Ok well ive read that the stant thermostats are garbage so i went to mazda today to order a oem one..well they want 64 dollars for one!!!! Is there anywhere else to get one cheaper, i think mazdatrix has them for like 32 shipped...anywhere else other than that??

thanx

 

I bought one from mazdatrix before, didn't really find any other sources.

 

NAPA sells a perfectly acceptable thermostat (has jiggle pin).

 

is that the only gripe about the stant ones?? is that they dont have the jiggle pin?

 

good to know.

 

Mazdatrix is 19.74

 

or mazda dealership..

 

Dealer, 13 bux in Orlando.

 

That and supposedly not opening, causing overheating and toasted coolant seals.

 

my mazda dealer told me 64 dollars for a s5 turbo thermostat with the seal!!

 

tell your Mazda dealer to f--- themselves. hard.

 

didn't come with a tube of vaseline for the seal?

 

http://rx7.com/store/rx7/fcengine_cooling.html

 

Pff not at that price. It's JDM! They're the people selling dryer hose for like $100...

 

i guess, last time i bought an S5 t-stat from the dealer it was about $25 with the gasket.

 

lol i asked them if it came with the whole thermostat housing and they said no so i shot the bird and left!

 

i dont remember if i ordered from mazdatrix or rx7.com, but it was one of those.

I had bought a stant prior to that and thought i was having issues with it so i replaced it with the OEM, saw no difference in performance or temps. So Stant will do , havent seen no recent horror stories about the stant one, seems to be just urban legend.