Mazda MX-5 NA silhouetteMX-5 NA

ASSEMBLY

B-67prose procedure

Rear Cover

Rear Cover Installation

  1. 1
    Apply a small amount of clean engine oil to the lip of a new oil seal.
    Pressing a new rear oil seal evenly into the rear cover using a suitable pipe-like driver tool, with the seal sitting on the cover surface.
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  2. 2
    Push the oil seal slightly in by hand.

Rear Cover Installation (continued)

  1. 3
    Press the oil seal in evenly with a suitable pipe.
Oil seal outer diameterrear cover
100mm (3.94 in)

Rear Cover Installation (continued)

  1. 4
    Apply silicone sealant to the shaded area shown in the figure.
    Rear cover viewed from the engine-facing side showing the oil seal area with an arrow indicating where silicone sealant should be applied to the shaded mating surface.
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  2. 5
    Install the rear cover.
    Rear cover installed on the cylinder block showing the mounting flange and bolt locations.
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rear cover
76 - 108N·m

Oil Pump

Oil Pump Installation

  1. 1
    Apply a small amount of clean engine oil to the lip of a new oil seal.
    Pressing a new oil seal into the oil pump body using a suitable pipe-shaped driver tool.
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  2. 2
    Push the oil seal slightly in by hand.

Oil Pump Installation (continued)

  1. 3
    Press the oil seal in evenly with a suitable pipe.
Oil seal outer diameteroil pump
44mm (1.73 in)

Oil Pump Installation (continued)

  1. 4
    Install the oil pump and a new gasket.
    Oil pump installed on the cylinder block with new gasket visible. Bolt locations are visible around the perimeter.
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oil pump
186 - 245N·m

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