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I'm planning on replacing the valve cover gasket over Easter. I've got the gasket and CAS seal already, but I couldn't get a hand on silicone sealant. So I was wondering if, as the repair manual suggests, applying silicone sealant to the corners of the cams is indeed necessary or if this can be skipped safely without the cover spitting oil over my timing belt afterwards.
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It's applied from the factory, and I can't imagine they would do it if they didn't think it was necessary. Also, every other valvecover I've done with corners to go over a camshaft requires the same thing - a healthy blob of RTV in each corner. RTV should be available drat near anywhere - Autozone, Checkers, hell even Harbor Freight has some.
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Unfortunately I'm stuck with German suppliers, which want you to bring your car in for the easiest of tasks and try to rip you off no matter what. Anyway, I guess I'll try my luck with a few more tomorrow.
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duep posted:Unfortunately I'm stuck with German suppliers, which want you to bring your car in for the easiest of tasks and try to rip you off no matter what. You mean in Germany they don't use gasket sealer?? any hi-temp gasket sealer will work... rtv being the most popular... And yes, you do need those little dollops of sealer in the corners... otherwise, you're just asking for leaks.
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I took advantage of the good weather today and managed to seduced my Miata into letting me take a few topless shots of her. So here we go. Valve cover and CAS done an no more leaks to be spotted. In related news I could finally get a hold of that silicone sealant and got ripped off royally by the dealership. Open heart surgery is cheap compared to buying branded parts here in Germany. I also installed new Hella headlamps the other day and suddenly it is possible to actually see what's in front of you instead of just wildly guessing. duep fucked around with this message at 12:26 on Apr 10, 2009 |
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I've read a fair bit of the thread, and I am about 75% sure I'm going to buy a miata in the next few weeks, with a budget of about 6-8000, what model year/mileage should I be expecting? I'd like a late 90s with ~60-90k on the clock. Is that about right, or will I probably be stuck with slightly higher miles or slightly older cars? In Oklahoma city. It'll be my new daily driver. I need something more practical than my kawasaki for daily transportation, the obvious choice is a 2-seater convertible, right? I've got four days off next week so I plan to get a lot of research and/or test-drives to hopefully find a good one.
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With that budget you should be able to find an extremely nice, loaded, and well documented late NA, which is what I would go for (and did go for), or a very nice early NB as well. Don't rush into it and wait for a good example and I think you'll end up very satisfied.
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Apr 11, 2009 03:52
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6-9k will get you a very nice 99-02 NB as well. Just keep looking till you find someone who needs to dump theirs, but you're buying in the wrong season, so keep that in mind. I wouldn't pay more than 6k for the nicest NA you could possibly think of either (and it had better be a special edition for that). You should be able to get a good condition NA with hardtop for ~5k.
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Apr 11, 2009 05:18
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I suppose it is the wrong season to buy. I could always stick to two wheels until it starts to get cold, and probably snag a better deal in the process.
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Apr 11, 2009 06:12
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You'll find better cars on the market now. The winter months get you cheap prices, but the selection blows rear end.
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The selection blows rear end now. carmax.com shoes zero listings, autotrader.com shows like 5(2 within 50 miles). The classifieds show 3, two of which are 04 or newer, and autotrader(paperback) shows one.
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Apr 11, 2009 15:42
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Its starting to warm up in a lot of places, Miatas are starting to be driven, so there are less for sale. Maybe try looking further away, finding a really well kept Miata should provide you with a great reliable ride back home. California has a huge amount of Miatas for sale, plus they are cheap and there is no corrosion or rust here. Unfortunately that means people drive around on bent up bodypanels
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I'm looking into getting an NA Miata sometime in the near future, and I've got no idea what the option code for the LSD is, or where to find out. From what I've read you had to have one of the optional packages, either A/B/C, and then add the LSD as an extra option. Is there a code on the car itself that I can check for?
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A/B/C have the torsen. If you really want to know if you have one, do the test I mentioned like last page.
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TrueChaos posted:I'm looking into getting an NA Miata sometime in the near future, and I've got no idea what the option code for the LSD is, or where to find out. From what I've read you had to have one of the optional packages, either A/B/C, and then add the LSD as an extra option. Is there a code on the car itself that I can check for? It helps us to know where you are. Packages vary quite a bit country to country. It also depends on what year range you are looking at. But LSDs older than 94 aren't really LSDs anymore anyway.
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Ziploc posted:It helps us to know where you are. Packages vary quite a bit country to country. I'm up in Canada, and I'll probably be looking at 90-95 at best, its going to depend on price. I don't have too much to spend.
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Savington you don't do PMs so I'm posting this here. RE: Speed Ventures @ Thunderhill Just realized that you were there on Saturday. One of my car racing friends just emailed your youtube link that featured you passing his car (green E36 M3). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKa2nPfgWIE I was there running in the black group in the red 944 Turbo that broke a CV joint in the 3rd session. My car is now at a shop in Sac getting fixed. Likely not going to lap again in that car (it is my commuter) and will stick with racing my 510 for the moment. If you see either of my cars at a lapping day stop by and say hello.
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I've been lusting for a Miata with some kind of forced air induction and came across this: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1119951673.html Is this a bad idea?
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Shauntron posted:I've been lusting for a Miata with some kind of forced air induction and came across this: Thats been on there a month at least. Its a bad idea if you want to pass smog legally, only the BEGI kit is CARB legal. I don't know how it would be otherwise.
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Shauntron posted:I've been lusting for a Miata with some kind of forced air induction and came across this: Is that aluminum foil he's using for heat shielding near the turbo? Is that even effective since it'll conduct directly to the hard lines anyway?
