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PseudoSport HalfDork
7/27/12 4:51 p.m.

I was at the junk yard today and right before closing I saw they had a 1994 Miata. Car was really beat inside and out but it has a 1.8L, 5 speed manual, tan leather interior, P/W, P/S, A/C and headrest speakers. Now before rushing back to the yard in the morning how can I tell if this car has a torsen? I could not get to the drain plug to remove it and look inside. Someone had jacked up one side i'm guessing to spin the axle but you can't test a torsen that way right? When I tried the axle would spin with the other side on the ground.

Any other quick ways to check or is there a tag somewhere on the car that says it has a torsen?

belteshazzar UltraDork
7/27/12 4:59 p.m.

power mirrors

peter HalfDork
7/27/12 5:03 p.m.

^^^^^ exactly.

also, the leather is a dead give away. that car has a torsen.

Clay HalfDork
7/27/12 5:54 p.m.

What they said. Google "Miata One page feature Table"and cross check the options

Or here's a link: http://www.miata.net/faq/Miata90-97A3.pdf

Keith MegaDork
7/27/12 6:03 p.m.

It's got a Torsen. Most 1994 manuals do, and all of the leather manual cars do.

PseudoSport HalfDork
8/3/12 8:11 p.m.

Thanks, picked it up today and it is a torsen. I ended up having the yard pull it since everything under the car was extreamly rusty (New England car). I was hoping to pick up the axles and driveshaft too but the axles nuts were way too rusty and the driveshaft u-joints were both bad.

Now I just need another Miata to put it in.