Evo VI – ATE Type 200 Brake Fluid

(First posted on MLR forum in February 2016) Not had much to do to the evo nowadays as it’s sort of how I want it so just generally keeping on top of maintenance and the odd bits and bobs I find. An example being this hole I noticed in one of the vacuum lines. Quick […]

MX5 – Exhaust Shield and Compression Test

(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 […]

Evo VI – Damn Spiders

(First posted on MLR forum in December 2015) I’d been spending more and more time playing with the little MX5 especially as I had lots I needed to sort before we did a short driving holiday around cornwall. So the Evo was due a bit of attention including it’s usual service bits like oil, filter […]

Evo VI – Some Plasti Dip, Some Paint and a New Battery

(First posted on MLR forum in December 2015) So winter arrived and the battery started to struggle occasionally not helped by the fact I’ve been using it less. The battery brackets looked a bit tatty so I cleaned and painted them while they were off too. Another little job… I repainted all the mesh when […]

Evo VI – Noxudol 700 Treatment

(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) Having done the outside of the sills etc it was time to get to the bits you can’t reach. After some interwebbing and reading a very helpful long term review by Practical Classics I decided Noxudol 700 was the stuff to get. It scored highly and buying […]

MX5 – Hardtop and Timing

(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.

Evo VI – Boost Problems

(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 […]

Evo VI – Performance Friction Brake Pads

(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 […]

Evo VI – Undersealing the Front End

(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 […]

MX5 – Interior Clean and Detail

(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) Something that really needed doing was a serious clean of the interior.  It was pretty grubby, especially the leather so I got to work on it. The ‘walnut’ trim on the centre console had obviously been removed some time ago but the glue had not so […]