(First posted on MLR forum in July 2016) Spotted a slight amount of play in the drivers side rod end at MOT time. Went to buy a replacement and buying a pair wasn’t much more than buying just the one so I got a pair. I figured it will mean needing to do the tracking […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) When I was looking to buy my MX5 it seems hardly any have any cambelt history. I guess cos everyone seems to know they are non interference engines so aren’t too bothered about cambelts. Well mine was no different from most and, though it has some […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2016) Had a small problem a little while back. Was sort of expecting it as it’s one of the common problems I hadn’t done yet. Spent a whole day working on the mx5 in the drive and kept getting little hints of petrol smell. Didn’t really pay too […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) The air filter was getting very hot so I quickly made a heat shield. Doesn’t get anywhere near as warm now. Bit of CAD to start with. I always do a compression test as a record in case of any future problems. Pictures for my records […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) got a hardtop the other day. surprised how much it improves the chassis rigidity. thought i may as well do the diagnostics flashy light thing and check the timing as I know a previous owner had set it to 14 degrees. all good.
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) A problem I had 2-3 months ago… This must have been a gradual problem but eventually had got to a point where the car felt to be lacking a bit of grunt. So my wife and I took the Evo out one evening so she could watch […]
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) While undersealing the front end of the Evo I had a quick look around the suspension and brakes as I tend to do fairly regularly. I noticed one of the pads didn’t look great so I pulled it out to find it was in two pieces! They’re […]
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) Time to get under the front to do some rust prevention. While I was there I thought I’d check out the how well my coilover covers we working and have a peek at the brake pads. Like new in there. Happy with that. Tools inner arch coming […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) A previous owner had fitted new speakers in the front doors but not all that well. No grille and just screwed to the plastic trim so I thought I’d see if I could do anything better with them. This is what I found when I removed the […]
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) Having started work to keep rust at bay under the sills I moved on to the rear end next. As always, where required I removed any previous underseal, paint and loose stuff. Then applied Hydrate 80, before paint then waited for that to dry properly before covering […]