Mazda "cant" sale rx8 motors...
09-25-2011, 11:59 AM
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I am in Takoma Park in DC and pulled into a dealership to get a the coolant temp sensor for the cluster. There are two on FD's and they said that I probably cooked my engine because it got so hot that is went bad and they will give me a couple thousand if I trade it in. I mean, not the fact that the far is almost 20 years old or anything, And someone buying a car had a heart attack saying they want to buy a car exactly like mine. WTF, I just want my part! Everytime I have gone there, they have tried to backdoor me like I am stupid.
10-04-2011, 09:45 PM
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Why not order the parts from metromotorparts.com or onlinemazdaparts.com? You can get a short engine for ~$1300, though I'm not sure what else you would need since the short engine part doesn't have an illustration on it...anyone? I was thinking of doing this and sending to one of the engine builders, mazmart, BDC etc, to get a new engine.
10-05-2011, 12:10 AM
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Why not order the parts from metromotorparts.com or onlinemazdaparts.com? You can get a short engine for ~$1300, though I'm not sure what else you would need since the short engine part doesn't have an illustration on it...anyone? I was thinking of doing this and sending to one of the engine builders, mazmart, BDC etc, to get a new engine.
10-05-2011, 05:12 PM
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A Mazda reman "short block" runs about $1900.00 + shipping and is only warrantied if installed by a dealer. And you could buy a reman and send it to a builder but it is still not a new motor and would be kind of a waste. It would be better to get new housings and have your engine rebuilt by a builder.
10-05-2011, 07:55 PM
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http://www.metromotorparts.com/partl...04&catalogid=1
Here's the link,no core charge...oh, I was wrong, auto, $5k, MT $1700...I swear it was $1300 and $4k last week...prices going up?
Here's the link,no core charge...oh, I was wrong, auto, $5k, MT $1700...I swear it was $1300 and $4k last week...prices going up?
10-10-2011, 01:06 PM
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http://www.metromotorparts.com/partl...04&catalogid=1
Here's the link,no core charge...oh, I was wrong, auto, $5k, MT $1700...I swear it was $1300 and $4k last week...prices going up?
Here's the link,no core charge...oh, I was wrong, auto, $5k, MT $1700...I swear it was $1300 and $4k last week...prices going up?
Also the guy at metro Mazda insisted on telling me, "it's a short block without heads". I explained that this is a rotary engine and there are no heads and he just said, "ok". If a mazda parts counter guy does not know that a rotary has no heads then that is pretty damn scary.
10-10-2011, 05:58 PM
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Dude, just call your local dealer. Buying Mazda reman is a bad idea in my opinion. They are not known to be super reliable and unless you have a Mazda dealer install it you get no warranty. Just get your engine rebuilt by a qualified builder.
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