The driver-side fan on the Miata died. Somehow, over time, the fan assembly warped to allow the blade to get stuck against the housing, and the fan blade ended up unsalvageable. The metal hub of the fan separated from the plastic fan blade, the plastic part of the blade fell off, and the motor drove the metal part to eat the plastic part of fan. I discovered this on Sunday evening - I have no idea how long it had been that way, as the car never indicated that it was running warm. ...
Last year, I bought an eBay timing belt kit. Started one day, had the car running the next night. A few months later, the eBay water pump failed, and having the old pump still on hand (anticipating the eBay failure possibility), I swapped it back, (took six hours,) and the old pump started making noises last month, and started leaking a few days ago. Today, I did the third water pump change since I've owned the car. It took me about five hours to do it today, so I guess I am getting better ...
I’ve decided to add “unusual” maintenance items to my blog. Hopefully, this will give people inspiration to try things that most people would bypass in the name of convenience or because they haven’t tried the procedure before. This link refers to the original conversation about it on the forums: http://www.dfwmiata.com/showthread.php?15020-Gonna-replace-a-dead-radiator-fan&highlight= We did this over a year ago, and I’ll be honest at this point and tell you that my father, an ...
FCM's instructions: http://fatcatmotorsports.com/FCM_MT_...ns_2_14_10.pdf This kit is for NA Miatas with Bilstein or Koni shocks and 2.5" springs installed. I bought my kit from Fat Cat Motorsports but you can also get them from Mazdaspeed now. The kit I ordered included 4 new NB top hats. The instructions are self explanatory. The only tips I can add is to rough up the surface of the spring adapters with sandpaper to help the glue stick. I ...
Updated 04-20-2010 at 07:00 PM by creek
This one came from the Pointy board, but originally from a gent named Rod Roller from the Central Alabama Miata Society. Link: http://www.miata.net/garage/techtrunk1.html Well, I have joined the ranks of the trunk lock modders. The mod works perfectly. It'll be nice to know the stuff in my trunk (when I put anything in there) is secure from potential break in. The procedure is simple enough, and all you have to do is grind away a small tab ...
Updated 08-31-2010 at 09:38 AM by Piff
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