All the oils - MX5 engine, gearbox and diff oil changes

[@retrocarsyndicate8867]

Always a satisfying job just changing the oils on the car, but can I give you a little tip when I do anything like this on the drive always put cardboard down every time I have anything delivered and a big cardboard box I break it up and use the cardboard. Stop the oil on the drive. Up there for thinking down there for dancing words to live by😂

[@ricolasroc5890]

Change the gearbox turret oil too! You may need new gaskets? I got quite quick at oil changes on my MX. Can't drive it in ulez alas, but it needs a gentle restoration anyway. Has it since'98. Never broken down. Drive it all over the uk. Such a great little car.

[@SteveDull]

The large suction syringes are so much easier than those pumps for these jobs!

[@Jam3sA]

My old NC MX-5 cooked its 75/90 diff oil within 3 years! It was only after I'd taken it to an indy that I had any idea of the state of it

[@frimleyfrodo]

Years ago I had an old Citroen ZX with a knackered gearbox which would whine in 5th at motorway speeds and sometimes try to pop out of gear. To keep it going I changed to a slightly thicker oil and added Molyslip. It solved the problem at the cost of a stiff gear change when cold, which I was happy to accept.

[@Shavenuw129]

All MX5 gearboxes are notchy when cold. 200 yards later they are fine. Ex NC 25th Anniversary owner.

[@davidlang3625]

Its definitely good advice to loosen the transmission filler plug first, particularly on this model of MX5 as they have a reputation for going really tight over time. I have the same model and there was no way the filler was going to come out with a normal open ended spanner. I managed to special order a 14mm square section socket which fits nicely, however I then needed to go back to the parts shop to get a breaker bar with a universal joint on the end to fit around the exhaust which is right in the way! Job done - eventually!

[@ivy7642]

"Tonight on Furiously Oiling!.."

[@davetandy6008]

Thanks for this, Matt. I'll have a crack at changing the gearbox oil on the weekend.

[@darthvirago]

Seen a Eunos roadster parked on a drive near me. If you hadn't got yours I'd have wondered why the Mazda had wrong badge. Great little car for the Summer.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Brilliant little tinkering Video on the Eunos Matt.

[@mumwifeteacher]

Just did my oil on my 92 Miata. Great minds think alike. My rule for oil on cars is the same as you gear oil one. First I make sure I can loosen the oil filter before I drain any oil.

[@arieplomp8906]

Thankfully You’ve got the Eunos and the Volvo! Cars that appreciate regular maintanance ! And don’t come with nasty surprises undergoing it ! 😂😂😂 Nice job Matt! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙 like allways!

[@mickfletcher1970]

Nice easy job for you that makes a change now back to your favourite welding the crown Vic.

[@andrew_burns]

There is a small amount of fluid that needs to be changed under the shifter as well. A quick tip on the oil change - a red Solo party cup will fit below the oil filter and is large enough to catch the oil and the filter as well. Saves a lot of cleanup (well until you convert to a remote oil filter setup).

[@furiousdriving]

Do you get that shifter oil from inside the cabin, or up and over the gearbox?

[@gordonbell9859]

​@@furiousdrivinginside the cabin

[@andrew_burns]

@@furiousdriving yep through the cabin, it’s not as horrible a job as it sounds - you need to get the console and the shift bushing out. It’s a good opportunity to check the shift bushing as well.

[@seancooke7332]

I am so jealous of that gearshift that you have Lad. I can almost feel it. Mostly I feel the love for your Eunos. Beware that you don't make the P6 V8 jealous because it has a roar on it.

[@davidchandler8881]

The issue of what gearbox oil improves the notchy change in MX5s is well worn path. Some say RED LINE MT90 75W-90 GL4 is the one to go for but I've tried it and it's no better than an oil half the price. With regard to the oil filter go for K&N HP 1008. It's got the 1" nut on the top which makes undoing it tons easier.

[@furiousdriving]

thats good to know for next time about the filter. And yes, I spent ages on the forums hunting for solid information on the oils

[@glidb4]

Good job Matt, it was recommended to me that I use 80/90 LSD oil in my Eunos. 75/90 is good for the UK cars but not the imports. Also changing the gear shifter boot is a cheap easy fix and makes a big difference.

