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Cylinder head gasket-face grinding allowance (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.
Grinding: 0.004 in (0.10 mm) max.Grinding: 0.10mm {0.004 in} max.
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Maximum material removal while correcting cylinder-head gasket-face distortion; retain specified head height.
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–47 (PDF p. 84) · Printed value & notes
Page B–47 (PDF p. 84)Printed: “Grinding: 0.10mm {0.004 in} max.”
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