this case the picture is worth about 1000 dollars.
:(
The compression tester prints a tape showing the compression pulses.
On rotor 2 it looks fine. 3 peaks for every cycle. On rotor 1 there's one
peak, one tiny blip, then nothing. I took off the exhaust manifold and, sure
enough, two of the seals are shiny and spring back about 1/16 inch when you
press them (hard). The other seal is intact, but not shiny and only springs
back maybe 1/32 when pushed. It IS moving, so it's not a stuck seal - sounds
like the side seals are gone. We'll know more when the Mazda guy gets the
engine comes apart......
John (just a minor set back)