My experience with Mazda parts department.

fruitbat38 · 28-02-2005, 02:45 PM

Well they had 1 of the 3 items I was after....

Basically went to pick up touch up paint, a temperature sensor that plugs into thermostat housing and get a new o-ring for where oil is leaking out past my distributer.

They had a temp sensor but it was $200 and didn't look remotely like the coroded replugged in thing that is on my car now. Now has anyone else had to replace this, and is there a cheeper way out? So I didn't get this yet.

They didn't have touch up paint,but then thats ok cause noone seems to

They gave me a contact number for me to get elsewhere :s

And finaly the o-ring... Mazda parts dont have, cause they don't replace them apparently. I have visions of Mazda head office standing around with their hands over their ears going "lalalala, its not leaking oil" I mean wtf, why wouldnt a seal need replacing... So for that I have to talk to some distributer rebuilder to get fixed.

Aaargh, why can't it be easy.

platypus · 28-02-2005, 07:55 PM

they didn't have 1.6l fan belts on the shelf - or 4 cyl oil filters either - this i found shocking... nor were the belts in the country... i went to ford (again) bonuses of having code share

Cosmo Dude · 28-02-2005, 08:31 PM

I've never had any trouble getting any part from Mazda. Yes some parts can be a little exe. A few years back I bought a steering arm for a '67 1500 sedan. It was about $80

Sometimes it is as much about your attitude as it is about them being willing to go that little extra to find that $2 O-ring.

chipa · 28-02-2005, 11:41 PM

I just swap between mazda and ford. 90% of the time one or the other will be at least 30-50% cheaper for parts. Any car that has had a ford/mazda sister car will usually be like this. For example Telstar/626 temp senders, Mazda ~ $20 Ford ~ $45!

platypus · 01-03-2005, 08:31 AM

i just thoguht it was quite pathetic that standard services items wern't on the shelf for a late model - which does have quite good numbers around...

MrShadow · 01-03-2005, 10:09 AM

Mabey they're trying to emulate the computer industry...

Toyboy · 01-03-2005, 04:36 PM

I bought the distributer o ring seal from ford for my BA,cost about $11 i think

pr1mo · 01-03-2005, 04:43 PM

how much was the seal from mazda? i gotta do that soon

Red Frog · 01-03-2005, 07:26 PM

mazda/ford departments give me the pips!

okay when i was searching for my sway bar arm link (yes there is a better term to use and i did use it when explaining to these ppl...just forgotten it now....;P) a) the guy at hornsby mazda could only surmize that i wanted not only the link but the other link and the WHOLE swaybar itself, soooo i gave up on him b) ford hornsby - had no idea what i was talking about then went away and asked a supervisor and came bak with some ridiculous price for one sway bar link arm c) mazda at west gosford - the guy interupted me in the middle of my explanation speel to say he knew exactly what i wanted JUST the link and gave me a very reasonable price! So, the motto to this story a) some ppl shouldn't be working in spare parts departments bcos they're dumbasses and b) it pays to shop around!

platypus · 01-03-2005, 07:29 PM

mazda at hornsby have gone down hill since they merged the parts department of hill ford...

now there is a whole bunch of disgruntled ford employee's at the mazda parts.... what sorta service do you think your gonna get?

fruitbat38 · 02-03-2005, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr1mo

how much was the seal from mazda? i gotta do that soon

afaik there are 2 seals stopping the oil from leaking, one of those is larger diameter and cost me about $17 (fair enough so far) the one that was causing the problem (for me) is smaller and Mazda said they dont replace them under service/warrenty therfore they dont sell the part.

There probably aren't any larger seal in Aus now cause they shipped the last one to me

platypus · 02-03-2005, 12:15 PM

permatex gasket selant me thinks

Nate · 02-03-2005, 05:50 PM

i have never had a problem with grand prix mazda at aspley... they have over nighted me all this from melbourne at different times:

1: A new dipstick cause this dipstick didnt put the original one back in the hole
2: A new jack shaft ... first on to break in australia :P
3: Touch up paint
4: SP23 badge

I bought my O - ring from pine rivers bearings and seals ... they are awesome ... $2 and they spent ages making sure i got hte right one!

but mazda ... no worries mate!

andrewgrazier · 18-03-2005, 04:07 PM

ya sure ya dont need a rocker cover seal thing??

yeah as for that temperature senson mazda wanted some stupid amount for it
but i went to the local guy down at torornto and he got one for like $90 , and apparntly it was a mazda one
and it took him a day to get it in.

so yeah looks like its just the mazda people around where you are

CRA23 · 20-03-2005, 12:36 AM

the south port mazda parts bit didnt even know what my car was, someone stole my side mirror(just the mirror part, i dont get why they just took the mirror) i went in and said can i get a LHS mirror for an 96 323 astina, and the guy was like "err which ones that" and showed me a big poster with a heap of diff old mazda models on it and it wasnt on there, i ended up takin him to my car and goin this!

