# P/S-only belt tension — new (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/accessory-belt-tension-new-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

490–588 N {50–60 kgf, 110–132 lbf}

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "accessory-belt-tension-new-na8",
  "name": "P/S-only belt tension — new (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "490–588 N {50–60 kgf, 110–132 lbf}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Check engine cold or at least 30 min after stopping. New means used on a running engine for less than five minutes. Use factory tension gauge between any two pulleys; alternative to deflection inspection. Tension limit is a lower service limit. P/S (with or without A/C) and A/C-only rows have identical specifications. This record covers power steering without A/C; existing A/C belt records cover cars equipped with A/C. Retain 490–588 N, consistent with the HVAC chapter U–46 / PDF p. 1108; the engine chapter prints 491–588 N. The difference is due to rounding. Original engine-chapter text is preserved in the citation."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "B–7 (PDF p. 44)",
      "as_printed": "Tension\nN {kgf, lbf}\nP/S, P/S + A/C\nNew*\n491—588\n{50—60,\n110—132}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "engine",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/accessory-belt-tension-new-na8/"
}
```