MX-5 OC Forum

 Tony The base setting is just that. The ECU then adjusts the advance based on inputs from the various sensor inputs and the programmed map. By advancing the base line timing you move this map and if you advance to far you will get knock. Knock or pinking is the sound exploding gas hitting the cylinder wall as the fuel does not ...

 Quite possibly made by Durite, any good auto electrician should be able to help you. Curd brothers in Tunbridge Wells usually have a good durite stock.

 The Merlot is owned y the chap that owns/runs Spit and polish in Tonbridge, He has been trialling for years!!

Try Underbody Protection  07860569429. Bit far from you as they are in Sussex.  They take about five days to do it . Hope this helps

You don't say where abouts you are but if you are in Kent or Sussex give Mick at Underbody Protection 07860569429 a call. Mick does a brilliant job, we have used him on customers cars for the last five years and the quality of his work is fantastic. He is possibly not the cheapest but his work is very thorough and neat, he uses both waxoyl and ...

Hi Sarah, Unfortunately |Jan and I are going to have to miss this as the car is still not right. I hope you have a good day and we will see you soon   John

Are you driving straight off as soon as it starts? I would suggest that the T2 sender is sending a false signal to the ECU, this will not show up in the diagnostics as the ECU looks for continuity  as the sensor has a wide range. It's the green topped two pin one under the coil pack. This controls the mixture on cold starts.

http://www.miata.net/garage/diffguide/index.html

Hopefully if the car is running properly Jan and I will be coming !

Sorry I should have been a little clearer, a smear of silicon grease around the outside edges of the connector boot to prevent ingress of nastiness. I have also remembered a use for WD40 with the aid of a lighter it's quite good at burning of old cobwebs in the garage roof.