Cosmo Dude · 20-03-2005, 08:20 AM

And then you found out it's an assembly which cost $350ish? At least it comes colour coded.

CRA23 · 20-03-2005, 06:09 PM

i just needed the glass bit not the whole morror, it just clips in,i still dont know why someone would want to steal it

platypus · 20-03-2005, 07:34 PM

yeah mirror is the only replaceable part on them ones...

well went in finally to get my belts... working on theory they should have been in stock...

was a golden day i thought!!! guys punched in the rego, got the VIN, got the exact part number, had a look, turns out they are in stock today... guy looks at pricing to let me know before he hits the warehouse... swears to himself when he reads the price should be $75 for the PS/AC belt, and $50 for the Alternator/water pump belt...

so he plunks away, finds the specs, and goes ahh much better, be back in a second, grabs 2 new vee belts ... one was 1mm bigger, and the other 2mm shorter, and at $10 and $11 a much better proposition... oh and i got some red zoom zoom stickers, coz i thought they were tops, commented that they now have pens, and got one for free!!!

vic down at Gosford Mazda is a ****ing gun!

Red Frog · 20-03-2005, 09:49 PM

he sounds like the dude that helped me out!! u're talking bout west gosford rite? customer service was well beyond what was expected. i like ppl like that. that go out of their way to help u out. u realise that the world ain't all bad.

platypus · 20-03-2005, 10:00 PM

yeah it is the guy that helped you out... its north gosford... the ford stealership is in west gosford, who for the record wanted more for the vee belts...

but ford is still cheaper for genuine filters

and the world isn't half bad, its all bad!

28-02-2005, 02:45 PM	#1
fruitbat38 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Car: 93 BG Astina, stock Posts: 204	My experience with Mazda parts department. Well they had 1 of the 3 items I was after.... Basically went to pick up touch up paint, a temperature sensor that plugs into thermostat housing and get a new o-ring for where oil is leaking out past my distributer. They had a temp sensor but it was $200 and didn't look remotely like the coroded replugged in thing that is on my car now. Now has anyone else had to replace this, and is there a cheeper way out? So I didn't get this yet. They didn't have touch up paint,but then thats ok cause noone seems to They gave me a contact number for me to get elsewhere :s And finaly the o-ring... Mazda parts dont have, cause they don't replace them apparently. I have visions of Mazda head office standing around with their hands over their ears going "lalalala, its not leaking oil" I mean wtf, why wouldnt a seal need replacing... So for that I have to talk to some distributer rebuilder to get fixed. Aaargh, why can't it be easy. __________________ I didn't like my tail-lights, so I replaced them with ones from an Aston Martin DB7.

28-02-2005, 07:55 PM	#2
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	they didn't have 1.6l fan belts on the shelf - or 4 cyl oil filters either - this i found shocking... nor were the belts in the country... i went to ford (again) bonuses of having code share __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

28-02-2005, 08:31 PM	#3
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	I've never had any trouble getting any part from Mazda. Yes some parts can be a little exe. A few years back I bought a steering arm for a '67 1500 sedan. It was about $80 Sometimes it is as much about your attitude as it is about them being willing to go that little extra to find that $2 O-ring. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

28-02-2005, 11:41 PM	#4
chipa Crazy Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney Car: FPV F6 Typhoon Posts: 1,372 View Photos By: chipa	I just swap between mazda and ford. 90% of the time one or the other will be at least 30-50% cheaper for parts. Any car that has had a ford/mazda sister car will usually be like this. For example Telstar/626 temp senders, Mazda ~ $20 Ford ~ $45! __________________ King Spring Lows, TWM short shifter, split eardrums, blah blah blah and a little voice saying "I wish I had a turbo" Updated 2007-03-19: Readers Rides Finally upgraded from the stock headunit

01-03-2005, 08:31 AM	#5
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	i just thoguht it was quite pathetic that standard services items wern't on the shelf for a late model - which does have quite good numbers around... __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

01-03-2005, 10:09 AM	#6
MrShadow Senior Time-waster Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Airborne somewhere in Aus... Car: 2005 SP23 Hatch Posts: 1,779 View Photos By: MrShadow	Mabey they're trying to emulate the computer industry... __________________ Gimme a caffeine drip and I'll be right.... Confuscias say "man who go to sleep with itchy bottom, wake up with smelly finger"

01-03-2005, 04:36 PM	#7
Toyboy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nsw Car: Ba Astina Posts: 1,113	I bought the distributer o ring seal from ford for my BA,cost about $11 i think __________________ "Man who drop watch in toilet have ****ty time."

