New NA owner saying hello

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:39 pm

andybris wrote:I will then work at fixing them with the help of a huge mound of chicken wings, chilli & blue cheese to lure people over to show me how to fix/fit/fill/bleed my MX5, while slapping each other heartily on the back downing cold beer & telling each other how easy it all is when you know how.

Muuuwaaaaaahaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha - I've created a monster

andybris · Postby **andybris** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:56 pm

after looking at amount of fluids i need for trans, brakes and clutch i bought vast amounts of fluids.

it said i needed around 2 liters for brakes and clutch, after bleeding brakes until it went nice and olive oil colour (that was the colour of new stuff) i noticed i only used around 500-600 mls, so much for manual and fluid level chart i found.

if there is a place this info can be put, for anyone else needing to do a total change of brake and clutch you can use my info.

on a side note, the clutch fluid was disgusting, dark black and thick as... it blobbed through the tube like sticky yuk, then the new stuff came through, smooth and fluid, i think it must have been in there from day dot.

it now feels better and bites a bit lower (around 60-70% up instead of around 80%)

next i have to tackle the trans and diff

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:11 pm

Congrats on the new toy. Might I suggest you book yourself in for a full wheel alignment. It'll make a big difference to the handling, especially having just swapped over the springs and dampers.

andybris · Postby **andybris** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:52 pm

Guran wrote:Congrats on the new toy. Might I suggest you book yourself in for a full wheel alignment. It'll make a big difference to the handling, especially having just swapped over the springs and dampers.

been there done that lol