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Valve stem diameter (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.
Diameter IN: 0.2351—0.2356 in (5.970—5.985 mm) EX: 0.2349—0.2354 in (5.965—5.980 mm) Minimum IN: 0.2331 in (5.920 mm) EX: 0.2329 in (5.915 mm)Diameter IN: 5.970—5.985mm {0.2351—0.2356 in} EX: 5.965—5.980mm {0.2349—0.2354 in} Minimum IN: 5.920mm {0.2331 in} EX: 5.915mm {0.2329 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Measure each stem at the factory-specified points.
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: “Diameter IN: 5.970—5.985mm {0.2351—0.2356 in} EX: 5.965—5.980mm {0.2349—0.2354 in} Minimum IN: 5.920mm {0.2331 in} EX: 5.915mm {0.2329 in}”
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