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Cylinder head manifold contact-face distortion (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.
Distortion: 0.006 in (0.15 mm) max.Distortion: 0.15mm {0.006 in} max.
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Measure the cylinder-head manifold contact surfaces in the four factory-specified directions; this is the head face, not the manifold casting.
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–48 (PDF p. 85) · Printed value & notes
Page B–48 (PDF p. 85)Printed: “Distortion: 0.15mm {0.006 in} max.”
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