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    Mine failed this year at first also. Easy fix, get a oil change and new filter, buy a fuel injector cleaning bottle like the ones at Autozone that you can put in your gas tank then fill your tank near full. Put high octane gas in. Then drive the car about 65-100 miles your choice. Hit passing gear if automatic a few times, or if manual dont hesitate to floor it a few times and get the engine warm before you take it in. After all of this it could pass, if not you need to service it more but that should work it did for mine.

    If you want to save money buy the oil and filter and do it yourself. It should be around 15-20$ (regular oil doenst need to be synthetic or expensive oil) instead of the high prices of 35+ for an oil change. Use the left over money to buy gas and the fuel injector cleaning bottle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greddypacked
    Mine failed this year at first also. Easy fix, get a oil change and new filter, buy a fuel injector cleaning bottle like the ones at Autozone that you can put in your gas tank then fill your tank near full. Put high octane gas in. Then drive the car about 65-100 miles your choice. Hit passing gear if automatic a few times, or if manual dont hesitate to floor it a few times and get the engine warm before you take it in. After all of this it could pass, if not you need to service it more but that should work it did for mine.

    If you want to save money buy the oil and filter and do it yourself. It should be around 15-20$ (regular oil doenst need to be synthetic or expensive oil) instead of the high prices of 35+ for an oil change. Use the left over money to buy gas and the fuel injector cleaning bottle.
    i always change my own oil, the last time i let a shop change my oil they put red thread-locker on my drain plug
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    And I do drive a Miata, so I am gayer than a three dollar bill...

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