Whole lotta Miata

[Evan]

I'll be driving at 3000 RPM, then it'll just move up to 4000 for a few seconds, then mosey on back to 3000.

3000 rpm? its your car telling you to stop driving it like a camry

[Senor_Taylor]

3000 rpm? its your car telling you to stop driving it like a camry

Look, man, I'm having enough women harassing me at stoplights asking me to take them for a ride in my exotic hypercar with popup headlights. If I don't keep the revs low I might have to start wearing a fake mustache in public just to avoid all of the people flocking to me and my driving prowess.

[SlimKlim]

It's probably a bad ground somewhere, or your gauge cluster/the needle itself are loose.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=483148

[Senor_Taylor]

Was working on cleaning grounds when I noticed that it looks like my heater hoses are leaking...

[Evan]

sounds like you have every single miata common problem.
heater hoses go bad because the CAS o-ring deteriorates and oil leaks on them.

so you will need heater hoses and do the CAS o-ring.

not expensive in parts, but as I recall both involve some level of swearing

[Senor_Taylor]

My CAS is on the other side since it's a 1.6. The leak on the heater hose is at the same level as the oil dipstick handle. I keep checking and I don't think the CAS is leaking.

Heater hoses are ordered.

[Senor_Taylor]

Fixed hoses. Was much easier than I expected. Had to have my step dad reach his hand in there for the hell hose since my hands are too big.

Changed the oil for the first time and noticed a decent amount of wet oil behind the oil pan. Either the CAS (which is leaking, sorry Evan), or the Rear main seal. I'll muster up the energy to replace the CAS seal soon and clean the bottom of the engine and watch for oil again. If it's the rear main seal, I don't really care until it's time to do the clutch, which is a LOOONG time from now unless the leak gets so bad it ruins the clutch.

[Senor_Taylor]

Went back up to JMU for a few days and left the car at home. Came back and checked to see what leaked while it sat for 4 days. There was wet oil on the front of the oil pan, which is weird because there's never been any there before. Drove to work and checked again and it's bone dry and looks normal.

What could cause this? Oil pan gasket will require me to pull the engine, I think, so hopefully not that. Crankshaft seal? If it's that, are there any symptoms other than oil leaks? I don't want my crankshaft to wobble or something.

[*insertusernamehere*]

I don't want my crankshaft to wobble or something.

Your crankshaft is held up by the seal? :evileye:

[SlimKlim]

3000 rpm? its your car telling you to stop driving it like a camry

Look, man, I'm having enough women harassing me at stoplights asking me to take them for a ride in my exotic hypercar with popup headlights. If I don't keep the revs low I might have to start wearing a fake mustache in public just to avoid all of the people flocking to me and my driving prowess.

You laugh, but Jake's got a shocking amount of female attention when it had the dark wheels, roll bar and #'s on the door. I remember rolling up to Sweet Frog once and stopping the show. :lol:

[Scott]

Went back up to JMU for a few days and left the car at home. Came back and checked to see what leaked while it sat for 4 days. There was wet oil on the front of the oil pan, which is weird because there's never been any there before. Drove to work and checked again and it's bone dry and looks normal.

What could cause this? Oil pan gasket will require me to pull the engine, I think, so hopefully not that. Crankshaft seal? If it's that, are there any symptoms other than oil leaks? I don't want my crankshaft to wobble or something.

Did you replace the front oil seal when you did the water pump?

[Senor_Taylor]

Went back up to JMU for a few days and left the car at home. Came back and checked to see what leaked while it sat for 4 days. There was wet oil on the front of the oil pan, which is weird because there's never been any there before. Drove to work and checked again and it's bone dry and looks normal.

What could cause this? Oil pan gasket will require me to pull the engine, I think, so hopefully not that. Crankshaft seal? If it's that, are there any symptoms other than oil leaks? I don't want my crankshaft to wobble or something.

Did you replace the front oil seal when you did the water pump?

I did not replace a single seal other than what came with the water pump.

[Jake]

You laugh, but Jake's got a shocking amount of female attention when it had the dark wheels, roll bar and #'s on the door. I remember rolling up to Sweet Frog once and stopping the show. :lol:

Women loved it. Men loved it. Little kids especially loved it, moreso when I hit the dash button and played with the flippy lights for 'em.

[Kaan]

El oh el

[JPolen01]

I found this brilliant sketch someone did of what Taylor will look like this winter

[Jake]

Don't joke. Maeng and I had a selfie challenge to see who could send the other a photo in the coldest weather, with the top down. Not sure who won, it was years ago now.

[ScottyB]

:lol:

[Senor_Taylor]

I guess this is a challenge, huh?

[BLINGMW]

I want to play!
Jake you gotta share yours so we see where the bar is

[EclipseTurbno93]

Yeah..... There's a reason I got the hardtop.