Not logged in [
Login
-
Register
]
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In
Corsa Sport
»
Message Board
»
General Chat
»
Projects and Builds
»
///MX5
» Post Reply
Post Reply
Who Can Post?
All users can post new topics and all users can reply.
Icon:
Formatting Mode:
Normal
Advanced
Help
Andale Mono
Arial
Arial Black
Book Antiqua
Century Gothic
Comic Sans MS
Courier New
Georgia
Impact
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
Script MT Bold
Stencil
Verdana
Lucida Console
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
White
Black
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Orange
Purple
Blue
Beige
Brown
Teal
Navy
Maroon
LimeGreen
Message:
HTML is Off
Smilies are On
BB Code is On
[img] Code is On
[quote][i]Originally posted by nibnob21[/i] Tried to have a crack at sorting a few niggly bits today. I was hoping my oil filter would turn up today but no luck unfortunately. At certain revs my gear stick has been making a small rattle noise which goes away when I hold the knob. Took the centre console out and there aren't any loose screws/bolts. Gave them all a nip up anyway and reassembled. We'll see whether it comes back or not. Another thing that annoys me is what I think is gear chatter/lash. A very common issue with MX5s if the PPF (power plant frame) hasn't been correctly aligned after work on the gearbox. It's essentially a large frame that connects the gearbox to the diff. So I thought it was a worth a try realigning it. I read up on it and most people say just try and raise the rear of the gearbox as high as you can with a jack then tighten the bolts back up (proper manual says 61-71mm gap between ppf and chassis rails). Mine did appear to be sitting a little low so time will tell if raising it has changed anything. While I was under the car I came across this flimsy and rusty bracket not doing anything so unbolted it: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0532.jpg[/IMG] And something I'd noticed before but not done anything about was a cable that was just tied in a knot dangling there. No idea what it's for, looks like it could be a temp probe for the old CAT. Anyway, I thought I'd make it more secure and cable tied it to another cable: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0533.jpg[/IMG] Also noticed the car had used a bit of oil the other day. Discovered quite a bit of oil on the bottom of the engine and gearbox. Could be one of two things from further inspection: leaking cam cover gasket or damaged cam angle sensor o-ring, which is a common fault and could have been disturbed when doing the 14deg timing mod. [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0537.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0534.jpg[/IMG] So I've ordered a replacement gasket and o-ring for the grand sum of £14 delivered. That's a job for next weekend sorted :) Finally, a few hundred miles on the roads over Christmas had made the car filthy with horrible salty stuff (no jokes), so a wash was needed! Oh and the orange strip on the exhaust has made a bid for freedom at some point. Got distracted when I was taking 'before' pics and just got the one. So just took one 'after' as well. [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0535.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/Eunos%20Roadster/0536.jpg[/IMG] Much better :) [/quote]
Post Options:
Disable smileys?
Turn BBCode off?
Receive email notification of new replies?
This is a long topic, click
here
to review it.