Newbie in stortford

Welcome Area including forum rules New Forum Member Welcome Area
1

hi all, just picked up an 09 plate 2L mx5 nc in galaxy grey.

im based on the herts essex border and so far i am loving it though iv already got a couple little niggles with it.

  1. the boot floor and carpet were soaked so iv hung the carpet up to dry above a bucket and dried the boot floor, im hoping it is just a slightly dodgy seal though have a sneaky feeling that it wont be that simple

  2. there is a slight hesitation sometimes when driving at low rpm almost like an ignition cut though its literally for a split second, oil pressure is good and its not drinking fuel and the eml isnt on so maybe im just being paranoid after my last 2 vehicles went tits up with limp mode and the like.

  3. the rear subframe and suspension components are looking abit corroded, i know it needs new drop links and arb bushes which is nothing but still a job needing doing before winter proper

looking forward to spending time here and getting to know some peeps here

richard

2

Wet floor / carpets is usually one of two things.

Hood drains blocked or come apart.

windscreen wiper scuttle grommets

Slight hesitation
Have a look in the spark plug holes for water ( usually gets there when the engine bay is wet detailed )

2 Likes
3

Wet boot floor and presumably boot carpet , maybe start investigating the rear light seals and the third brake light seals.

2 Likes
4

Rust / corrosion… Welcome to the mx5.

If you’ve time get stuck in and tackle this yourself.
Subframes and suspension components are rarely clean on cars of this age.
Clean back to good metal then choose your brand of rust converter , underbody protection.
Check rear arches under liners, common corrosion area

Plenty of posts regarding rust on the forum.

If you’ve not got time or the inclination to tackle there’s plenty of places that would take the job on , but it ain’t cheap.

Welcome to the club :+1:

1 Like
5

Just so you know, your oil pressure gauge is NOT what it seems it is just like an oil pressure light. It only tells you that you have some pressure or none, it is NOT actual pressure.
:heart:

1 Like
6

so its been raining all day around here and there is a small amount of moisture just by the throttle pedal and when i feel around i can feel some moisture on a bracket of some description up to the right hand side under the dash (could that be the door hinge?) so i am going to guess at the scuttle grommets as you have said, there is not any wetness or anything behind the seats so im going to guess the hood and drains are good there.

at the weekend i shall investigate the spark plug holes as you have alluded to

7

thats an odd way to do it, why would they have what looks like an oil pressure gauge that isnt an oil pressure gauge… head scratcher

8

so i had it up on a ramp yesterday and it doesnt look too sad on closer inspection the usual places look decent enough and its been undersealed well and by someone who knew what they were doing, as for the suspension components thats exactly my plan of action over the next few weekends ill take the arb off and tidy that up with new drop links and bushes, along with wire brushing and lanoguarding the rest of it (bar the brakes)

9

they are on my hit list

10

Here NC Oil pressure - Technical Area / Engine, Transmission, Exhaust etc - MX-5 Owners Club Forum (mx5oc.co.uk) is another thread for conformation.
:heart:

1 Like
11

I had a small pool of water in the boot of my NC and it turned out to be the rear light. I had the bumper sprayed a while back and the painter didn’t tighten up the nuts holding the light in so the seal wasn’t compressed enough and leaked.

1 Like