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Ok, this is what I do when the outside air is over 90 and the engine is cooking! I use a motorized battery 1 L Water bottle sprayer! I LIGHTLY spray these parts in order while the engine is running: 1=Radiator when air pull motor runs (Crack behind the AC Condenser) 2=rubber parts 3=Valve Cover 4=Fast Evaporation in a few seconds 5=Don't spray the turbo or exhaust manifold (heat shield ok=lightly) 6=Many guys at the SCCA AutoX meets saw me doing this & started the same to cool off their engine compartment quickly. 7 States! 12 tracks. 7=1/2 Liter when Hot, 90+ and 1 full Liter H2o when 100+ Photo of AA battery operated 1 L Chinese made water sprayer below. $4.50 at Home Depot. Never any engine damage, in fact my cars run better than most due to a clean engine compartment! Rubber hoses remain soft and last long (450k miles on a Mercedes). Engine BELTS last longer too! Did this since the 1970s and over 1.5 million miles of vehicles. Diesel and gas & most of the them with turbos. Not my Porsche 911. Many High Output cars too. Sprayer also works great as a H2o Drinking Water bottle, car wash, suntan cooler, Tail Gate Remover (shoot in air), Hair spray, ANY SITUATION THAT WATER IS USED... I have a 2nd Battery Sprayer for Chemicals, Simple Green, Windex, etc. I put Gatorade in a bottle once and market it coolant! I then drank it as a joke! Faked choking! That was funny! Could this "H2O COOLING TREATMENT" be the reason my engines last so long, rubber parts remain so new, engine fluids look barely worn when drained? Well, the engine is made 2 take a beating (dirt, heat, liquids, etc.) so a little cool air mist never did hurt my engines! 1 thing I did notice, RAW CUT OR GRINDED STEEL PARTS did tend to rust, so I would use some touch up paint to cover up these parts. No problems with the Miata.... I learned this trick at the race tracks in Hawaii aka Hawaii Raceway park where the outside temps. are normally over 95 and humidity is over 90%... The hand spray bottles were a "Bitch" to use, so we used the pump insect bottles! Those worked great to cool of the car & people... Guess growing up in Hawaii was a benefit! Hey, If I damaged my engine, I would know, and I would stop! But only "BENEFITS" seem to come of this "light spray habit"... I'm just sharing my experiences with engine maintenance for the last 30 years with 1.4 million plus miles and 20+ cars... PS: Gents, it also cools off the interior of the car quickly when your Miata sits in the sun & cooks for hours! I spray everywhere inside and the car cools so fast, it's "MAGIC" vs. waiting for the AC to OVERWORK! I use this method almost every time with the ENGINE MIST... Indemnification: I am not a certified mechanic or Engineer, so my experiences are not advice for the members of this web page or the entire internet community. Any behavior or ideas expressed here are only for the entertainment of the readers and are not advice in any way. The writer, repo4sale, states none of these methods should be copied unless you are 100% willing to accept the results, negative or positive, of your behavior! Sorry, gents, but these ideas are being issued by REPO4SALE, A CALIF.LLC aka California Limited Liability Company with Zero Assets! |
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Today, 6Feb.2008 I replaced my Front Pads only! Back pads had 50%+ left so we left them. 101k miles Finally replaced front Bumper Skin with a "junkyard MSM skin" due to the Ninja accident about 6 months ago. Allstate is a "bitch Liar"! Paid $60 for the used MSM Bumper skin, and $60 for 4 MSM Rotors and 8 MSM pads from a Damaged Car. Used only 4 Front Pads, rotors are great like back pads... Is this normal for Miatas??? Pads lasting 100,000 miles with abuse? Got $4100 from Allstate and spent $315 fixing Miata ($200 labor + $60skin + $55 alignment). Kept the balance from the Court Judgment against Allstate! $3785 = Paid $50 for brake job and $15 (4 pads)=$65 for MSM brake job! Miatas are FRUGAL 2 OWN! I'm real real real FRUGAL! Top material is like Mercedes/Bmw Material paid $200(vs. $550) + $180 labor = $380 for a Mercedes Type Top! What a deal! Porsche Boxer owner sold his car, said it made love 2 the mechanics! So he then sold me a special Top ONLY Cover. 2 Velcro straps 2 windshield wipers & flaps under wipers, 2 clips under door bottoms & 2 straps in trunk! This is an 85% fit vs. the Porsche Boxer... I also used 1 can Scotch guard on the new top & 1 can on the top cover! I'll post a photo of this Porsche Top cover later, perfect to keep the sun & bird stuff off a new top! OH, FREE REMOVE & REPLACE AT 99K MILES MSM CLUTCH WITH MSM CLUTCH DUE TO SHOP MESSING UP TRANS OIL CHANGE (plugs on right side vs. left)! MSM Clutch Kit was from a MSM 2004 with only 4k miles on it! I'm so happy, this car is FRUGAL + FUN + FRIENDLY + FRICKEN FANTASTIC TO DRIVE! |
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| Help ! I have called Toyota about whether or not this car is setup for keyless remotes , when I gave them the vin # its not shown on the options sheet however they told me if its a default option it may not show on the list . according to Edmond's.com it is a default option . When I look on Ebay for remotes they mention about a OEM version vs a Dealer installed rs3200 system . The car does not have the owners Manual and I can't find a damn thing of the web . If anyone out there can tell me anything it will be much appreciated . Can anyone tell me where to look in the car for the security / remote entry module ? | |
Hi, JAMZSKI new member here in CT JAMZSKI. As woe as me as I want to do, I'm trying to sell my Miata. Yeh I know, why and how blasphemes! But I originally bought it for my daughter in 2003 who use to own a 1990 red one before she was t-boned by a drunk driver thereby totalling it. She really loved that car, so when I saw this one for sale I scooped it up. Have had it since waiting for her to take it over but due to unforeseen circumstances she'll never be able to take it over anytime soon, so therefore it being for sale. Love the car but need a more every day car. Any idea what a good price to sell it for? It's a special anniversary edition w/optional hardtop, 59k on it, pristine condition, A/C recently charged, dealer maintananced, non-smoked in. Just thought I'd throw that out to one and all. Thanks, JAMZSKI
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| I have a 2001 Miata with 66K miles that has a small crack in the exhaust manifold. Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions as to where (other than the dealer) to buy a replacement, preferably one that will increase the power of the engine? Thanks for any help that you can give. | |
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Replying to: jamzski (Feb 23, 2008 10:34 am) A few members there work for dealerships and can tell you what you would get wholesale trade, and guesstimate the private party value as well. KBB is often way off, so don't let that set your expectation. |
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Hi, son hit rt side tires on a curb now car stays to the right not driveable any idea what could be broke? i was thinking tye rods not sure how much it would be or if it would be worth it though car is in good shape minus the electrical system and water swooshing which i still cannott find out where it is. Thank you! Keli hard
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Replying to: keli449 (Feb 25, 2008 6:42 pm) The water sloshing is probably under the doors. There are drains at the jacking points under the car. Go in there with a paper clip to loosen up any debris that gathered up and clogged the drain. That's a simple fix. Wear eye protection so that dirty water doesn't pour on your eyes.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 26, 2008 11:10 am) Thank you for your reply! keli
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