Project MX5 – How to Fix Heater Return O-Ring Coolant Leak & Replacing Coolant
The Mazda MX5 has a very common coolant leak which occurs when the o-ring that seals the linkage between the back of the water pump and the heater return hard-line breaks down with age or is pinched. In this video I show you how to replace this o-ring, as well as how to remove the […]
Project MX5 Update – June 2017
Here’s a quick update on Project MX5. I’ve been sick for a few weeks and haven’t had much opportunity to work on the car. However I have been doing a lot of research and planning behind the scenes. Find out more aboutt he plans for the project in this quick video.
Project MX5 – Diagnosing Leaks & Finishing Wiper Restoration
In this video I finish off my wiper arm restoration, and begin to diagnose multiple fluid leaks on the car, including oil and coolant leaks. From here we will monitor the oil leaks for a while to determine jsut how bad they are, then make a decision on whether we spend money on repairing this […]
PROJECT MX5 – Restoring Headlights, Wiper Arms and tidying up
Today I focussed on some cosmetic stuff. I restore the headlights with some plastic polish, removed and repainted the wiper arms, removed some scratches from the body and began cleaning up the engine bay. In the next video we’ll refit the wiper arms, and start looking at some of the mechanical tasks which will be […]
Project MX5 – Repinning window switches for NB8A to NB8B console swap
Today I got started on the Project MX5 build with a quick and simple fix. I discovered my windows were working backwards (passenger goes up and down with the drivers switch and vice versa) due to an NB8B console being retrofitted. Thankfully, it’s an easy fix by simply repinning the wiring harness to suit the […]