How to Properly RESTORE Your VALVE COVER | Mazda Mx5 Miata
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2021
- Mazda Mx5 Miata Valve Cover Restoration without Paint! The Valve Cover on my 1995 Mazda NA Miata was looking a little ugly due to years of oxidation which caused some deep pitting. Since I didn't have time to powder coat it, I decided I should make it look as good as possible!
First, I took the cover off and disassembled the whole thing. Then I hit it hard with degreaser, the power washer, and hot soapy water. From there, I took it over to NWC Blasting to get Vapor Honed. It came out pretty good, but after some more rubbing with steel wool and a little polishing, it came out as good as new!
I then show you how to properly install the valve cover on your NA / NB Mazda Miata with the proper torque sequence. Enjoy!
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I appreciate your detail and clear camera focus and exposure.. best valve cover video on youtube. In the middle of doing my 99 Miata cover ! Thanks
It’s comments like these that keep me going. Thank you for that! Let me know how yours comes out. I’m on Facebook and IG @DriveItRyan if you want to send a pic!
Well explained and super helpful video! Thank you :)
Happy it helped! It makes it all worth it 😊
Just seen this Ryan...sorry for the late like...
Informative as always :)
short a 9v battery to some wire wool.... great fire starter.... :)
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Powder coat aluminum, wrinkle black, or wrinkle red like the Mazdaspeed Miata. The wrinkle red would be a nice contrast on a black Miata.
All of those options would look great. I agree!
Ty for this! Question: apparently prev owner of my 73k mi 95m just replaced vc gasket. I just replaced plugs/wires the other day and it appears small vc leaks at 2 plugs. Plugs dry/not oil fouled fortunately. Think i can loosen all my vc bolts and re torque in order to spec to see if that remedies b4 replacing again? Thoughts? Ty!
Absolutely! It’s worth a try. If the problem still persists, take the valve cover off completely to see if it was done and/or done properly.
You put all that time into the cover, i would keep it like that.. looks nice man
Thanks Bobby! Yeah it’ll do for now. I just want to drive this thing!
@@DriveItRyan hell yeah, i wanna see you hooligan in it too!
What is the valve cover made out of ? Is it a good idea to grease it a bit to protect it?
Aluminum or (Aluminium) depending on who you ask 🤪. I personally would just leave it raw and refresh it with polish every once in a while. Ultimately, I think a fresh powder coating job would look the best and stand the test of time with minimal maintenance.
When you took spark plug 4 out did you get water in your engine internals??
Valve cover gasket was shot but she’s running nice now 👌
I've heard steel wool can embed into metals and then rust leaving stains, scotch bite is better I believe
Yeah I’ve heard mixed reviews about this. I’ve never had this issue but I’ll keep an eye on it and see if it becomes a problem over time. I’ll probably powder coat it before it gets to that point though
Lucky you didn't blow a coil pack or two, good on ya for not driving it like that. My vote is silver powder, and do the intake too.
Silver would look good for sure! I think the K series will get a silver valve cover when that day comes. I’m just waiting for my money tree to blossom 😂
If it were me i would have used a rag and long screw driver to soak up the oil so it didnt go all over the pistons
I've been waiting around 2 months for hks sport exhaust... waiting for cool parts is the worst lol.
Lol I feel ya! This pandemic needs to be over
What is that cold air intake? Which brand?
Rev9 Power intake sold by Spirit Road USA. It’s one of the only complete intake solutions for the 1.8l. I did a video on it and the link to the intake is in the description. Check it out!
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I’m got a vapor honing ad😂😂
Lmao no way. I’ve never seen one, but I’m sure I will now 🤣
Wrinkle black for the valve cover!
That was my first thought too!
Also kinda sounds like theres a vacuum leak
Gloves save your hands. Get box of 100.
Just finished off a box. Time to order more!
18 minute video titled how to restore your valve cover, and more than half of it is dedicated to putting the thing back together. Of the rest of it, the actual restoration of the valve cover is covered by vapour blasting that you didn’t even show!? Bad video naming dude, might have been happy to watch it if I wasn’t completely different to what I was expecting :/
I see where you are coming from. I had every Intention of filming the vapor blasting, but when it came time to do it, I was asked not to film. I tried to thoroughly cover everything else around that process. Sorry to disappoint.
The idle speeds too high. It should be around 850 RPMs. Yours is up to about 1200 RPMs
It’s all sorted now 👍
It may have been under choke level till it warms up ??