OEM Mazda Thermostat issues
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OEM Mazda Thermostat issues
Just bought my FD and I am going to upgrade my Radiator so I decided to replace the thermostat as well. I am going to stay with the stock temp 180F,so I want to go with the OEM Mazda thermostat 8AF615171, my question is about the recent quality of the OEM thermostats. I've seen a lot of threads saying they went to **** in quality and don't even come with the jiggle pin anymore, but these threads are dated around 2007-2014. I'm hoping to get feedback from someone that has bought and used an OEM Thermostat recently and if they're good now or if I should go with something else?
I've seen quite a few threads about this; here is one thread I saved discussing the Jiggle pin issue and quality issues:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...jiggle-642855/
Thanks in advance!
I've seen quite a few threads about this; here is one thread I saved discussing the Jiggle pin issue and quality issues:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...jiggle-642855/
Thanks in advance!
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I haven't done one in a while so I'm not sure what the current thermostat looks like. If it doesn't have a jiggle pin you can drill a small hole at the top of the thermostat lip where the jiggle pin should be, that helps.
The hole/jiggle pin should be installed at the 12 o'clock position.
I have been burned by aftermarket thermostats more than once, Mazda is still the way to go unless someone finds a better alternative.
Dale
The hole/jiggle pin should be installed at the 12 o'clock position.
I have been burned by aftermarket thermostats more than once, Mazda is still the way to go unless someone finds a better alternative.
Dale
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I haven't done one in a while so I'm not sure what the current thermostat looks like. If it doesn't have a jiggle pin you can drill a small hole at the top of the thermostat lip where the jiggle pin should be, that helps.
The hole/jiggle pin should be installed at the 12 o'clock position.
I have been burned by aftermarket thermostats more than once, Mazda is still the way to go unless someone finds a better alternative.
Dale
The hole/jiggle pin should be installed at the 12 o'clock position.
I have been burned by aftermarket thermostats more than once, Mazda is still the way to go unless someone finds a better alternative.
Dale
I bought 5 of these,just in case they go obsolete.There were 15 left in the Toronto warehouse this morning.Note you have to buy the O-ring separately.
The quality of construction looks better than the -9U product(even if the quality of the pics is worse!)
My eyeball tells me that the opening maybe larger too.
The quality of construction looks better than the -9U product(even if the quality of the pics is worse!)
My eyeball tells me that the opening maybe larger too.
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Ah definitely something I didn't want to hear, I already ordered one from my local Mazda. I'm going to inspect it and the packaging to see if it looks like it's been sitting a while but I know that will be nearly impossible to determine. So any failure stories with that Motorad? Also how long have you been using those?
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FWIW, I think Atkins carries the Motorad. Just changed mine about a month ago after the gasket/'O' ring failure caused a small leak. Was getting something else from Atkins and ordered a new T-stat/'O' ring at the same time. It had the jiggle-pin. Just clean the seat for the 'O' ring seal really well. There was a little crud build-up on mine, possibly from the bad 'O' ring.
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