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Basic service

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Re: Basic service

Postby BenF » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:58 pm

Next task- RB26DETT full rebuild and install please. No excuses :handgestures-thumbup:
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Postby flea » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:10 pm

BenF wrote:Next task- RB26DETT full rebuild and install please. No excuses :handgestures-thumbup:

:laughing-rolling:
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Postby Yolo » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:10 am

BenF wrote:Next task- RB26DETT full rebuild and install please. No excuses :handgestures-thumbup:

I'd do it on Saturday only I am washing my hair...... Lol. Looked it up to see what it was, the wonders of the interweb.... I'll book you in right after I finish mine.... :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Basic service

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Re: Basic service

Postby Ricolas » Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:45 pm

Service time coming up. Will put in my order with Autolink for stuff later.

Question: How often should you change your spark plugs and which ones are good?
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Re: Basic service

Postby Mazda Mender » Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:10 pm

Every 12 months denco and ngk
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Re: Basic service

Postby Ricolas » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:04 pm

:text-goodpost:

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Re: Basic service

Postby paggers » Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:44 pm

Mazda service manual says replace the spark plugs every 2 years but I agree with MM that to keep the car in tip-top condition replacing them annually will not hurt.
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Re: Basic service

Postby Lazza » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:27 am

I have had the same plugs for about 6 years. I do remove them to check, clean & re-gap regularly but but they shouldn't wear out or degrade.
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Re: Basic service

Postby Ricolas » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:25 am

Oooh. Controversial.

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Re: Basic service

Postby Mazda Mender » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:09 am

Lazza wrote:I have had the same plugs for about 6 years. I do remove them to check, clean & re-gap regularly but but they shouldn't wear out or degrade.

Get them changed , you tight git :teasing-neener:
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Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build


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Postby Lazza » Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:54 pm

From "How Stuff Works"

So how long do they typically last? Well, standard copper plugs are said to last anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 miles (16,093 to 32,187 kilometers), while more expensive iridium or platinum spark plugs can last 60,000 miles (96,561 kilometers) or more [source: Spark plugs UK]. Some high-end iridium plugs are advertised to go more than 120,000 miles (193,121 kilometers), but there's no actual guarantee they'll be able to achieve this [source: AA1Car].
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Re: Basic service

Postby Mazda Mender » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:31 pm

I'm not listening :hand: :teasing-neener: ............ get them changed you tight git :obscene-buttsway:
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Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build


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Re: Basic service

Postby Lazza » Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:25 am

It has been said that I'm so tight that I squeak when I walk but that said, if I'm going to spend good money on plugs that are supposed to last a long time then that's exactly what they are going to have to do :teasing-neener:
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Re: Basic service

Postby Mazda Mender » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:34 am

:laughing-rolling:
Tighter than a worms eye socket. :obscene-buttsway:
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Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build


http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/ http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/ http://miata.net/ http://www.autolinkuk.co.uk/

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