press fitting failure
 

Hi all, has anyone ever had to fix a problem like this. hydraulic press fitting on the rear iron popped out. thankfully i could smell the coolant and have a digital temp gauge so i saved my new engine.

can i get a new one and tap it in?
drop engine tap a 1/8 npt barb fitting? or get a new housing.... not fun
jb weld or solder it back in maybe?

its the throttle line that supplies the coolant to the turbo, space is the issue- need to take off upper intake first.....

ideas welcomed


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It does happen.

Either press a new one in or tear everything down and tap a threaded fitting in there.

Travis

hopefully pressing a new one in works. i really don't want to make any chips from tapping, being that's port supplies the turbo. i'm hope the dealership has the part.......

Yeah I have seen this happen twice, pressing a new one in withe some copper RTV did the trick on Hoss-05's car. When my engine is out again I will tap it for a -6 AN.

Thanks i'm guessing you did it with the engine in the car?

No actually we caught it while the engine was out since we had to pull it because Brian Cain of BDC Motorsports is a worthless POS who delivered and engine with zero compression on the front rotor.

I have seen the larger one on the drivers side that goes to the heater core come loose as well. I guess years of heat cycling is the cause.

AN fitting all the things :)

stupid design on mazda's part. i'm going to try and get a new one tap it in with some jb weld. thanks

That should do the trick.

The hole is an easy tap to 1/8 NPT.....I usually just plug them with an NPT plug and get the feed someplace else :)