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Piston-to-cylinder 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.
Clearance: 0.0013—0.0023 in (0.032—0.059 mm) Maximum: 0.006 in (0.15 mm)Clearance: 0.032—0.059mm {0.0013—0.0023 in} Maximum: 0.15mm {0.006 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Use the explicitly printed clearance range; do not derive another range from diameter table endpoints. If excessive, replace piston or rebore for oversize pistons.
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–55 (PDF p. 92) · Printed value & notes
Page B–55 (PDF p. 92)Printed: “Clearance: 0.032—0.059mm {0.0013—0.0023 in} Maximum: 0.15mm {0.006 in}”
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