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Chapter 1: General advice & using this manual
1. Using this manual 1:1
Conventions 1:1
Symbols & cross-references 1:1
Hey! Watch out! 1:2
2. Working procedures 1:2
General 1:2
Work area & storage facilities 1:2
Hose connections 1:2
Gaskets & seals 1:3
Screws, bolts & nuts 1:4
Torque tightening by feel 1:4
Electrical connections & wire color coding 1:4
Wrestling with two-piece plastic panel fasteners 1:5
3. Jacking & supporting the car 1:5
4. Cleaning components 1:6
5. Buying new parts 1:7
6. Tools & equipment 1:7
7. Dealing with breakdowns 1:8
8. Technical specifications 1:9
General 1:9
Dimensions 1:9
Transmission 1:9
Chassis 1:9
Engine - detail 1:9
Lubrication system (engine) 1:12
Cooling system 1:12
Fuel & emission control systems 1:13
Electrical system (engine) 1:13
Clutch 1:14
Transmission (gearbox), manual 1:14
Transmission, automatic 1:15
Driveshaft (propshaft) 1:15
Front axle 1:16
Rear axle 1:16
Differential 1:16
Steering 1:16
Braking system 1:16
Wheels & tires 1:17
Suspension 1:17
Wheel alignment 1:18
Electrical system (body) 1:18
Chapter 2: Tune-up & maintenance
1. Introduction 2:1
2A. Maintenance schedule: USA 2:2
2B. Maintenance schedule: USA (abnormal operating conditions) 2:3
2C. Maintenance schedule: Canada 2:4
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2D. Maintenance schedule: UK & rest of world 2:6
3. Engine oil & oil filter - changing 2:7
4. Drivebelts (external) - inspection, replacement & adjustment 2:8
5. Air cleaner (filter) element - replacement 2:9
6. Sparkplugs - checking, cleaning & adjusting 2:9
7. Idle speed - checking & adjustment 2:10
8. Transmission (manual) oil - checking level & changing 2:10
9. Transmission (auto) fluid - checking level & changing 2:11
10. Differential oil - checking level & changing 2:11
11. Battery - checking charge, specific gravity & electrolyte level 2:12
12. Ignition timing - checking & adjusting 2:13
13. Driveaxles (halfshafts), rear - checking 2:13
14. Engine coolant - topping-up & changing 2:14
15. Lights, horn, wipers & washers - checking 2:15
16. Tires - checking pressures & condition 2:15
17. Body - general maintenance 2:16
18. Steering & suspension- checking 2:17
19. Exhaust system - checking 2:18
20. Brake & clutch fluid - checking level & replacing 2:18
Chapter 3: Engine & clutch
1. Major work possible with engine in car 3:1
2. Major work requiring engine removal 3:1
3. Engine removal methods & preparation 3:1
4. Engine - removal (with transmission) 3:1
5. Engine - removal (without transmission) 3:12
6. Engine dismantling - general advice 3:12
7. Engine dismantling 3:13
Intake manifold & wiring removal 3:13
Fuel rail removal 3:14
Starter motor removal 3:14
Engine mounting removal 3:14
Oil filter & oil cooler removal 3:14
Alternator removal 3:14
Exhaust manifold removal 3:15
Clutch removal 3:16
Sparkplug wires & coils removal 3:16
Thermostat removal 3:16
Cambox cover removal 3:17
Camshaft drivebelt removal 3:17
Camshaft drivebelt tensioner wheel & tensioner spring removal 3:18
Camshaft pulleys removal 3:18
Cylinder head front sealing plate removal 3:19
Thermostat housing removal 3:19
Water pump removal 3:19
Crankshaft inner pulley removal 3:19
Camshaft removal 3:20
Cam followers removal 3:20
Cylinder head removal 3:20
Valves removal 3:21
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Valve guides removal & installation 3:21
Oil pan removal 3:22
Oil pump, pickup pipe & oil pan baffle removal 3:22
Oil pump & oil pressure relief valve teardown 3:23
Flywheel (driveplate - auto trans) removal 3:23
Engine backplate removal 3:23
Crankshaft rear oil seal housing removal 3:23
Connecting rod (big end) caps, con rods & pistons removal 3:24
Main bearing caps & crankshaft removal 3:24
Piston oil jets removal 3:25
Pistons removal from connecting rods 3:25
Piston rings removal 3:25