01-03-2005, 04:43 PM	#8
pr1mo I MUST STOP MAKING STUPID POSTS! Yet I keep on making them. And I wonder why I get banned? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DansVille Car: auto Posts: 4,326	how much was the seal from mazda? i gotta do that soon

01-03-2005, 07:26 PM	#9
Red Frog Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Shepherds Bush, London BABY Car: My feet :p Posts: 1,292	mazda/ford departments give me the pips! okay when i was searching for my sway bar arm link (yes there is a better term to use and i did use it when explaining to these ppl...just forgotten it now....;P) a) the guy at hornsby mazda could only surmize that i wanted not only the link but the other link and the WHOLE swaybar itself, soooo i gave up on him b) ford hornsby - had no idea what i was talking about then went away and asked a supervisor and came bak with some ridiculous price for one sway bar link arm c) mazda at west gosford - the guy interupted me in the middle of my explanation speel to say he knew exactly what i wanted JUST the link and gave me a very reasonable price! So, the motto to this story a) some ppl shouldn't be working in spare parts departments bcos they're dumbasses and b) it pays to shop around! __________________ I don't need drugs. I'm just high on twisties

01-03-2005, 07:29 PM	#10
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	mazda at hornsby have gone down hill since they merged the parts department of hill ford... now there is a whole bunch of disgruntled ford employee's at the mazda parts.... what sorta service do you think your gonna get? __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

02-03-2005, 12:15 PM	#12
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	permatex gasket selant me thinks __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

02-03-2005, 05:50 PM	#13
Nate Pandaspeed Racing Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisney Land Car: BG SP Posts: 4,170 View Photos By: Nate	i have never had a problem with grand prix mazda at aspley... they have over nighted me all this from melbourne at different times: 1: A new dipstick cause this dipstick didnt put the original one back in the hole 2: A new jack shaft ... first on to break in australia :P 3: Touch up paint 4: SP23 badge I bought my O - ring from pine rivers bearings and seals ... they are awesome ... $2 and they spent ages making sure i got hte right one! but mazda ... no worries mate! __________________ Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2!

18-03-2005, 04:07 PM	#14
andrewgrazier Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: newcastle Posts: 586 View Photos By: andrewgrazier	ya sure ya dont need a rocker cover seal thing?? yeah as for that temperature senson mazda wanted some stupid amount for it but i went to the local guy down at torornto and he got one for like $90 , and apparntly it was a mazda one and it took him a day to get it in. so yeah looks like its just the mazda people around where you are

20-03-2005, 12:36 AM	#15
CRA23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Car: a helichopter Posts: 801 View Photos By: CRA23	the south port mazda parts bit didnt even know what my car was, someone stole my side mirror(just the mirror part, i dont get why they just took the mirror) i went in and said can i get a LHS mirror for an 96 323 astina, and the guy was like "err which ones that" and showed me a big poster with a heap of diff old mazda models on it and it wasnt on there, i ended up takin him to my car and goin this! __________________ Corners are just that much more fun with coilovers......

20-03-2005, 08:20 AM	#16
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	And then you found out it's an assembly which cost $350ish? At least it comes colour coded. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

20-03-2005, 06:09 PM	#17
CRA23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Car: a helichopter Posts: 801 View Photos By: CRA23	i just needed the glass bit not the whole morror, it just clips in,i still dont know why someone would want to steal it __________________ Corners are just that much more fun with coilovers......

20-03-2005, 07:34 PM	#18
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	yeah mirror is the only replaceable part on them ones... well went in finally to get my belts... working on theory they should have been in stock... was a golden day i thought!!! guys punched in the rego, got the VIN, got the exact part number, had a look, turns out they are in stock today... guy looks at pricing to let me know before he hits the warehouse... swears to himself when he reads the price should be $75 for the PS/AC belt, and $50 for the Alternator/water pump belt... so he plunks away, finds the specs, and goes ahh much better, be back in a second, grabs 2 new vee belts ... one was 1mm bigger, and the other 2mm shorter, and at $10 and $11 a much better proposition... oh and i got some red zoom zoom stickers, coz i thought they were tops, commented that they now have pens, and got one for free!!! vic down at Gosford Mazda is a **ing gun! __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback** - Now with STI boost...

20-03-2005, 09:49 PM	#19
Red Frog Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Shepherds Bush, London BABY Car: My feet :p Posts: 1,292	he sounds like the dude that helped me out!! u're talking bout west gosford rite? customer service was well beyond what was expected. i like ppl like that. that go out of their way to help u out. u realise that the world ain't all bad. __________________ I don't need drugs. I'm just high on twisties

20-03-2005, 10:00 PM	#20
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	yeah it is the guy that helped you out... its north gosford... the ford stealership is in west gosford, who for the record wanted more for the vee belts... but ford is still cheaper for genuine filters and the world isn't half bad, its all bad! __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

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