What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[Steve]

Have been thinking this mod might be useful : the temp gauge mod. More on it here. It might save an engine or two

[leamyj]

How will that mod affect the operation if the gauge??

[Steve]

You should get an accurate reading rather than a "dumb" gauge which just has 3(ish) settings: "cold", "not overheating" and "too late".

[Medic5]

I'm OVER Familiar with the too late setting!!

[franksm]

What started as a very slight petrol smell off the engine on Monday turned into 'ah... better look into it NOW' on Thursday evening when it was MUCH worse.

Found this between the fuel rail and the fuel pressure regulator ! More holes than a lace curtain.

[Steve]

Whoops, perished or was it rubbing?

[franksm]

perished - looks like it is two layers of rubber with a weave of string or similar in between. The outer layer was peeling; the inner layer was crumbling. The pipe was buried under the inlet manifold, so not on my usual checklist. Only outward sign of problem was a very slight gassy smell last week - but I put it down to the car not being used often - and then as the week went on, the smell got stronger and stronger.

I have installed longer pipe, rerouting it above the manifold so that I can keep an eye on it. I'll have to replace the generic pipe with braided or better at some stage.

Oh - the car just turned 140,000 miles (whatever that is in KMs, no idea) so it's officially now had more miles on it as a turbo than as an NA

[Amri]

I stuck my mx5 Ireland sticker on, bubbles and all

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[s-mac]

Polished it, then broke the passangers window cable

[mustbesideways]

Got new tyres this morni ng and a wash for the n.c.t and it sailed thru. Which was good considering the left front shock is near gone. Got toyo proxes for 55 a tyre back of the cherry in walkinstown

[leamyj]

Got new tyres this morni ng and a wash for the n.c.t and it sailed thru. Which was good considering the left front shock is near gone. Got toyo proxes for 55 a tyre back of the cherry in walkinstown

OOh, that sounds good value
Might give them a shout.

J

[franksm]

Today I broke the timing belt.

Not pretty. About 40,000 miles on this one - surprised that it broke this early. No like, no like !

[leamyj]

Ouch Frank, no other damage to the engine I hope??

Today I fitted a windblocker and power-washed the engine bay just in case someone decides to have a look under the bonnet at the Festival in Adare on Sunday
I covered the K&N with a shopping bag, but managed to saturate the spark plug cavities, had to drive home on 3 cylinders and in limp mode......spent an hour drying them out..all well again.

John

[Steve]

Today I broke the timing belt.

Not pretty. About 40,000 miles on this one - surprised that it broke this early. No like, no like !

Gah!
You have the engine stripped pretty quickly!

[franksm]

10 and 12mm sockets - just took the lid off. Haven't looked at it today, but wonder if I can get the crank bolt etc off without pulling the rad out. Should be do-able, no power-steering or aircon on this