was at the mazda dealership today picking up my gaskets and asked them to order me a thermostat and after about 5 min of looking through part numbers and and pictures i was told that the OEM thermostat was discontinued? is this true? mazdatrix still has them are thiers still OEM?

 

Mazdatrix has 'em...would be the first time i've heard of 'em being discontinued...

 

I doubt it. It's been a year since I've ordered one through the dealer, but I picked up a Mazda one today from Maztech here in Tampa. He has to get them from somewhere.

Try another dealer (mine had them in stock) or just order through Mazdatrix or Mazdaformance.

And since I just bought one today, try this part number from Mazda: 8AF6-15-171.

 

I just bought one a few weeks ago for an 88 T2. Make sure you get one with the jiggle pin.

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you have to buy it as a set with the gasket, tell your parts guy he sucks

 

i just got one last week from mazda fromance.

 

well its good to know that they still make it and the parts guy sucked already cause they called me o tell me that my gaskets where in and when i get there they couldnt find one of them

 

Your dealer is smoking crack.
Those thermostat are also used for other Mazda vehicle models, so if they are discontinued, this would affect a whole bunch of Mazda models.



-Ted

 

What is the problem with the after market thermostats? I put an after market in my car several years ago and have had no problem with.

 

Dude,

that aftermarket thermostat is a time bomb waiting to go off... Get rid of it. ASAP.

 

ditto for the pressure cap. Only use Mazda OEM pressure cap

 

WHY?

 

mazda thers rule,
my buddy had an aftermarket one in his car
he changed it out and it rans a lot better.
lates matt22

 

im gonna try a beck/arnley fail safe termostat i trust that company the make some good **** also its a fail safe stat