Sock Puppet Fuel-up Log
1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Property of BDC.
Added Jun 29 2009
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
Mar 13 2011
Replaced my heavy 15" wheels with some stock 1999 Miata wheels (14"x6", 12.7lbs each) and stock size all-seasons. Now the speedo is perfectly accurate again and might even gain a bit of mileage. The manual steering is a bit easier too.
Added by BDC on Mar 14 2011 at 5:30 am
Jan 30 2011
Detailed exterior and trunk and replaced spark plugs and wires. Compression test checks out good, all 4 between 130 and 140psi.
Added by BDC on Jan 31 2011 at 3:24 am
Sep 29 2010
New driveshaft installed. Test drove. No more squeaking from the U-joints. Cleaned and detailed interior getting ready to put up for sale.
Added by BDC on Sep 30 2010 at 3:43 am
Sep 16 2010
Received a four-wheel alignment near end of this tank. Discovered that the terrible noise I've been hearing for about a month was the driveshaft U-joint bearings. They're completely toast. New driveshaft is on the way.
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312.8
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10.214
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$2.839
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$29.00
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30.6
Added by BDC on Sep 16 2010 at 12:56 pm
Sep 3 2010
Changed oil about 75 mi after this fill up. Just under 3,000 miles on oil, and lifter tick was almost always present by that point. Would be nice if I could get more life out of the oil.
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335.3
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10.419
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$2.879
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$30.00
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32.2
Added by BDC on Sep 3 2010 at 12:28 pm
May 16 2010
Finally fixed a slow brake fluid leak: replaced a rear caliper. Brakes have plenty of life left so I left them, but I need to repaint a lower A-arm that brake fluid was dripping on. Changed oil too with an expensive WIX filter, recommended to keep away lifter tick. The tick stayed away longer than usual, probably due to the cold weather, but hoping to keep it away longer through the hot season this year.
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193,100
Added by BDC on May 17 2010 at 6:53 am
Feb 6 2010
Noticed that the mazda was losing a bit of coolant. Sunday afternoon exploratory surgery revealed that a pinhole leak in a throttle body coolant line was spraying directly onto the alternator terminal. Two problems solved, total cost $3.38 for a TB gasket and a foot of 3/8" water line. Also the leaking tire had a nail in it; patched up by tire shop, no more leak.
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191,900
Added by BDC on Feb 9 2010 at 2:17 am
Sep 21 2009
Changed the oil, then did six autocross runs on this tank. Overall the car did pretty well, though these Dunlops do not have much stick. The stock suspension has way too much pitch travel. This tank was 93 octane.
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289.8
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9.645
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$2.799
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$27.00
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30.0
Added by BDC on Sep 21 2009 at 12:50 pm
Sep 2 2009
Car is showing no codes, and the internet seems to think that the slight puff of a backfire is a characteristic of a small exhaust leak. Can't really hear one, but the car is a bit louder than I think it should be. Note that the backfire is only present when it's 60F+ outside.
Added by BDC on Sep 3 2009 at 3:25 am
Aug 21 2009
Changed plugs, diff oil, tranny oil, shifter turret oil, flushed the coolant, and used fuel system cleaner (both in-tank and direct to fuel rail via compressed air) halfway through this tank. Noticed that after idling with the fuel system cleaner in the rail for about twenty minutes, the fan did not turn on and the car slowly started to overheat (shut it off quickly though). Will need to address this, though even in 110F stop-and-go commuting it has not yet shown any signs of overheating in practice. Car will still make a very slight backfire when shifting while driving it hard at high RPMs, not sure why yet.
Added by BDC on Aug 22 2009 at 11:21 am
Jul 24 2009
Changed the oil at about 150 miles into the tank. Used Shell 5w30 dino oil and a $7.50 filter that the scumbags Mazda dealer sold me, which I don't think is an OEM Mazda part. Valve lifter tick is GONE for now and the car is so much more enjoyable. In other news, commute temps have been in the 100-110F range for the past few days, but there have been no overheating problems (with the car, me is another issue).
Added by BDC on Jul 28 2009 at 7:00 am
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