[@delukxy]

It is quite normal for a LSD to use different oil to a standard diff. Worth checking in this case.

[@jameskyle380]

Maria the miata. always good to get fresh fluids. A very satisfying job.

[@PB200559]

Saw a Eunos like yours in same colour and trim at a car meet in the North East during the week - only negative was it was an auto box. Very tidy though.

[@jeffcarter7197]

Filled the gearbox up and the drive 😅😅😅 we've all been there!

[@mattwelch4025]

This car just looks like it would be called 'Artie' to me. Nice vid, Matt!

[@dj_paultuk7052]

Reline MTL 75w is also very good. It has special friction modifiers which make for a real slick gearchange.

[@stuartduncan2772]

I love these servicing and repair videos. Looking forward to more.

[@timprice5]

Thomas would be a perfect name for the Eunos after its designer Tom Matano, who i had the pleasure of meeting at one of the owners club meets at Gaydon

[@stuartapps3561]

Martha sounds good for the MX5 😊

[@danielrussell446]

Well done Matt a great job on the mx5 which will keep it running well into the future always a messy job loved my Mazda 3 which had the same engine and never had such a great car for being fun to drive and reliable keep up the hard work Daniel

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

saw yourself today 22/4/24 at halfords in aylesford of afternoon myself was looking for car polish ;-) did not have chance to say hello again.

[@OptimusPrimer-ge3gz]

A name, eh? How about... Eunice. Eunice the Eunos.

[@maxidyne]

Eunice the Eunos!

[@vincifernandez1137]

Had an NB as a daily for 10 years, had the diff & gearbox oil changed twice by Mazda in those 10 years, don't know what grade oil they used but the advice by Mazda was that the gearbox would always be notchy until the oil warmed up, so would be interesting to find out about yours from cold. Great informative video.

[@paultaylor9652]

Great video Matt, Yank Tank is my favourite of your cars.

[@furiousdriving]

I love that one too, still run it up and down the drive to keep it from stagnating every week

[@BRED510]

The MX5 takes the same spec gearbox oil as my 1968 VW Bay does. GL4 apparently is important as GL5 can damage brass bushes in the gearbox

[@Uni_Iris_1]

For whatever reason, KZbin turned OFF the notifications to this channel! They turned OFF the notifications to my literal favourite channel, WTF KZbin

[@furiousdriving]

You're the second channel member who's commented this, he'd been unsubbed, re-subbed then it unsubbed again as well as other channels!

[@potaijee]

You mentioned changing the filter in the glove box. What were you referring to? I don't think there's an in-cabin air filter in the na/nb miatas

[@cosmicsman666]

Best car you own matt. Flog that alpha before it falls to bits and buy a hardtop for the mazda.

[@furiousdriving]

How to say you've never owned and Alfa without saying you've never owned an Alfa!

[@cosmicsman666]

@@furiousdriving ive owned 2 matt. loved them to bits but they let me down once too many times. I have also owned a mx5 and they drive better than both alfas put together. I like reliability in my life these days and not fustration and pain . Ex 147 and Gtv owner.

[@bobgorman9481]

I have a 2litre nc and its always had a very difficult change from 1to2 nd when the oil is cold. Its had several oil changes in its life ,and never improved . I have driven many other mx 5s of all ages , and it seems to be a common theme .

[@ianjenkins4641]

A nine Stainless steel exhaust would be nice.

[@mickc7388]

Might be a good idea, was that a split in the exhaust I spotted? No one else has mentioned it, so maybe I'm wrong.

[@cmjones01]

This brought back memories of changing the oils in my Series 3 Land Rover. 20W50 in the engine, and foul-smelling EP90 GL4 in the gearbox, transfer box, overdrive, rear diff, front diff, left swivel and right swivel. I got sick of the smell of the stuff!

[@kevinnye5132]

Who knew Matt ? Engine oil is slippery 😂, always amazed at what I learn on your channel and Ofc don’t waste that gearbox oil 🤔 is great for cooking your Saturday night Fish & Chip supper in , healthy too with all those minerals 😉.