Engine teardown conclusion 3:26
8. Engine components - checking & repair 3:26
Checking & repair general 3:26
Cylinder head & valves removing carbon 3:26
Cylinder head checking & repair 3:26
Valves, guides & valve seats checking, repair & valve lapping 3:26
Valve springs checking & repair 3:27
Camshafts & camshaft bearings checking & repair 3:28
Cam followers checking & repair 3:28
Cylinder block checking & repair: core plug renewal 3:29
Pistons: removing carbon 3:29
Pistons, piston rings & piston pins checking & repair 3:29
Connecting rods checking & repair 3:30
Crankshaft & crankshaft bearings checking & repair 3:30
Cam drivebelt, tensioner, idler & pulleys checking & repair 3:31
Oil pump checking & repair 3:31
Oil jets checking & repair 3:31
Flywheel, pilot bearing & starter ring gear checking & repair 3:31
Driveplate (auto-trans) & starter ring gear checking & repair 3:32
Clutch cover, disc, release bearing & fork checking & repair 3:32
9. Engine rebuild 3:32
Engine rebuild general 3:32
Piston rings installation 3:32
Pistons & connecting rods rebuild & installation 3:33
Oil jets rebuild & installation 3:33
Crankshaft & bearing shells installation 3:33
Connecting rods & caps fitting to crankshaft 3:34
Crankshaft rear cover: oil seal installation 3:34
Crankshaft rear cover installation 3:34
Oil pump rebuild & fitting new oil seal 3:35
Oil pump installation 3:35
Oil pan baffle, oil pump pickup pipe & oil pan installation 3:35
Engine backplate installation 3:36
Flywheel (driveplate - auto trans) installation 3:36
Water pump installation 3:36
Valves, springs & valve stem oil seals installation 3:36
Cylinder head installation 3:37
Thermostat housing installation 3:37
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Cylinder head seal plate installation 3:38
Cam followers installation 3:38
Camshafts installation 3:38
Camshaft oil seals installation 3:38
Camshaft pulleys installation 3:38
Cam drivebelt idler & tensioner wheels & spring installation 3:39
Crankshaft inner (cam drivebelt) pulley installation 3:39
Camshaft drivebelt installation & valve timing 3:39
Cam drivebelt covers, w/pump & crankshaft pulley installation 3:40
Cambox cover installation 3:41
Thermostat & thermostat housing cover installation 3:41
Engine mounting bracket (right-hand) installation 3:41
Oil pressure gauge sender unit installation 3:41
Alternator installation 3:42
Oil cooler & oil filter installation 3:42
Features
- Covers all 'Mk1' (cars with pop-up headlights) 1.8-liter models 1994-98. Does not cover new 'Mk2' (revised body style, fixed headlights) model.
- Easy to use, clear instructions & friendly style
- Step-by-step procedure supported by hundreds of photos & illustrations
- Covers all aspects of maintenance and repair
- Applies equally to Mazda MX-5 (world market model) and Eunos Roadster (Japanese market model)
Description
Phenomenally detailed book which covers the car from bumper to bumper. Every detail of important repair and maintenance jobs is covered.
Synopsis
ROD'S MAZDA MIATA MANUAL
Rod set out to create a new kind of owner's workshop manual - friendly, easy to understand, easy to use and, yet, more detailed than any other manual then available: two years later, in 1994, Rod's Miata (1.6 liter) manual was published and met with great critical acclaim. Now Rod has got his hands oily again stripping down a Miata 1.8 model in an ordinary domestic garage, using ordinary tools. The result of all this work is a superbly detailed text which gives the reader every detail of important jobs, including how problems can be overcome without resorting to special tools. This manual even tells the reader the size of nuts and bolts so they can start work with the right tools, and all clearances and torque values are given in the text as the reader needs them. Every task, from changing a bulb to rebuilding the gearbox (5-speed), is described in full.
