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Post by wannabe on Jun 20, 2017 20:15:42 GMT
Steaming like a kettle before I noticed the gauge, stupid small steering wheel What is this bit? It's right on the back of the engine, underneath where the engine hook bit is, and it was just pissing out water as fast as I could put it in the rad The orange manual indicates it might be part of a 'thermosensor'?? It was so hot for a couple of miles as I tried to make it to the next village, I hope it won't have been warped Thank yooooou!
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Jun 20, 2017 20:20:07 GMT
No idea... but to reassure you, I got a holed radiator and over heated, only noticed when it started steaming! Carried on to my friend's house 5 miles up the road to get recovered from there. Engine is still healthy
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Post by Horney on Jun 20, 2017 22:08:08 GMT
That's odd. What year and model? It looks like a water exit that's been blocked off but never seen that on a standard car.
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Post by wannabe on Jun 20, 2017 23:04:22 GMT
Early SNC NA6 import! I believe that it's had some work done in the past as skuzzle mentioned it looked like the head had previously had some work done on the ports etc, but I have no paperwork and it's had something like 14 previous owners lol When you say you've never seen it on a standard car - do you mean the water exit? Or the blocking off?? What should be there?!
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Jun 20, 2017 23:40:25 GMT
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 6:52:48 GMT
Legend Thank you!!
I was struggling to even think what to search for lol
It seems 'the cursed water plug' is indeed the official online name for it and it has a part number of FEA7-13-104:
www.miata.net/garage/waterplug.html
Autolink seems to stock "Cap, rubber blanking, rear of engine, Mazda MX-5 1.6 mk1, FEA713104" for £6.77 ex VAT: www.autolinkmx5.com/cap-rubber-blanking-rear-of-engine-mazda-mx-5-16-mk1-fea713104-1340-p.asp www.autolinkmx5.com/ekmps/shops/autolinkuk/images/cap-rubber-blanking-rear-of-engine-mazda-mx-5-1.6-mk1-fea713104-1340-p.jpg
and MX5Parts stocks "Blanking Cap, MX5 Mk1/2/2.5, 1.6 [SI2194]" for £4.10 ex VAT: www.mx5parts.co.uk/blanking-mk1-25-p-906.html
so I'll have to get one ordered! I may see if the local Mazda place has them, though, as I could try to fix it today, then, while 'working at home'
There seems to be conflicting reports as to how easy it is, e.g. forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=346471, so hopefully I can get it done...
I'm hoping the pretty-coloured oil sheen that was on top of the water as it ran down the road was just from all the oil that's built up over time on the engine block from various minor oil leaks, road tar etc...
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Jun 21, 2017 7:05:59 GMT
No worries. Had to do something while cuddling the little one to sleep! I actually searched for the temp sender and then browsed the images. Found the pic with the annotation and went from there Aggressive Googling is what I do
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 7:12:04 GMT
I'm not quite sure what we did before the internet - where would one even start?!
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Post by minty on Jun 21, 2017 7:59:13 GMT
Phew, easy fix then and no damage done
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 9:11:28 GMT
I wouldn't go that far lol I am a mechanical disaster usually, and it did get extremely hot twice in all! Let's cross our fingers...
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Post by Meerkat on Jun 21, 2017 11:01:39 GMT
Wow, thanks for sharing! I think I might need to do this as a preventative maintenance job. I wouldn't want to get stranded for want of a stupid rubber nipple!
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 14:01:49 GMT
Well, it seems that Mazda dealers have access to a system that tells them what stock is in the central warehouse, but they don't have a system that tells them if other dealers are holding stock which I believe is what other dealers have. Next day stocking is useful, granted, but more useful would be being able to drive to a Parts department today to pick one up... Online ordering to the rescue, let's hope the post is quick! (and that I don't Canoe it up... lol)
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 14:06:57 GMT
Wow, thanks for sharing! I think I might need to do this as a preventative maintenance job. I wouldn't want to get stranded for want of a stupid rubber nipple!
For the sake of a fiver and what is apparently about half an hour max, I think this should definitely be added to the list of 'things to do when you buy a new car' or when you overhaul one you've had for a long time!
Seems they last for 15+ years and start to bulge like a grape as they weaken, so might be easy enough to keep an eye on it.
No warning when it went, though, just started steaming out everywhere! And it's at the back of the engine so any steam goes out underneath the car, meaning the first you notice is when the red-hot rad is steaming what little is left in there...
After putting a whole 2-litre bottle of water into the rad that I had in the car as a 'just-in-case top-up' (which didn't touch the sides) and then driving gently but 'briskly', I managed probably not even 5 miles before it was off the top of the gauge again and the 5-litre bottle I got from the shop in the village just went straight through!
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Post by minty on Jun 21, 2017 15:49:48 GMT
If not replace, I wonder if spraying your nipple with some kind of lube would keep it subtle? What's the lube that's good for rubber?
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 17:20:43 GMT
If not replace, I wonder if spraying your nipple with some kind of lube would keep it subtle? What's the lube that's good for rubber?
I can't work out if you're being euphemistic or not... lol
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