This video triggered a Vietnam style flashback for me 😅 Remember doing these last summer when i was doing timing belt and accessories. Did a full hose swap / water pump etc at the same time. Even with all the stuff out the way i just remember spending ages feeling around and trying to work the spring clips on those two hoses. Ended up putting a mirror down there to convince myself they were on correctly aha. Always weirdly comforting to remember there's other people out there struggling with the same stuff
Great to see these superb cars getting the TLC they deserve. I've had mine for 20 years now and it's still my daily runner. Look after your MX5 Mk1 and it will look after you.
@@Project380 Yep, I bought it in 2005, from UK originally imported from Japan. I pay vintage tax here in Ireland as the car was first registered in Japan in 1992.
@@Project380maaaate where can i get one of those coolant air bleed funnel do hickies You should sell em via a link bruv Great idea And the hoses A link and for sale from you to fund your project Cheers for the clip very helpfull
@@jamesrobertson3853 i wish heres a link www.amazon.co.uk/OEMTOOLS-87009-Funnels/dp/B01A2CQSU6?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A2KTOP9R53RXOQ&th=1
Dude the one at the back of the engine is a nightmare, I skipped it when I replaced my hoses last summer. I need to do it, couldn't get my fat hands back there. Lol
I was always taught to avoid jubilee clips on coolant hoses as they can become tighter/looser with temperature changes resulting in leaks. The OEM mazda style ones apply a constant pressure which stops this issue as they act like a spring.
I use one of each, one jubilee clip and one spring clip, at each end. Some may say overkill but m new hoses came with jubilee clips so may as well fit the old and the new ones.
This video triggered a Vietnam style flashback for me 😅 Remember doing these last summer when i was doing timing belt and accessories. Did a full hose swap / water pump etc at the same time. Even with all the stuff out the way i just remember spending ages feeling around and trying to work the spring clips on those two hoses. Ended up putting a mirror down there to convince myself they were on correctly aha. Always weirdly comforting to remember there's other people out there struggling with the same stuff
nam flash backs 😂😂😂😂 ive been putting them off for so long
Great to see these superb cars getting the TLC they deserve. I've had mine for 20 years now and it's still my daily runner. Look after your MX5 Mk1 and it will look after you.
20 years ?? 😯😯 one day im hoping mine will love me back 😂
@@Project380 Yep, I bought it in 2005, from UK originally imported from Japan. I pay vintage tax here in Ireland as the car was first registered in Japan in 1992.
@@Ogma3bandcamp wow!!! make sure you take good care of it 😊😊
After watching your silicon hose replacement, I installed some of the smaller lines prior to reinstalling the engine. Easier to do during a swap!😂
tell me about it. i honestly was hanging off until i pulled the engine out...... but that didnt happen
@@Project380maaaate where can i get one of those coolant air bleed funnel do hickies
You should sell em via a link bruv
Great idea
And the hoses
A link and for sale from you to fund your project
Cheers for the clip very helpfull
@@jamesrobertson3853 i wish
heres a link
www.amazon.co.uk/OEMTOOLS-87009-Funnels/dp/B01A2CQSU6?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A2KTOP9R53RXOQ&th=1
Patience and pulling the wheel and removing the oil filter. From the bottom just makes it a whole lot easier
yes you are right, i was just putting the job off 😂
Dude the one at the back of the engine is a nightmare, I skipped it when I replaced my hoses last summer. I need to do it, couldn't get my fat hands back there. Lol
yeah i was putting it off for far too long and now look what happened 😂 get it done mate before you have the same problem i did
Going through the wheel well can also help
for on top of the oil cooler your probably right
I was always taught to avoid jubilee clips on coolant hoses as they can become tighter/looser with temperature changes resulting in leaks. The OEM mazda style ones apply a constant pressure which stops this issue as they act like a spring.
I use one of each, one jubilee clip and one spring clip, at each end. Some may say overkill but m new hoses came with jubilee clips so may as well fit the old and the new ones.
your probably right, i personally prefer Mikalors but i ran out
Bofi supplied me Blue coolant with the stoney racing hose kit… any ideas why that would have been ??
yeah, blue hasnt got O,A,T in it either
What’s the difference between green and red ?(I don’t mean one is green one is red)
www.stoneyracing.com/downloads/Silicone-Hose-Fitting.pdf
red is organic acid technology and green i believe is glycol based. im going to guess the red slowly eats the silicone
So why is it recommened to swap to green coolant? I like green!
so red coolant has o.a.t in it which is organic acid technology which can slowly eat away at silicon.
green hasnt got o.a.t in it