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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / June 2007tranny, (et al), install questions
Hi, a couple of questions... - it says to fill the tranny up with 2.1 qt of 85/80w oil...is this done via the dip stick? - and the shifter wants +/- 85cc additioan poured from inside the car, right? - the ppf measurement I get is 2 1/5" it should be 2.6 +/- .19...how is the ppf repositioned? loosen the bolts and jack it up? - I seem to remember the exhaust gaskets being 2" yet when I measure, it looks like the car wants 2 3/8"...is the stocker 2" while my cando exhaust is 2 3/8" ? - is it normal to be able to see thru the cat? tia, peter > Hi, > > a couple of questions... > - it says to fill the tranny up with 2.1 qt of 85/80w oil...is this done > via the dip stick? I have always filled mine up from inside the car using a tube going into the drain/filler hole from the console area. > - and the shifter wants +/- 85cc additioan poured from inside the car, > right? Yeah, I have never measured it out, just filled it up enough so that it is full but doesn't slosh some out when I put the shifter in. > - the ppf measurement I get is 2 1/5" it should be 2.6 +/- .19...how is > the ppf repositioned? loosen the bolts and jack it up? Can't help there. I have removed 2 of them, but have never put one back on. > - I seem to remember the exhaust gaskets being 2" yet when I measure, it > looks like the car wants 2 3/8"...is the stocker 2" while my cando > exhaust is 2 3/8" ? The stock 1.8 liter catalytic converter and mid-pipe take larger than 2" gaskets, iirc. It seems like the FM cat hooking to the OEM exhaust manifold and OEM mid-pipe on the 1996 model took 2 1/2" gaskets, maybe they were 2 3/8". It has been a while since I have worked on a completely stock exhaust. > - is it normal to be able to see thru the cat? > tia, > peter Yes, not a clear picture at all, but there should be plenty of light shining through the element if you hold it up to sunlight or a light bulb. Pat >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I have always filled mine up from inside the car using a tube going into > the drain/filler hole from the console area. ok >> - and the shifter wants +/- 85cc additioan poured from inside the car, >> right? > > Yeah, I have never measured it out, just filled it up enough so that it > is full but doesn't slosh some out when I put the shifter in. sound easier that finding a cc measure >> - the ppf measurement I get is 2 1/5" it should be 2.6 +/- .19...how >> is the ppf repositioned? loosen the bolts and jack it up? > > Can't help there. I have removed 2 of them, but have never put one back on. why not?? dont they stiffen up the car? >> - I seem to remember the exhaust gaskets being 2" yet when I measure, >> it looks like the car wants 2 3/8"...is the stocker 2" while my cando [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It seems like the FM cat hooking to the OEM exhaust manifold and OEM > mid-pipe on the 1996 model took 2 1/2" gaskets, maybe they were 2 3/8". I'll just take the piece to the jobber... > It has been a while since I have worked on a completely stock exhaust. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Yes, not a clear picture at all, but there should be plenty of light > shining through the element if you hold it up to sunlight or a light bulb. this one looks like harly straingh pipe... thanks, peter > this one looks like harly straingh pipe... > > thanks, > peter Do you mean that it is an open pipe? Pat >> this one looks like harly straingh pipe... >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Pat what is what it ollks like :) i guess I will wait until emmission gets mad to change it. > what is what it ollks like :) i guess I will wait until emmission gets > mad to change it. My JR cat failed long ago and I hollowed it out. Very tinny sounding, I really hated it. I bought a "test pipe" catalytic converter replacement and then it sounded great without that hollow expansion chamber. No question that the lack of a catalytic converter added power to the car. The car was dead about a year before the new local emissions would have made me put one back on. The current one has a 3" cat, is a 1991 model so does not have the OBD-II hookup to worry about at all, and it passes the tailpipe sniffer with very good results, two times so far. Pat Tranny alignment-- There was a scheme that used a lazer pointer and references on the tranny and rear end. I don't have any documentation on it anymore. Someone else might. All I remember was that you took the pen clip off the pointer, and slipped it in one of the holes. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > tia, > peter > Tranny alignment-- There was a scheme that used a lazer pointer and > references on the tranny and rear end. I don't have any documentation > on it anymore. Someone else might. All I remember was that you took the pen > clip off the pointer, and slipped it in one of the holes. thanks chuck, peter |
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