# Engine firing order (NA6)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-firing-order-na6/

Applicability: NA 1990–1993 (B6) — Other years in this family inferred from 1990 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

1–3–4–2; cylinder 1 is at engine front.

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.

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  "id": "engine-firing-order-na6",
  "name": "Engine firing order (NA6)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1990,
        1993
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1990 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "1–3–4–2; cylinder 1 is at engine front.",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Cylinder arrangement on the same page numbers cylinders 1 through 4 from front to rear."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1990",
      "page": "G–3 (PDF p. 287)",
      "as_printed": "Firing order\n1—3—4—2",
      "verified_years": [
        1990,
        1990
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1990",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "part_number": "1193-10-89C",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1990,
              1990
            ],
            "engines": [
              "B6"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://archive.org/details/1990-mazda-mx-5-miata-workshop-manual_202411"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "ignition-electrical",
  "component": "gap-followup-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Additional factory manual gap audit",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-firing-order-na6/"
}
```