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    How do I confirm what model 2008 Miata I own

    How do I know what trim my car is a a touring, grand touring ect?
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    Arcing noise @ idle driving me crazy

    I don't really hear it inside, but yes standing outside by the car and yes more with hood open and a tuned ear to it.
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    Arcing noise @ idle driving me crazy

    I have a noise thats driving me crazy. Sounds like a leaking spark plug wire, (I know its not that) only does it at idle and sounds like its coming from the fuel injection rail. Car runs perfect in all respect but noise is getting louder. Do the injectors make a noise like this or some air or...
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    What weight of oil to use?

    Replaced both tranny & rear end fliuds with Red-line, tranny seems to like it, shifts nice & smooth.
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    Replacing Front Brake pads, seems tight

    I did have to do some minor filling on the tit to make it fit right, no big deal. Now the rears were a bit different but I figured them out, car stops on a dime now, thanks
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    Replacing Front Brake pads, seems tight

    Thanks for the advise, I think I'll move over there and see if I can get some questions answered as there does not seem to be much activity here.
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    Replacing Front Brake pads, seems tight

    While replacing front pads on my 97, both sides are very tight on the bottom clips. I had to file tits slightly to make slide freely. Is this common? The top tits slipped into the clips fine and moved freely.
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    What weight of oil to use?

    this the stuff? Redline MT90 (Gear Oil) $8.00 620-022 "MT-90-Manual Transmission Lubricant- a 75W90 GL-4 gear oil designed for use in manual transmissions and transaxles. Provides excellent protection of gears and synchronizers and its balanced slipperiness provides a perfect coefficient of...
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    What weight of oil to use?

    I was hoping I would not hear that, what can I buy at my local AZ for the tranny that is correct? They have API-GL/5 approved 75W-90 general purpose (Coastal) stuff. I will change it ASAP, drive it a while and change it again. Pehaps the second change I'll get the Redline stuff. You say the...
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    What weight of oil to use?

    Well, I changed engine oil and used 10W-30, wow did it quiet her down runs better. For tranny and rear end I used Castrol Hypoid 80W-90 rated at better than GL-5 for both tranny & rear end, hope this is okay. Car will not be driven in the winter months.
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    What weight of oil to use?

    Thanks, I changed the oil & filter last nite and used 10W-30, glad to here it was the correct weight. Man, what a pain to get at that oil filter though. I would like to change the other fluids while I have it up on ramps, hope I can get the GL-4/5 stuff at auto zone. This code is new to me as I...
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    2 Tranny fluid questions

    Can I just drain the stock fluid & add MT-90 or do I have to do a flush out or something?
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    What weight of oil to use?

    Hello, Can you advise whats the best oil to use here. Seems if Im reading the book right it call for 10W-30 for above 50 degrees, this sound right? Also for the rear end what is API Service GL-5 is this just a fancy name for 80W-90 ? Looks like the tranny & rear end use standard 80W-90, Am I...
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    Few Simple Questions From Newbie 1997

    For my 1997 Miata can you advise on these questions? I assume the wheel jack has a handle to crank it up & down, were do they hide it or perhaps its missing? Where do they hide the fuel filter? I found 2 small drain hoses by the battery, they are not connected, what are they for? Is it okay to...
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    Have some simple questions from new owner

    For my 1997 can you adise on these questions? I assume the wheel jack has a handle to crank it up & down, were do they hide it or perhaps its missing? Where do the hide the fuel filter? I found 2 small drain hoses by the battery, they are not connected, what are they for? Is it okay to...
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    New Miata Owner 1997

    Hey, brought car home last night, crusin at 70 very nicely on the highway. Need to really get into this thing now, gotta go thru the whole thing for sure. First thing is a little detailing then major tune & timing belt and all the other little stuff under the hood.
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    New Miata Owner 1997

    Thanks sound like fun! What are your feelings on the auto the way I discribed it and the price, sound like a fair deal?
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