battery MAZDA MX-5 1994 User Guide

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET Replacement Warning e Fuel line spills and leaks are dangerous. Fuel can ignite and cause serious injuries or death and damage. Fuel can also irritate skin and eyes. To prevent this, always complete the "Fuel Line Safety Procedures" on section F. Fuel vapor is hazardous. It can very easily ignite, causing serious injury and damage. Always keep sparks and flames away from fuel. 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Drain the engine coolant. (Refer to section E.) 3. Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note. 4. Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to Installation Note. Gartner Banana

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE B Installation Note Cylinder head bolt I I 05UOBX-043 Stem After Installation Apply clean engine oil to the bolt threads and seat faces. Install the cylinder head bolts. Tighten the cylinder head bolts in two or three steps in the order shown in the figure. Tightening torque: 76-81 N.m (7.7-8.3 kgf-m, 56-60 ft4bf) 1. pill the radiator with the specified amount and type of engine coolant. (Refer to Section E.) 2. Connect the negative battery cable. 3. Start the engine and check follows: (1) Engine oil and engine coolant leakage (2) Ignition timing, idle speed (Refer to page B-9.) (3) Operation of emission control system 4. Recheck the engine coolant level. Gartner Banana

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HLA Removal / lnstallation 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Drain the engine coolant. (Refer to section E.) 3. Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note. 4. Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to lnstallation Note. 1. Timing belt Removal / Installation ....... page 51 2 2. Crankshaft position sensor Installation Note ............. section G 3. Camshaft pulley Removal Note ............. page 521 Installation Note ........... page 522 4. Camshaft Removal Note ............. page B-21 Installation Note ........... page B-21 5. HLA 1 Removal Note ............. page B-21 Installation Note ........... page B-21 Inspection ................. page B-53 Gartner Banana

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE B I I 35UOBX-020 Stem After Installation 3. Install the camshaft pulley lock bolts. 4. Hold the camshaft with a wrench at the cast hexagon. 5. Tighten the camshaft pulley lock bolt. Tightening torque: 50-60 Nm C5.0-6.2 kgfm, 3744 ft4bf) 1. pill the radiator with the specified amount and type of engine coolant. (Refer 2. Connect the negative battery cable. 3. Start the engine and check follows: (1) Engine coolant leakage (2) Ignition timing (Refer to page 59.) 4. Recheck the engine coolant levels. to section E.) Gartner Banana

B ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FRONT OIL SEAL Replacement 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Remove the under cover. 3. Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note. 4. Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to lnstallation Note. 1. Timing belt 3. Oil seal i Removal / Installation ....... page B-12 Removal Note ............. page 525 2. Timing belt pulley Installation Note ........... page B-25 Installation Note ........... page 8-25 Gartner Banana

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE B Steps After Installation 1. Connect the neaative batterv cable. Oil seal 1. Cut the oil seal lip with a razor knife. 2. Remove the oil seal with a screwdriver protected with a rag. Installation Note Oil seal 1. Apply a small amount of clean engine oil to the lip of a new oil seal. 2. Push the oil seal slightly in by hand. 3. Tap the oil seal in evenly with a pipe and a hammer until it is flush with the edge of the oil pump body. Note Oil seal outer diameter: 50.5mm (1.99 in} Oil seal inner diameter: 36.5mm (1.44 in} Timing belt pulley 1. Install the timing belt pulley. 2. Install the pulley woodruff key with the tapered side to- ward the oil pump body. 2. Start the enginsand check, and if necessary, adjust the ignition timing. 3. Connect the negative battery cable. 4. Start the engine and check follows: (1) Engine coolant leakage (2) Ignition timing (Refer to page B-9.) 5. Recheck the engine coolant levels. Gartner Banana

B ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REAR OIL SEAL Replacement 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Remove the transmission. (MT Refer to section J. AT: Refer to section K.) 3. Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note. 4. Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to lnstallation Note. Nm (kgfm, ft-lbf) I 1. Clutch cover, clutch disc (MT) 4. Oil seal Removal / Installation ......... section H Removal Note .................. below 2. Flywheel (MT) Installation Note ........... page 6-27 ......... Removal / Installation section J 3. Drive plate (AT) ......... Removal / Installation section K Removal Note Oil seal 1. Cut the oil seal lip with a razor knife. 2. Remove the oil seal with a screwdriver protected with a rag. 05UOBX-063 Gartner Banana

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE Installation Note Oil seal 1. Apply a small amount of clean engine oil to w new oil seal. 2. Push the oil seal slightly in by hand. 3. Using a pipe and hammer, tap the oil seal in it is flush with the edge of the rear cover. Note Oil seal outer diameter: 100mm (3.94 in} Oil seal inner diameter: 83mm (3.27 in} 45UOBX-049 Steps After Installation 1. Connect the negative battery cable. 2. Start the engine and perform engine adjustments as necessary. the lip of a evenly until Gartner Banana

B REMOVAL REMOVAL Caution Fuel line spills and leaks are dangerous. Fuel can ignite and cause serious injuries or death -d and damage. Fuel can also irritate skin and eyes. To prevent this, always complete the "Fuel Line safety Procedures" on section F. PROCEDURE 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Drain the engine coolant. (Refer to section E.) 3. Remove the transmission. 4. Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note. Step 1 1. Air cleaner housing assembly 2. Accelerator cable 3. Radiator hose 4. Oil cooler hose 5. Coolant reservoir hose 6. Fan connector 7. Radiator and fan assembly 8. PIS andlor A/C drive belt ................ Removal 9. Alternator drive belt .................. Removal page B- 6 10. PIS oil pump (If equipped) ............. Removal Note page 529 11. AIC compressor (If equipped) Removal Note ............. page 529 1 page B- 6 Gartner Banana

B INSTALLATION ALTERNATOR Drive belt 1. lnstall the alternator drive belt. (Refer to page B-5.) 2. lnstall the PIS and/or AIC drive belt. 3. Adjust the drive belt deflection, and tighten the alternator - and PIS mounting bolts and nuts. (Refer to page 8-7.) Radiator and coolant fan assembly 1. lnstall the radiator and coolant fan assembly. Tightening torque: 19-25 N.m (1.9-2.6 kgf.m, 14--18 ft4bf) 2. lnstall the AIC pipe bracket to the radiator Tightening torque: 7.9-10.7 N.m (80-110 kgf.cm, 70-95.4 in4bf) 3. Connect the upper and lower radiator hoses. 4. Connect the coolant reservoir hose. 5. Connect the coolant fan motor connector. Steps After Installation 1. lhstall the transmission. (Refer to sections J, K.) 2. lnstall the under cover. 3. If the engine oil was drained, fill with the specified amount and type of engine oil. (Refer to section D.) 4. Fill the radiator with the specified amount and type of engine coolant. (Refer to section E.) 5. If the transmission oil was drained, fill with the specified amount and type of transmission oil. (Refer to sections J, K.) 6. Connect the negative battery cable. 7. Start the engine and check the following. (1) Engine oil, transmission oil, and engine coolant leakage (2) Ignition timing, idle speed (Refer to page 59.) (3) Operation of emission control system 8. Perform a road test. 9. Recheck the engine oil and engine coolant levels. Gartner Banana