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1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Property of d5800877351. Added Jan 8 2015

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Jul 28 2020

Coolant sensor for ecu, obd2 app on phone says coolant spiking and when reading below freezing would prevent car from starting. Replaced coolant sender to dash gauge as I accidentally ripped out when replacing sensor.

Added by d5800877351 on Aug 4 2020 at 8:17 pm


Mar 5 2020

Rotella T6 5W-40 and Fram oil filter

  • 307,717

Added by d5800877351 on Mar 9 2020 at 6:20 pm


Nov 19 2018

Spark plug wires! The whole low rpm hesitation was due to bad wires. Three of the four gave up their metal ends and the problem was resolved immediately.

  • 292,974

Added by d5800877351 on Nov 19 2018 at 10:12 pm


Fuel injector rubber seals, both upper and lower seals were rock hard and leaked vacuum after touching to swap injector to diagnose low rpm hesitation. O-rings also replaced as they were compromised from injector removal and reassembly.

  • 292,928

Added by d5800877351 on Nov 19 2018 at 10:07 pm


Nov 15 2018

Redline MT-90 3 quarts for trannsmission after fifth gear whine started.

  • 292,717

Added by d5800877351 on Nov 15 2018 at 10:48 am


Nov 4 2018

Seafoam 1/2 into intake, 1/2 into fuel tank

  • 291,151

Added by d5800877351 on Nov 4 2018 at 12:50 am


Nov 1 2018

Cleaned egr tube inside intake manifold, replaced speedometer cable from planetmiata, Bosch platinum spark plugs

  • 292,101

Added by d5800877351 on Nov 1 2018 at 5:22 pm


Oct 4 2018

Front driver wheel bearing and both front rotors

  • 291,700

Added by d5800877351 on Oct 4 2018 at 12:31 pm


Jan 3 2018

Timing belt, water pump

  • 286,000

Added by d5800877351 on Jan 14 2018 at 9:31 pm


Jan 1 2018

Head gasket

  • 285,700

Added by d5800877351 on Jan 1 2018 at 8:20 pm


Sep 4 2017

Castrol high mileage synthetic blend 10w40

  • 285,574

Added by d5800877351 on Sep 7 2017 at 6:11 pm


Jul 15 2017

Installed used roll bar from Craigslist, hard dog hardcore m2 with cushion

  • 285,000

Added by d5800877351 on Aug 7 2017 at 2:37 am


Mar 10 2017

Rotella T6 full synthetic 5w40

  • 281,705

Added by d5800877351 on Mar 10 2017 at 5:42 pm


Oct 12 2016

Spark plugs NGK copper tops

  • 280,000

Added by d5800877351 on Oct 25 2016 at 2:52 pm


Aug 26 2016

After 200+ miles with a quart of ATF in the oil, oil loss it's viscosity. Did motor flush for 8 minutes at which engine was ticking very loudly still. Mobil 1 5w-30 high mileage and fram extra oil filter

  • 278,990

Added by d5800877351 on Aug 26 2016 at 11:48 am


Jul 17 2016

Valve tap on startup, periodic slight tap on warm up, only rev to 4/5k to eliminate for awhile. Gunk oil flush for five minutes, T6 5w-40, extended fram oil filter

  • 276,370

Added by d5800877351 on Jul 19 2016 at 6:22 am


Jun 30 2015

BFG g-force super sport 185/60/14. 50k Warranty Costco. $305, 266328 miles

  • 266,328

Added by d5800877351 on Jul 2 2015 at 8:01 pm


May 14 2015

Valvoline 5w30 Max Life synthetic blend, oil filter from P.O.

  • 265,137

Added by d5800877351 on May 14 2015 at 8:10 pm


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