What have you done to your Miata today?

[Travizzle21]

Before

then after some sanding and cleaning

1st coat with the hi temp paint

All done!

I broke the crank case vent hose, so i just capped it off and put a little filter on there. Looks kinda rice but w/e, still an improvement

 

[Reitrof]

Changed my oil.

 

[THE Phen]

Transmission fluid change and oil change on Friday.

 

[Travizzle21]

Changed my oil.

Transmission fluid change and oil change on Friday.

What kind of engine oil do you gents run?

 

[Aricjm15]

put in a walbro 255lph pump. thing is damn loud.
i have had an oddmisfire i need to track down, not related to the fuel pump.

 

[krayzedpinoy]

Cleaned, and vaccumed the interior, used ICE full interior cleaner, and Windex.
Washed with ICE car wash
Used ICE liquid clay bar
Used ICE clay bar and clay bar lubricant
Washed with ICE car wash
Waxed with ICE liquid wax
Used ICE tire and rim cleaner
Used ICE tire shine
Used ICE spray detailer
And finally covered with OEM Mazda car cover.

It's beautiful

 

[Travizzle21]

Cleaned, and vaccumed the interior, used ICE full interior cleaner, and Windex.
Washed with ICE car wash
Used ICE liquid clay bar
Used ICE clay bar and clay bar lubricant
Washed with ICE car wash
Waxed with ICE liquid wax
Used ICE tire and rim cleaner
Used ICE tire shine
Used ICE spray detailer
And finally covered with OEM Mazda car cover.

It's beautiful

sounds like a lotta work for not a lotta pics lol jk is this an ICE infomercial (uhm) lol

 

[Reitrof]

What kind of engine oil do you gents run?

Mobil 0W30. Buy it by the jug at walmart

 

[THE Phen]

I used Red Line 5w30 this time.

 

[THE Phen]

put in a walbro 255lph pump. thing is damn loud.
i have had an oddmisfire i need to track down, not related to the fuel pump.

I wish I lived closer to you guys sometimes. I need more Miata owners my age that are into modding their stuff!

 

[Travizzle21]

Mobil 0W30. Buy it by the jug at walmart

I used Red Line 5w30 this time.

ah, very nice. No lifter noise with either of those? I switched to 10w40 and i gotta say, i like hearing quiet lol

 

[aMaff]

ah, very nice. No lifter noise with either of those? I switched to 10w40 and i gotta say, i like hearing quiet lol

He doesn't have hydraulic lifters.

 

[THE Phen]

^ what he said.

 

[Reitrof]

ah, very nice. No lifter noise with either of those? I switched to 10w40 and i gotta say, i like hearing quiet lol

Curious, why are you using such a heavy oil? Tracking or does it burn oil?

 

[Travizzle21]

Guess I shoulda looked at the pic eh? haha my bad

Im running 1040 cuz thats wat all da guyz @ club roadster said yo!

jk it keeps lifters quiet. Im going track it, but I have no cage yet.

 

[Reitrof]

Guess I shoulda looked at the pic eh? haha my bad

jk it keeps lifters quiet. Im going track it, but I have no cage yet.

Are the lifters adjustable on the NA's? Andrew?

if they are maybe they need adjusting.

 

[Travizzle21]

Are the lifters adjustable on the NA's? Andrew?

if they are maybe they need adjusting.

as far as i know, they arent, but i could be wrong (mj)

 

[aMaff]

No, the lifters aren't adjustable. They use oil pressure to keep them in contact with the cams, however (usually on hot starts where the hot oil can drain out before oil pressure builds), they tend to sag a bit temporarily. More info here:

http://www.miata.net/garage/hla/index.html

 

[Reitrof]

Interesting. I'm not a fan of thicker oils since it can take a min or 2 to get the oil circulated in the engine on startup.

 

[Travizzle21]

I usually let it sit and warm up a bit after i start it. I dont just turn the key and jam out lol. but there are pros and cons to everything. Thanks for the info Mr. Andrew