[@Paul-mf1vj]

Just tried that. Want to complain about how dead I am now.

[@kevinnye5132]

@@Paul-mf1vj All complaints from heaven please send C / O Furiously driving , thank you 🙏🏻😂😂.

[@richardhowlett7398]

Thought you might have wedged the bottle with a couple of bricks, I’ve made myself a little stand so the bottle can’t fall over . Max .

[@TenderHooligan]

Next job get rid of that style bar! :)

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Good work, great tips Matt, thank you.

[@christopherbeaman1209]

I don't know if u have been told or not but I thought I would let u know incase. U have not changed all the oils in your gearbox. U need to change the turret oil where the gear lever goes in. There is another little reservoir in there that needs doing

[@69Phuket]

Ernie the Eunos? Addicted to oil change videos!

[@MindWarp95]

You forgot to do the shifter turret fluid!

[@furiousdriving]

just learned about that one

[@bobbieterry4939]

Loving the chanel great content positive I sore you at the starbuck on a27 behind the esso on Friday I was building the wall there

[@furiousdriving]

You did! I saw a couple of guys working guess that was you

[@tonys1636]

With the time you seem to spend under cars in uncomfortable positions, digging and constructing an inspection pit in the garage or the new carport might be helpful. With a pit jack as safer than one on a plank.

[@furiousdriving]

it would be nice to do that, we have a drop and retaining wall at the end of the drive so would have to be carefully looked into for strength

[@steve0680657]

Mazda recommends 75w90, but 75w80 results in far far superior cold weather changes and much smoother running. I would recommend 75w80, not 75w90. No less protection due to modern synthetic oil hugely surpassing old dinosaurus mineral oil.

[@jasoncornell1579]

Did u use the tea shelf?

[@furiousdriving]

The jack makes a perfect tea platform

[@davidrix804]

Is there supposed to be copper crush washers on the fill and drain plugs? As I have them on my Honda crv 2003 model🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@furiousdriving]

There wernt when I took them off so can only go by that. There was on the engine so used one there

[@keithposter5543]

Should be on both drains

[@lesklower7281]

The worse part of changing the diff and gearbox oil is the smell of the oil and l did an engine oil and filter change on my Hilux and l drained the sump for a while and removed the oil filter and there was very little oil in the filter must be the way it is set up and when l drained the which l know hadn't been done for a while and 5 litres came out which obviously means it doesn't burn oil at all and it has done 436000 kilometres the what an engine is the 22R

[@richardhunt1384]

4:24 Has that exhaust got a small hole appearing or is that the cover around the exhaust that is holed? The later 2.0lt engined ones (we've an immaculate 2010 plate MX5) has the oil filter on the other side and is a fiddly little bugger to get out without removing a cover and even then it still makes an absolute mess over the sub frame.

[@furiousdriving]

Not yet. But the outer skin is crispy, a stainless one would be nice

[@philmuskett265]

Oils well that ends well, hey.

[@gryfandjane]

How about Eunice?

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Come on Matt, what's going on with the W123??

[@TheV8nutter]

Eunice the Eunos ! Great vid Matt.

[@furiousdriving]

I think I might have jokingly called it that when I first got it,, it might stick..

[@JohnnyPaton]

Mrs Furious won't be happy with those oil spillages on the drive. I've been eviscerated myself doing changes on the driveway.

[@normanstephens5391]

I suggest. "The Green Hornet" for a name. 🤷‍♂

[@katywalker8322]

I hate the smell of gearbox oil. Once changing the diff oil in a car I landed up with it overflowing. All into my hair 🤢 Isn’t it recommended to top up the turret on the gearbox also?

[@furiousdriving]

apparently it does need that too

[@philtaylor9038]

Matt a trick I've heard about when changing engine oil. When you remove the oil filler cap is to connect a vacuum hose to top of engine turn it on and when you remove the drain plug the oil stays in until you turn of the vacuum. Another tip from a mx5 owner is have you looked at the relocation kit for oil filter to the bulk head think mx5 parts is the go to for this. Don't forget to check the fluid levels after a bit of driving. Great stuff as always .

