I bringing my car in on Saturday to get the water pump replaced (again). While its in there should I replace the belts too? They look fine. How much for both belts do you think? Anything else I should consider replacing? Thermostat?

108,000k mile on it now.

 

Belts are like $5-$11 each. No reason to avoid replacing them.


Anything else depends on how it's performing.

 

I agree with RIWWP but I think his belt prices are a bit low.

 

I would replace the thermostat too...it is a cheapish part and you have to take all that crap apart to replace the pump...might as well do it as well

 

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...51_10051_-1___

4 belts fit the RX-8 search criteria, $7.99, $9.99, $13.99, and $16.99.

One pair is the water pump/alternator, the other is the A/C and whatever else.

 

+1 to belts and as dan said; you might as well replace that t-stat

 

I just bought the Dayco pair ($13.99 and $16.99 at Advance) for about half those prices from Rockauto.com. There was shipping cost, but the total was still less and I had some economy of scale because I had a few other things in my order.

Mazda dealer price is about $30 to $40 each, and they don't even give you a refrigerator magnet the way Rock does.

Ken

 

you can use coupons to bring the cost down to about 20 bux for both. But yea u dont get magnets ...

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