"707Miata" (chandonpierre1)
04/10/2014 at 20:40 • Filed to: None
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"707Miata" (chandonpierre1)
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Realized I never posted about my massive overhaul. Basically I did the timing belt kit form Arlington Mazda, which includes all manner of gaskets, seals, belts, and water pump. So, any oil leak I had when I got the car (seems to have originated from three spots, crankshaft seal, cam seal, and valve cover gasket) are gone now. While I was in there, I cleaned the throttle body, put in some new plugs and wires, and changed it over to synthetic oil. 100 miles have been put on in since this massive service, and she seems to have picked up a little pep. Best of all, no more oil spots on my driveway! Yay!.
Today, I changed the transmission and differential oil to Redline stuff. Shift action is smoother now, not as clunky. Also, the occasional squeaking noise heard from the differential is also gone. My Miata is a happy camper
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> 707Miata
04/10/2014 at 20:53 |
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Ah, you've got a hot air intake, too, I see.
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707Miata
> With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
04/10/2014 at 21:12 |
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Yeah the PO had it installed on the car. The location is really stupid. I've been devising some ways of shielding it off or moving it away from the manifold
Squid
> 707Miata
04/10/2014 at 21:38 |
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Look on Miata.net for ideas... basically all of them involve just a sheet of aluminum blocking the filter from the header, but the more creative ones involve ducting from switching the flat barn door to a vented one pushing straight to the air filter.
Also good on you for addressing the 3 common points of leaks. hopefully you did the CAS o-ring as well, because that leads to busted heater lines. . .
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> 707Miata
04/10/2014 at 21:38 |
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The stock intake position is actually optimal for locations under the hood. Have you looked at cowl intakes? (not mine, found pic online.) That carbon fiber tube runs all the way to the top right, through a hole you have to cut, outside the engine bay to the driver's side cowl and uses the stock airbox otherwise. It's a slightly longer run than stock, but the air is colder out there.
Frank Grimes
> 707Miata
04/10/2014 at 22:33 |
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I need to do this. I want to buy the flyin miata tool kit but dont know if it is a waste of money.
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707Miata
> Frank Grimes
04/10/2014 at 22:37 |
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hmmm well I did this at a relative's garage, and he has all manner of tools in there so it wasn't any problem. Holding the crank bolt and the camshafts steady while undoing bolts is definitely useful, but I think there are other ways around it. I've seen people use a crescent wrench before
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Frank Grimes
> 707Miata
04/10/2014 at 22:42 |
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how long you think it took to do the crank seal? as that is my main concern. What did you use to remove it and install it?
here is the cam holding tool. and at the bottom the seal intaller and crank bolt tool.
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707Miata
> Frank Grimes
04/10/2014 at 22:48 |
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I couldn't really give you a time estimate; I kinda just took everything apart and put new stuff in as I was putting it back together.
I'm not even sure what the name of what we used to remove the crank bolt was. It was this locking chain mechanism that chained onto the pulley and stopped it from moving as I removed the bolt.
As far as actually installing the seal, we just used a thin flat head screwdriver to push it in
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707Miata
> Squid
04/10/2014 at 22:49 |
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yeah I've seen those, I was thinking something along those lines
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707Miata
> With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
04/10/2014 at 22:50 |
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Yeah I've seen various cowls like that. My main concern with them is how vulnerable they are to water and such. I'm not THAT concerned about my intake haha