Great tutorial! you should do a series of MX5 Maintenance, from where to jack the car up, how often to change the oil / filter, changing air filter, cleaning out the roof drain holes so your car doesnt get flooded. Great vid!
I thought it is recommended to flush the whole cooling system with distilled water and a special flush product to clean the system and get all old coolant out.
I did my coolant today and I see what you mean. There is a small hole on the undertray directly below the coolant drain. However it is quite a small access hole. I honestly don’t know what tool can be used to access it. If the drain plug is very tight, it might not be possible to use a set of pliers to open it. I ended up removing the undertray instead
Why are you not using the Mazda coolant. These days everyone is saying that you need to use OEM coolant because of seal degradation . I have a 2001 Jeep which I don’t adhere to this policy but I definitely would not to this to a modern car .
I use Prestone all makes concentrated mix and add distilled water to the ratio I want. 50/50 in cold climate but during summer I run 25% coolant, Because Race Car
@@Driver67 ,, ( is ) .... there's only one cap to fill in which is the expansion tank & easy access to screw / drain plug on driver side.... But your car looks real nice
Great tutorial! you should do a series of MX5 Maintenance, from where to jack the car up, how often to change the oil / filter, changing air filter, cleaning out the roof drain holes so your car doesnt get flooded. Great vid!
Very good suggestions! I’ll probably do that as it gets warmer and I can get on with more maintenance. Thank you @Johnny Chen
Yea , gotta keep unplug those drain tubes... TRUST ME I KNOW
Superb. Totally clear explanation. Just what I needed. Many thanks.
Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to share the full procedure
Fantastic video, appreciate it man! 👍🏼
You’re welcome!
Great instructions. Thanks!
Why not use the recirculation of coolant?
Good tutorial.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
I thought it is recommended to flush the whole cooling system with distilled water and a special flush product to clean the system and get all old coolant out.
Totally unnecessary on such a new car. After 15+ years I'd say it's necessary
Isn't there a service hole underneath that can be accessed without removing splash shield?
Unfortunately there isn’t an easy access cover. The whole undertray has to come off
I did my coolant today and I see what you mean. There is a small hole on the undertray directly below the coolant drain.
However it is quite a small access hole. I honestly don’t know what tool can be used to access it. If the drain plug is very tight, it might not be possible to use a set of pliers to open it.
I ended up removing the undertray instead
Much easier access to petcock I think
Why are you not using the Mazda coolant. These days everyone is saying that you need to use OEM coolant because of seal degradation . I have a 2001 Jeep which I don’t adhere to this policy but I definitely would not to this to a modern car .
What kind of coolant did you use?
I use Prestone all makes concentrated mix and add distilled water to the ratio I want. 50/50 in cold climate but during summer I run 25% coolant, Because Race Car
Way different than my 2007
How much different was 2007?
@@Driver67 ,, ( is ) .... there's only one cap to fill in which is the expansion tank & easy access to screw / drain plug on driver side.... But your car looks real nice
@@joeishere500 sounds like you have it easier than I do!
@@Driver67 , sure do but you got a nicer car for sure .