RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update

Thu, 29 May 2008 17:19:56 -0700 

Would you recommend buying the plug wires (and a new #3 plug) as well?
 
-Bryan

--- On Thu, 5/29/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Miata Power List" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:03 PM



If the gap is good, but it was coding, I'd replace it.
 
Bill Cardell 
TurboDog's Dad 
www.flyinmiata.com 
www.fmwestfield.com 
Sales 1-800-359-6957 
Tech 970-464-5600 
Come to our Open House! August 14-17 
 



From: Bryan Wyatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:59 PM
To: Miata Power List; Bill Cardell
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update







Bill,
 
Chad and I checked and found that the sensor does seem to be in spec (about 
.035").  When added to the fact that I couldn't find any loose 
wires--rubbing or otherwise--and the fact that there was a stored P0335 
(Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuitry Malfunction), it sounds like replacing 
the Crank Position Sensor is the best thing to do.
 
Any thoughts?  
 
-Bryan

--- On Thu, 5/29/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update
To: "Chad J. Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Miata 
Power List" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:34 PM



I like to set them on the tight side at .030". I think spec is .040"
 
Bill Cardell 
TurboDog's Dad 
www.flyinmiata.com 
www.fmwestfield.com 
Sales 1-800-359-6957 
Tech 970-464-5600 
Come to our Open House! August 14-17 
 



From: Chad J. Douglas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:31 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Miata Power List; Bill Cardell
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update



OK, Bryan's coming over to my place tonight.  What's the proper air gap 
for that sensor on an NB?

I've got feelers and I'll check it out when he's here.  If it's wrong, 
I'll reset it.  If it's right, he can buy it and we'll replace it after he 
gets it.


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bryan Wyatt
Sent: Thu 5/29/2008 3:17 PM
To: Miata Power List
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update

Yeah...I priced out a new CPS from Finishline at about $80--nothing too bad (I 
wanted to call Tommy for some other parts, anyway).  I've set air gap 
on my old Miata, so I'm confident I can do it here.  As for wires, I 
can do that, too.  I had suspected that they would need replacing as 
well.

-Bryan

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--- On Thu, 5/29/08, Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: "Miata Power List" <[email protected]>, "Miata 
Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:13 PM

not always a magnet, but they're pretty reliable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_effect_sensor

they sense changes in electromagnetic field when ferrous materials come
close.

And they do occasionally fail.  New ones aren't terribly expensive or hard
to replace with your standard garage tool set.  Setting the gap is the
most critical part.  Getting the wire in the right place is is the hardest
part.

Plug wires are pretty darned easy.  Factory or Magnecore--whichever is
cheapest.

Matt

> No, they didn't.  Guess I'll just do it myself once I get
the car
> back today.  It'd possibly save me having to replace it (I
mean, the
> CPS is just a magnet with a wire coming out of it, right?).
>
> -Bryan
>
> --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> From: Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Miata Power List"
> <[email protected]>, "Miata Mailing List"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 2:48 PM
>
>
>
>
> So, going back to my first response, did anybody ever check
> the gap on the crank sensor?
>  
> Bill Cardell
> TurboDog's Dad
> www.flyinmiata.com
> www.fmwestfield.com
> Sales 1-800-359-6957
> Tech 970-464-5600
> Come to our Open House! August
> 14-17
>  
>
>
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan
> Wyatt
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:41 PM
> To: Miata Power
> List; Miata Mailing List
> Subject: '02 Bucking Without CEL -
> Update
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     Update from the dealer: the car had a fault 
code for the
>       Crank Position Sensor (not 
Cam).  I politely said
"no" when
> they
>       quoted me $325 to change it 
out.  They also found an arc
mark
> on the
>       plug wire going into the #3 
cylinder and suggested changing the
> wires and
>       plugs (or at least the #3 
plug). 
>
> Does this sound
>       reasonable?
>
> -Bryan
>
> ps - The recall that the car was under
>       that requires a PCM 
change/modification is
>       3505H:
>
> http://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/emissions_recall.html
>
>
>
>
>       
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