Euro 1600

[Sead]

Would anyone know if the European '90 1.6 16v motor is the same as the ones in North America? My dad lives in east europe and has a 90 323 and needs a valve cover seal sent to him. Apparently the Mazda dealers overthere said a 90 is too old for them to carry it.

Any other seals you think I should send to him?

Thanks for any info.

[charles]

Almost all of the 1.6L motors over here are 8V, not 16V. So you'll have to be careful about that. I don't know why they wouldn't sell those at the dealer anymore, that's stupid.

[MazdaMadness]

I live in europe... i have 1.6 8v injection
Your dad probably has carburated 1.6 sohc 16v ( i think that B6-ME is the name of that engine). The seal is probablly different because head of those engines is different, so, i guess it wont fit.

Mazda dealers are talking bull****! They need to have everything because they are mazda dealers... even if i want a rotor from a mazda cosmo 110 sport, they need to have it

[Sead]

I live in europe... i have 1.6 8v injection
Your dad probably has carburated 1.6 sohc 16v ( i think that B6-ME is the name of that engine). The seal is probablly different because head of those engines is different, so, i guess it wont fit.

Mazda dealers are talking bull****! They need to have everything because they are mazda dealers... even if i want a rotor from a mazda cosmo 110 sport, they need to have it

Well you know what the dealers are like in east europe I guess...my dad is in Sarajevo.

Funny, maybe he got it wrong, he said 1.6 16v EFI? IS that like a Miata engine here just transverse?

[MazdaMadness]

He is in Sarajevo??? We are neighbours! Im in Zagreb. I never heard about 16v EFI in a 323!

Znaš hrvatski, bosanski? Da malo zezamo amere

[Sead]

8v!

Aiight, just called him again, turns out it's probably not a 16v...it has no 16v or DOHC markings and a skinny valve cover. 62kW so it must be a 8v. Did the same motor come in the 323s in North America(Canada)?
Any other seals I should send over? If there are any that are known to be prone to leaks, let me know...might as well send it in the package.

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated!

[gtx510]

MX3's and cali 323's got the sohc 16v 1.6

[Sead]

yes the 90-94 US 323 1.6l engine is the 8 valve

other places that can leak is the distributor o-ring, the cam seal, the main seal (front/crank seal), and the rear seal (by the flywheel)... the oil pan uses a silicon liquid gasket

So I looked up all the seals and the only confusing one is the crank seal...they list 2 part numbers... one is (funny) the same as the cam seal (211-8516)and is listed as 5-89 to 8-90 and the other one is from Sept 90 on(211-8516)?

Any ideas which one is? I can't get a hold of my dad in time before I have to send this to him...just know it's a 90 323 1.6 8v.

[Sead]

Parts have already been shipped, thanks for helpin out!

[maz94protege]

i know they have a rare 1.6 turbo diesel ive only seen a few pics of it. i forget where i saw the pictures of it at. is that what your talking bout?

[MazdaMadness]

only diesel engines where 1.7 n/a diesels