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(Common Miata Oil Leak)
While replacing the pilot bearing, clutch, etc. on the Lil' Zoom-Zoom I determined my oil leak was located somewhere high on the block, probably near the rear. Googling for common Miata oil leak clued me in to the CAS O-Ring. And the location was exactly in the general neighborhood of where the oil appeared to be originating.
This evening I replaced the Cam Angle Sensor O-Ring on the Miata. After removing the CAS a quick inspection of the underside revealed black gold. The sensor was definitely dripping oil. Jackpot! Hopefully this was my only leak. I will let you know.
The entire procedure took about 2 hours including a trip to the parts store and dinner. Actual under the hood time was probably between 20 - 45 minutes. The instructions over yonder say 10 minutes. It didn't happen like that here.
Total cost including two o-rings and one of this little mirror on a stick thingies was less than $5.
Why two o-rings? Because tomorrow David M. will be bringing his car over for a little More Miata Maintenance. I bet we don't get his done in 10 minutes either.
Odometer: 107K and some change.
2 comments:
I had the same small oil leak that I ignored for just a little too long. My heater hose failed, spewing coolant out in a fine mist. The oil had softened the hose until it failed. So you might want to check your heater hoses for softening.
Thanks for the advice.
I did check the hoses and they appeared OK.
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