To preface a bit – my Miata has a camshaft angle sensor. This sensor is located near the back of the engine, and has an O-ring that eventually dries up as all rubber parts do. Mine is very dried out, as evidenced by the blown heater hose a few weeks ago. How do I know? It’s located right above the hose, and drips oil onto said hoses, causing them to burst.
After saying I’d replace this O-ring since I bought the car last June, I finally got to Advance and bought the part. It cost me 62 cents. Now comes the hard(er) part – the actual install. I’m hoping to do it on Sunday and take my time. I’ll be going off of pictures from this guy’s Flickr and will document the process myself as well. I figure I should do this before I ruin another heater hose from neglect… though in fairness, it’s been leaking since before I bought the car, so three or four weeks on this new hose hopefully hasn’t damaged it yet.
Wish me luck!
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