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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 07:51 PM
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Crush washer for temperature sending unit?

My searching skills might suck.

replacing the water pump and housing with new. The old sending unit had a crush washer but haven’t seen if that should be there or not?

it’s a low mileage car so I assumed it was stock. Replacing both the sending unit and fan sensor as well.

is high temp thread sealant sufficient?
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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 11:49 PM
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Washer needed for water temp. The fan switch uses a little sealant but thread tape will be fine. If you're using a non stock ecu, you don't need the fan switch at all.
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Old Dec 13, 2025 | 08:58 PM
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Fan switch O-Ring: F8B5-18-T41 (If you get a new sensor then it'll come with a new O-Ring)
Water Temp Sensor Washer: 9956-41-200

No thread sealant is needed for these.
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Old Dec 16, 2025 | 08:43 AM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
Originally Posted by ZE Power MX6
Fan switch O-Ring: F8B5-18-T41 (If you get a new sensor then it'll come with a new O-Ring)
Water Temp Sensor Washer: 9956-41-200

No thread sealant is needed for these.
9956-41-200 decodes like this

99 = Hardware, bolts, nuts, washers, etc
56 = washer
4 = Aluminum, 2 is copper
12 = is the size, 12mm ID, Mazda has numbers from 4-5mm all the way to 21mm
00 = if it was a bolt the length would be here

so 9956-41-200 is an aluminum crush washer with a 12mm ID
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