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I just returned from a test drive of an '03, and I think I'm in love.  I was expecting it to be more lacking in the power department, since I wasn't wringing it dry every gear, but was pleasantly surprised by the power the 1.8l makes. It wasn't amazing or anything, but it will definitely get out of it's own way with no trouble at all. Now all I need to do is find one I can afford. I was also very pleasantly surprised by how spacious the interior was once I was actually sitting in it. The car fit me like a glove, and I love the way it takes less than 5 seconds to flip the top down or back up. Also the way the shifter seemed to click into place like it was looking forward to being driven. Tactical Bonnet fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Apr 13, 2009 |
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Apr 13, 2009 22:42
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Still, $4500 seems quite cheap for that car, no? It seems to be pretty well sorted, but yeah, smog is going to be questionable.
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Hog Obituary posted:Still, $4500 seems quite cheap for that car, no? It seems to be pretty well sorted, but yeah, smog is going to be questionable.
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destructo posted:No, turboed cars rarely sell for much more than stock ones. Welp, guess I'll be holding onto mine for a long time then.
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Hog Obituary posted:Welp, guess I'll be holding onto mine for a long time then.
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duep posted:Unfortunately I'm stuck with German suppliers, which want you to bring your car in for the easiest of tasks and try to rip you off no matter what. Maybe too late now, but LOCTITE Flächendichtung is what you're looking for. Alternatively ask for any Silikon-Flächendichtung and they might be able to help you.
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The owner got back to me: "It was just smoged a couple of months ago. It will come with smog. It is heat shielding I made myself. Thanks" Hmmm. What's the likelyhood that this guy has a special friend at a smog shop? The kind I don't have...
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The car looks sketchy as gently caress. Turbo Miatas are a ridiculously good value for the money, but you are taking on a huge risk.
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Phone posted:The car looks sketchy as gently caress. Turbo Miatas are a ridiculously good value for the money, but you are taking on a huge risk. Pretty much. The hoses are clamped badly, the vent line is now made of fuel line, the intercooler is dinged to hell, and the dumb bastard insulated his comrpessor outlet line. Its not tape, its a insulating wrap like for a/c lines. Presentation isn't everything but I wouldn't buy it for anything over cheap N/A NA prices since he doesn't care enough to make it look really nice. Engine is clean, though but really 5bucks a pressure washer fixes that. DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Apr 14, 2009 |
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destructo posted:No, turboed cars rarely sell for much more than stock ones. No, they regularly do sell for more than stock ones.
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Baby Hitler posted:Pretty much. The hoses are clamped badly, the vent line is now made of fuel line, the intercooler is dinged to hell, and the dumb bastard insulated his comrpessor outlet line. Its not tape, its a insulating wrap like for a/c lines. Presentation isn't everything but I wouldn't buy it for anything over cheap N/A NA prices since he doesn't care enough to make it look really nice. Engine is clean, though but really 5bucks a pressure washer fixes that. What does 'hoses are clamped badly' mean? I'm genuinely curious as I don't want to be badly clamping hoses. Also it looks like he's insulated his compressor inlet line, not the outlet line, as far as I can tell.
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Ok, see the air intake? Can you see the quality of it? Alright, now just think about all of the other engine critical things that he's hacked together with a pair of safety scissors.
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OK, I'm convinced. I think I'll just have to eat the time and money overhead of putting my own turbo on a miata... I like the look of the NB a bit more anyway 
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I need a new airbox filter. Go cheap? OEM? Some performance brand?
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Have any of you used the Tsudo N1 catback? I want a new exhaust but I'm not willing to pay much for something that isn't going to give me any benefits. The N1 is very cheap, but the youtubes I've looked up sound pretty lovely. Youtube doesn't always reproduce exhaust sound very well, so I was hoping one of you had actually heard one in person. edit: it's really not all THAT cheap after shipping but my question still stands. GoblinBomb fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Apr 16, 2009 |
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GoblinBomb posted:Have any of you used the Tsudo N1 catback? I want a new exhaust but I'm not willing to pay much for something that isn't going to give me any benefits. The N1 is very cheap, but the youtubes I've looked up sound pretty lovely. Youtube doesn't always reproduce exhaust sound very well, so I was hoping one of you had actually heard one in person. Ziploc posted:I need a new airbox filter. Go cheap? OEM? Some performance brand?
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Ziploc posted:I need a new airbox filter. Go cheap? OEM? Some performance brand? Anyone know if Donaldson makes a filter that fits? They don't have one listed on their website as being specifically for the Miata, but given the variety of poo poo that they make I suspect they have something that'd work.
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The Mazda dealer next to work has $8,000 off written on the side of the Miatas in their lot. I wish I needed a car, drat Hyundai is too reliable to sell it.
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Is $5000 too much for a 1995 M edition, from a used lot? It has 102k on the clock. The body has a couple of scuffs that will buff out, most likely(doors opened into the side, left some white film), a good running engine, except for what sounds like a sticky solenoid(grind after the start). The interior is good, save the left edge of the driver's seat. It also appears to be leaking from the rear transmission seal. Other than that it doesn't seem to have any mechanical issues. Should I buy it and keep it? Buy it and drive it for a year while saving more money for a newer one with lower miles? Any input would be highly valued. I'm taking it to a third party mechanic in the morning to get the once-over and see if there's anything I missed when I went over it myself. Crappy cellphone pictures:  
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95M's are pretty sought after. I'd snap it up, fix the little things and then you could make a decent profit on it when you resell it.
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