# Crankshaft end play (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/crankshaft-end-play-na8/

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

Confidence: fsm

End play: 0.080—0.282mm {0.0032—0.0111 in}
Maximum: 0.30mm {0.012 in}

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": "crankshaft-end-play-na8",
  "name": "Crankshaft end play (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "End play: 0.080—0.282mm {0.0032—0.0111 in}\nMaximum: 0.30mm {0.012 in}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Measure with main caps correctly installed/torqued, using dial indicator. Correct excessive play per factory thrust-bearing procedure."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "B–63 (PDF p. 100)",
      "as_printed": "End play: 0.080—0.282mm {0.0032—0.0111 in}\nMaximum: 0.30mm {0.012 in}",
      "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/crankshaft-end-play-na8/"
}
```