I know we shouldn't trust them to do any major work or diagnostics, but do you think it would be safe to bring my car to get the fuel filter changed at a mazda dealership? My schedule

Has anyone had any bad experiences with the Mazda dealership in Culver City, Ca?


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Learn to diy. They willyou until youand turn you into aand

Working on your ride is a manly thing, like barbeque.
Get dirty, say "Nothing to it dood". Impress your gf.

 

I usually try to do things myself, but i've been putting in 80 hour work weeks and really don't have much time. I could wait until this busy period is over and i go back to a normal work schedule, but I want the old one out so i don't have to worry about it now.

btw...what the hell were you trying to tell me, i don't understand smiley faces. hehehe

 

Yes.

Depends on the dealer. Mine has been working on rotaries for 20 years. They've installed my aluminum flywheel, etc.

Most got a bad rap trying to diagnose the twin turbo control system...

 

garfinkle relocates them on the rear end subframe then they can be changed in minutes ,why put it in the hot under hood area where a leak can start a fire. Do the work when you have time and do not go to the dealer.

 

I let the dealer do my fuel filter because I had heard it was such a PIA to do it yourself. The dealer didn't screw anything up but the cost of having the dealership do it wasn't exactly cheap. If you have time to do it yourself that's what I would recommend, but if you are truely short on time I think this is the one thing I'd let the dealer touch on my car.

 

Ditto.. Actually Chaz and I probably used the same dealership for it. I've met the mechanics at one of the dealerships here (the only one that has decent mechanics). He's an older German gentleman, very knowledgeable.

I agree with rotary-tt. The dealership is nothing but a place for mechanics to work. It's not the dealership, it's the mechanics. Any place can hire bad mechanics, not just dealerships.

 

I just recently had mine done at a local dealership....they did good with the fuel filter install. But....when taking the car to the bay in the shop...the guy broke my driverside door handle! I was lucky he admited to breaking it...and not acting like it was that way when i brought it in.

 

And oh yeah......they did replace the door handle.

 

If you don't want to do it yourself, take it to any good mechanic that you trust. It's not a specialty operation.

 

I watched a Mazda service tech change my fuel filter. It took 15 minutes. TO FIND THE FILTER!!! He made three trips to the service manual even! Some dealers are good and others aren't. Keep in mind the service tech might not have been working for Mazda, (or even out of junior high school) when they stopped bringing RX-7's to North America. Some have never seen an RX-7 before. Shop around.

 

I had Don Marvel do mine. He works at Mazda and also owns Mazdaspeed. Did it pretty quickly and only cost $98. $48 of those were for the filter. OEM

 

t-rex, just take it to Rotary Power in Gardena. Jeff and Allen know their stuff. They also have very good labor rates. check out www.rotarypower.net .

eric

 

Damn, Don Marvel must be moving up quickly if he now owns Mazdaspeed .

I know it was just a typo....for those who don't know, he owns Marvelspeed and is supposed to be a great rotary mechanic.

 

It took me 10mn to change the FC fuel filter.
But like 2 hours to do the FD. (my first time)
Probably cuz you can't see the dam thing.

 

Or you can find one of those dirty Venezuelans to do it. I hear they know how to change the fuel filters, but watch out I hear they steal. So keep an eye on your wheels and your gasoline, right GoodfellaFD3S?

-H