[@Grimwriggler]

Matt would be great name.. it's mine too!

[@furiousdriving]

That would get confusing...!

[@grumpy2.0]

Ahh Butt the fun of Puns about Matt's leaking or crusty.

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee, Matt why don't you cut the both sides of the pump you'll find it more manageable with no kinks.

[@mick0846]

I'm desperate to do my mk2.5 gearbox oil and diff iv done the engine and filter but weary of having to pump it in. Its on 67k now with no history. Will it be the same?

[@furiousdriving]

I think all NA and NBs use the same oil and have the same gearboxes

[@JonBushell]

Eunis the Eunos

[@toy838]

Always wise changing fluids cheaper in long run gd video

[@ochayethegnu2915]

Well, that was chaotic. It’s a really bad idea to jack up the rear of a car with the front wheels on ramps. You were incredibly lucky it didn’t roll backwards as soon as the rear wheels were off the ground.

[@furiousdriving]

no, the ramps have rungs on the top that stop the wheels moving and the car was lifted evenly at the same time on both sides

[@ochayethegnu2915]

@@furiousdriving Glad to hear it - I was stressed watching it.

[@keithposter5543]

I have these ramps, once the car's on them it's going nowhere

[@tug1345]

Marty the Miata

[@davidrix804]

GREEN HORNET!!🤔🤔🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏

[@Paul-mf1vj]

Could not agree more about the smell of gearbox oil . almost nauseating. It's one of those smells I have never gotten out of overalls.

[@maxhodgson4462]

You should call it Popeye. :-)

[@michelswerissen6544]

Video approved some gravity, click.

[@awc900]

Try Mia the Miata.

[@Mirage8v]

Muppet the MX-5 since it's green like Kermit. Does the rear end have an LSD. If so, doesn't it need friction modifier?

[@furiousdriving]

It does have and LSD but I couldnt find any reference to that, even on the MX5 shops, perhaps with the old mineral oils that would have originally been recommended?

[@Mirage8v]

​@@furiousdriving Interesting. Reason for me asking is that my (completely different car) does need it. 75W-140 and 120ml of the modifier. Would make sense that your LSD is a different type or that the plates are different material and thus doesn't need it. :)

[@aston-martin-internationalist]

"All 3 oils changed", all 4 if you consider the driveway. 🤭

[@tvdel]

Mia

[@alisterwest6987]

I liked it 😅

[@smet145]

Mia?

[@AdamMacleod83]

How about calling it Maz?

[@furiousdriving]

Like the Fake Shiek?

[@AdamMacleod83]

@@furiousdriving well that wasn't the intention 😂 more just Maz the Miata, short for Mazda. But the chap you refer to did some good things didn't he? so yeah why not! 😅

[@GrahamColeBiz]

"Max"?

[@theyellow8834]

Love the car, cant stand the steering wheel. I only like wheels with airbags

[@dandandan389]

Gearbox oil is one of the worst smells!

[@phil7301]

😉👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@edwardalannewton8591]

How about the name matt

[@stippolyte]

Matt, this is getting ludicrous, couple of days ago found I was unsubscribed (how?) so resubbed. Just checked again after your request and I'm unsubbed again??? Not just you but 12 other channels so far I follow I've unsubbed from.

[@furiousdriving]

Thats really odd, also explains lower view numbers if subscribers arent subscribed, and you're a channel member but it still un subbed - I need to email them

[@stippolyte]

@@furiousdriving sorry, forgot to mention I'm a channel member, even more perplexing, do you need to be subbed to be a member? I'm going to check each channel I follow every week for a while.

[@furiousdriving]

@@stippolyte no, you dont need to be one for the other, but I would have thought there would be a link somewhere in the system

[@gerardbosvonhohenfels1866]

Your subframe is quit rusty.

[@furiousdriving]

no, it always looks worse on camera, Ive had it on a ramp to look at it

[@andrewg2618]

Gotta love comments like this. So helpful