Miata Mailing List: July 1998, Message #27

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>hi all:
>
>as the weather starts to heat up here in socal, i've been noticing (feeling
>(?)) more frequently that the right foot/leg area of the cabin has been
>getting pretty warm from the heat coming from the transmission.  the area
>around the shifter also gets pretty hot.  it only takes about 15-20 minutes
>of driving in daytime to cause this unwanted heater action.  is this
>normal?  fearing that the previous owner (bought used at 39k miles) did not
>change the transmission oil at 30k, i've ordered a couple bottles of
>redline MTL oil.  will going to redline take care of this?
>
>steve
>'95 Black n' Tan
>irvine, ca


Nope, order both the large and small shifter boots.  The big one is torn,
letting in the heat.  The little one is likely torn as well.  You can
change the oil in the shift turret while you are in there.

Skip Cannon