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Camshaft journal oil clearance (NA8)
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Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car's year. It's verified in the 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; later manuals may differ.
Oil clearance:0.0014—0.0031 in (0.035—0.081 mm) Maximum: 0.006 in (0.15 mm)Oil clearance:0.035—0.081mm {0.0014—0.0031 in} Maximum: 0.15mm {0.006 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Procedure starts B–52/PDF89: remove HLAs, clean oil/debris from journals and bearing surfaces, place Plastigage axially, fit caps by numbers/arrows and tighten in factory order and stages to 11.3–14.2 N·m. Remove caps and read Plastigage. Replace head if excessive.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
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- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1
Page B–53 (PDF p. 90) · Printed value & notes
Page B–53 (PDF p. 90)Printed: “Oil clearance:0.035—0.081mm {0.0014—0.0031 in} Maximum: 0.15mm {0.006 in}”
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