COsborne

Anyone know a way to repair the fuel door? I have to pry mine open and people want like $40 for a new damn door.

Boosted

I'll assume you mean you can not get the door release to open the door?

If so I had the same problem. You need to access the plastic spring loaded pin that keeps the door closed.
Open the rear hatch of the car. Remove the driver side interior panel where the tools are stored...remove the tools as well. You should be able to access the pin from there. I unbolted the whole assembly and pulled it out.
To fix the problem I filed the pin down a little so it would slide easier. I also added a rubber washer to the spring. This will increase the pressure that the spring places on the pin when you pull the release lever.
Hope this helps.
Shawn

rfreeman27

iTrader: (5)

yeah the new unit from mazda inst that easy to put in either, you have to take out a good bit of interior...and it routs back to your hatch too

COsborne

thanks for the info...I was looking for a starting point

RX-Racer

Yes, thankz it was a help to me also

Jp

Shinobi-X

This seems to be a common problem, as I suffer with it as well.