Your s2000 maintenience and issues history

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Feb 27, 2009 | 12:02 PM

#11

jeffbrig

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From: Fort Lauderdale

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Originally Posted by s2kwhitepanama,Feb 27 2009, 02:35 PM

this thread is damn good i see problems of braking and seats showing age in almost every 1 of 3 s2k soo guys take car of your brakes and seats

Don't consider the brake work to be a reliability problem. Brakes are wear items - replacing worn pads and even rotors is normal and expected maintenance, especially if you drive the car the way it was meant to be driven.

Feb 27, 2009 | 12:18 PM

#12

08YellowCR

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Hey do u guys rotate the tires i know on my S2000 the fronts are smaller than the rear so how does the rotating go on these car thanks guys

Feb 27, 2009 | 12:20 PM

#13

jeffbrig

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From: Fort Lauderdale

Tires and wheels are different sizes, and cannot be rotated. Don't worry, just expect to replace your rear tires twice as often as the fronts. I find that rear tires are good for 7-10k miles.

Feb 27, 2009 | 01:09 PM

#14

ahrmike

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Bought: 50K+/- 3k

Now: ~58000.

Mods: Shift knob, Rims, coilovers,

Maintenance:
Needed new tires, bought rims with tires instead. Now need two front tires soon
Needed new struts- blown->bought coilovers
Holes in soft top; new one installed by myself
Redline Oil, M1 Oil (two changes so far)
PCX filter/M1 filter
M1 Diff fluid
RL MTL Tranny fluid
Clutch Master Cyl leaky, replaced @ 56K. Fluid flushed, Slave cleaned/reinstalled/nipple shave

Broken antenna, new OEM purchased/installed
Brand new OEM Air filter....60bucks+

Never again, Purchasing KN FIPK when filter gets dirty.
CR clear corners - OEM corners broke.
Cabin Filter - Probably never changed since warranty was up, til now.
Spark plugs - 'good for 100K miles' my ass. They were in terrible shape @ 55~ish

Soon:

Valve adjustment
Front Tires
Clutch Assy: thinking of going Lightened flywheel, Grippier clutch disk
Rear Axle Nut Popping..gotta buy the socket + free weekend.

Feb 27, 2009 | 01:14 PM

#15

ahrmike

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Originally Posted by The Gent,Feb 27 2009, 10:31 AM

Bought : October 2009
Ownership time: 6 months
Kilometers when was bought: 74 000 KM
kilometers right now: 78 500 KM
Modifications: Berk testpipe -- other visual stuff
your care car by 1 - 10 rating : 10
your maintenience care by 1 - 10 : 10
type of driving ( example drag circuit winding road ) : Mixed driving (Daily Driver)
your driving type from 1 - 10 soft to hard: 7 (Never hard lauched it)
problems and issues since you first bought your s2k =
- Clutch buzz
- Tear in top
- Wear on driver seat
- Plastic windows needs to be replaced.
- Cupholder doesn't work well (Any tips?)
- Lock for storage doesn't work well
- Accessory belt will soon need to be replaced.
- Replaced Strikers (Worn)

reliability 1 - 10 : Haven't had the car long enough yet. Lots of preventative/normal maintenance (Motor oil, tranny oil, diff oil, Brake fluid, Air filter, spark plugs, pcv valve, cabin fliter)

Get the Cupholders that miata guys run. Its sort of ugly when in use, but it folds up nicely, just a black square. mmmiata.com is where I purchased it. Installed with 1 screw onto the passenger footwell side, where that weird button screw is (small flap for holding random crap?) Ill take pics/ explain better if you want