One without the pictures and just the text would be pretty cool too. My car still has suspension so those graphics dont suit it

Yeah it will a little, although with or without the valve youre getting the same effect. Theres always the option of salvaging a charcoal filter from another 5 and just using that in conjunction with your breather tube. For what it's worth, my 5 doesnt have a charcoal filter and just an open breathe...

Donovan wrote:When you say the one way valve would be optional, are you talking about item 7 in the image, so basically just hooking the hose up to the exit on the top of the tank and running the line out of the car?

Yup, providing that item 7 is the oneway valve of course. Ive no idea if it is!

Nah guys your getting the system's purpose mixed up. So sealed fuel systems are a 'relatively' new invention. Their purpose is pretty much solely to reduce the emission of Hydrocarbons (HCs) into the atmosphere from evaporating fuel. The 'breather' tube allows vapours (which are created as fuel simp...

It would be unlikely that Mazda would go to the effort of adding a union and pipe to the tank, only to block it off again. This could very well be the breather. I can already see a send and return line on the pump so it cant really be anything else. Contrary to belief your tank will probably be unde...

I thought that early NAs only came with the VLSD as standard, and this is nowhere near good enough to lock the axle as you describe. In fact the VLSD is all but useless for anything other than driving on snow.

Must be a very tight retro fitted item?

Youve probably bent something in the rear suspension which has misaligned the rear wheel and is forcing you to correct it by steering to one side. Wont hurt to check the front out though as it may have contacted without you realising.

I have friends in the Police and Traffic Department. Although not "official" there is the competitive attitude among the Traffic Officers that "I have issued more tickets than you this month..." QFT. Though it is rather tricky to issue tickets if you dont do anything wrong. There is no such thing a...

Three options that you have depending on how long it goes on for.

Do nothing
Try an oil change
Take apart the head and check for blockages/stickyness on the HLAs and their ports.

Why remove the charcoal canister? What did you do with the vent from the tank? Space and cleanliness mainly. Looped the 2 lines that it eventually joins to each other and blocked off the intake one. Careful with that approach. With no vent, the tank can pressurise in warm/hot weather. Ive heard of ...

I did a 'foamectomy' on my drivers seat and was impressed with the results. I wouldnt go back to a standard seat now.

To help narrow down the source of the noise, use a 'doctor'. Otherwise known as a wooden dowel. Press one end of the dowel firmly on where you think the noise is coming from (EG the alternator) and then press the other end firmly on the bony part just infront of your ear hole. Youll very easily be a...

Yea pretty cool thing to do. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4276541/Driver-who-hit-and-killed-boy-avoids-jail Perhaps I need to adopt the mindset of these drivers to help me stop giving a damn? Lets see... Ahh well, what do I care. Im a good driver, its worth the risk, and anyway, I dont have...

na6*dori wrote: i run 40 in 17s generally and 36 in my 15s, but i am young and like using the loud pedal while cornering

You're one of these types that skid around residential streets are you? Youd only run these pressures on track? What do you use for street running?

There are several steps you can probably go through to mediate this. Itll help if you get advice from CA as I can only really go by the system in the UK (which is probably broadly similar). Some important points to consider are: If you agreed a price: Was the price you agreed a quote or an estimate ...

My advice to you is to go to citizens advice, as soon as you can, and before you even speak to the garage again. Do not write, do not email, do not phone. Go straight to citizens advice. Take with you everything you have from the garage. If you have an email trail, texts, phone messages, anything li...

Great idea! If instead of putting one wire to the engine fuse, you put it to one side of the interior light bulb, then you should have a buzzer which works when the lights are on and the doors open instead. Some might prefer this option :) Also, you can simply modify the circuit with a cap and resis...

Something which restores the natural oils in the top will do better than some kind of coating. I use Autoglym products, and use the Interior Shampoo to clean the roof, then Bumper Care (an oily gel) to restore the oils. The Bumper Care works on all black exterior plastics and even makes painted blac...

The easiest way is hand polishing, but it depends on the condition of the paint currently as to what impact something simple like that will have. If you can possibly take a picture showing the condition (close up) of a typical area, ideally showing scratches or any paint fading that you have, that m...

Its possible that the pads have only really been 'used' where the larger piston was contacting. With all the brake pressure in one area, they have heated up far more in that area than if the pressure across the pads was even, making them catch fire/warp. The warping of the back plate from that heat ...

Gonna put my grumpy old man hat on here, and say that fancy-pants plugs and leads make bugger all difference unless the old ones are poked or have the wrong gap. Platinum, split electrodes and all that rubbish make no difference in mx5s. Save money and replace more often and check your gaps ;) A spa...

Thanks for the reply, sounds good! Might want to consider (if youve not already) widening the frog mouth, as this, rather than fan placement, will affect the cooling a lot more. The fans are only really doing anything (other than blocking airflow) at speeds of under 50kph.

You fab work looks amazing mate, really nice!

Im confused how the cooling set up works though? Are you able to explain what you have planned in more detail? Will the air be channeled, will there be extra inlets or outlets anywhere?

Back on topic, I removed the organgey jaffa centres from my front lights. An easy job that makes a decent difference. Just remember to buy some orange bulbs to replace the ones you take out

Wouldnt worn stem seals tend to produce most smoke after the engine has been left shut off for a while? I always believed smoke on overrun usually indicated worn piston rings, for the same high vacuum reasons.