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Okay, most oI you came Ior head porting and custom catbacks, so
this is pretty simple, but I Iigured I was doing it anyway and lots
oI people are just baby "gearheads". I'll add the regular engine oil
change soon....
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Standard tool required. Especially the jackstand. DON'T get
under your car with a only tire jack!!! PLEASE!
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The basic engine oil change: That bolt up there is to drain the oil.
Make sure you have the something to catch the oil in FIRST! A
warm, but not hot engine drains better. Well, hot is better, but it
burns!
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Drain completely and replace the plug with a new washer.
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That oil Iilter is NOT Iun to get at. My hands and Iorearms won't
Iit in there! I like to remove the passenger side (US) wheel and
reach up Irom under the car.
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II you object to taking oII the wheel, you can get a tool to remove
the Iilter. UnIortunately you need a Mazda Iilter. AItermarket
sizes are diIIerent. I Iound the Mobil 1 Iilter M1-104 Iits both 1.6
and 1.8L M1 Miata's....and it usually in stock, unlike the one
recommended by the Mobil 1 catalog.
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Open the Iiller and put in 3.6 quarts oI new oil. Personally I use
Mobil 1 10-30 synthetic, but Redline would be my choice iI I
weren't living on a teacher's salary! ;-) Now you have a happy
car. WTG!
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This is the Iill hole. The Iluid drains better iI you warm up the
transmission by driving some prior to draining. Then wait thirty
minutes or else that pipe on the leIt WILL burn you...really!
Unscrew the bolt here.
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Here is the drain hole with the Iluid draining out. Spectacular
huh? (not!)
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The one on the right has a magnetic core. Should be VERY Iine
metal on it, not chunks or giant Iilings. The Iormer is normal, the
latter is expensive. Put the drain plug back in.
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I think I paid three bucks at Pep/Kragen/Auto/K-Mart Ior this oil
pump. ABSOLUTELY the way to go. Just pump 2 bottle in till it
leaks out the Iill hole. Then put the plug back...DONE!
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Redline. $8.50 a bottle. DO it! I used MTL Ior the tranny but
some would argue Ior heavier..oh well, works Ior me. I put
75W90 in the diIIerential.
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Lower plug is the drain, upper is the Iill/level plug.
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Spectacular, huh? (not!)
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Make sure you leave it Ior a while to drain, and that the car is
level.
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Wow, this Redline is yellow! It won't take a whole bottle. When it
comes out the Iill hole it's Iull.
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Finished! Piece oI cake! Cool exhaust huh? ;-P
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Moving to the shiIt turret. Remove these three screws.
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Unscrew the shiIt knob and the two screws on either side at the
Iront oI the console.
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Unplug.
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Move the insulation out oI the way.
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Four 10mm bolts hold the shiIt boot.
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You DON'T need to remove the boot Irom the shiIter, just liIt it
up.
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II you don't have a new car, your's probably looks like
mine...torn!
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LiIting up the boot and plate shows the three bolts holding the
shiIter in. Unbolt them.
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Everyone said my oil would be gone at 97,000 miles...guess what?
Well I guess you can see....
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Use your wiIe's best turkey baster iI you want, but it was YOUR
idea, not mine!!!!
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ReIill w/90cc oI Redline...or until Iull.
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Put the shiIter back and you are DONE! Congrats!
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