(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 MLR forum in July 2016) Something I always thought really needed some work was the engine bay. Too many colours, shiny crap I hate and general untidyness. So I’ve made a start on making it look a bit cleaner. How it started: Strut brace ends stripped down. Shiny front panel rubbed down […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in July 2015) Got a genuine strut brace for sensible money. Some of them seem to go for quite a lot on ebay but I didn’t fancy one of the cheap flimsy ones you can get so just waited for a genuine one to come up cheap enough. It […]
(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 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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]