# Miata Guru's Step IN **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 4, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454 "2010-05-04T13:37:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Paul\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paul_b/32/5452_2.png) [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/41 "2010-05-23T21:54:16Z")
> [@96V6Bird](#): > > we gave fucks. brakes work. thats all that matters! ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/42 "2010-05-24T06:30:40Z")
Pics should be up tonight-ish depending on how tired I am when I get home from the beach ---
**Author:** ![avs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@avs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/avs)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/43 "2010-05-24T12:19:36Z")
> [@96V6Bird](#): > > A quick inspection revealed oil in only the #1 sparg plug tube. That would explain the random misfire down low. The previous owner also complained that ‘the car likes a to eat a quart or so every couplathousand miles’. There wasn’t any blue smoke present at all, so the leaking valve cover gasket explains it both the oil going missing and the misfire. Going to put new plug wires on it too on monday CAS-O ring can be bad too. Easy fix. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/44 "2010-05-24T14:41:11Z")
We already fixed the misfire dude. Will keep that in mind for the future though. ---
**Author:** ![\_x1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_x1/32/5108_2.png) [@\_x1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_x1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/45 "2010-05-24T23:32:57Z")
Total noob question but I have a clicking from the rear passenger wheel when driving, and I also noticed the dust shield was loose when washing the wheels today so I’m pretty sure that is the culprit. Is there any danger/ concerns of removing the dust shields? ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/46 "2010-05-25T03:57:23Z")
Brake pads n rotors will wear faster if you drive down dirt roads alot. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/47 "2010-05-25T08:44:47Z")
> [@)><(((x>;2305272](#): > > Total noob question but I have a clicking from the rear passenger wheel when driving, and I also noticed the dust shield was loose when washing the wheels today so I’m pretty sure that is the culprit. Is there any danger/ concerns of removing the dust shields? clicking doesnt sound like a dust shield, I would check to see if the cv boots are ripped on that side first thing ---
**Author:** ![\_x1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_x1/32/5108_2.png) [@\_x1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_x1)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/48 "2010-05-25T12:38:04Z")
CV boot is good. When I go over bumps I can hear the dust shield ratling ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/49 "2010-05-25T12:54:24Z")
I’d pull off the dust shield. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/50 "2010-05-26T05:41:56Z")
This hard top…who makes it??? God damn it’s so slick. ![http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/16280741/sstp_0906_01_z+1992_mazda_miata+side_view.jpg](http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/16280741/sstp_0906_01_z+1992_mazda_miata+side_view.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paul_b/32/5452_2.png) [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/51 "2010-05-26T09:33:58Z")
Autokonexion. They make awesome stuff. I have their fiberglass trunklid. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/52 "2010-05-26T09:45:10Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > This hard top…who makes it??? God damn it’s so slick. it almost looks like an FC from that view ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paul_b/32/5452_2.png) [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/53 "2010-05-26T10:02:08Z")
autokonexion makes fiberlgass and carbon fenders, widebodys, sideskirts, trunks. Cool company to deal with and they dont make gaudy ugly items that most companies make. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/54 "2010-05-30T21:54:59Z")
![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4638717705_be94371525.jpg](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4638717705_be94371525.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/4638708255_ed9df76cc7.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/4638708255_ed9df76cc7.jpg) ![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4639317452_9c98b77445.jpg](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4639317452_9c98b77445.jpg) from our Rochester/Oatka drive ![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4654630881_4faa11169d.jpg](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4654630881_4faa11169d.jpg) ![http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4655245568_d5229bb202.jpg](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4655245568_d5229bb202.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![\_x1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_x1/32/5108_2.png) [@\_x1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_x1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/55 "2010-05-30T22:06:31Z")
Thank you sir. Wat a diff a wash makes lolol ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454/56 "2010-05-31T06:03:43Z")
Fresh paint will make even more of a difference [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-gurus-step-in/154454.md?page=2)