beautiphu

I located the fuel smell to the fuel hose in the picture. I got the biggest sticker shock in my life, when the Mazda dealer priced it at $168!!!!!! One hundred and sixty eight US dollars...

So the question is, can I just substitute a regular fuel hose for the part?

beautiphu

Fuel hose part

Here's the URL, somehow I couldnt upload a gif.

beautiphu

It's part N3A1-13-496, goes from the primary to secondary injector fuel rail...

anyone?

duboisr

You can get high pressure fuel line andin order to make the tight curve with out kinking the line closed . You ask how do do that ? Get thin wall tube ( steel brake line and bend a curve in it with a tubing bender . Then cut it to length, oil it and push it in to the rubber hose ( hard to do ) ,make your connections and you have saved $ 168 . This was done 4or 5 years ago and was still good when removed to go to a custom rail .

skunks

cant you just get a steel braided hose with a banjo bolt on the end? in ancase, can you believe it cost 180 bucks for a fpd

shawnk

Is it this piece?



Shawn

beautiphu

Oh yes, that's the part Shawn... $168. I think I'll just replace it with a HP fuel hose, the bend isn't too sharp so I dont expect it to kink.

Thanks for all replies.

FormerPorscheGuy

This was one of the recalls that Mazda performed. I think you should bite the bullet and get one. Call Ray Crowe and ask him for it. I think he is cheaper then that price.

shawnk

I think I sold mine for like $10. There have to be alot of people who have replaced their rails that have this laying around. Make a WTB post for it in the 3rdgen classified section and you should find one.

Use my pic if you want -

http://www.3rdgenrx7.com/images/banjo.jpg

Shawn

shawnk

Oh and dont mention that they are like $168...

beautiphu

Thanks for the tip guys.

Assuming that my car hasn't done the recall, would the dealer fix my modified car? It has a few reliability mods, most drastic of all: non-seq.

93silverbullet

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Call Ray at Malloy, I just bought a complete kit that replaces all the hoses in the manual picture you posted. Total cost was $79.06. P/N: N3A1-13-S70A. You can reach Ray at 703-490-8170.

93silverbullet

iTrader: (7)

BTW. It's the same kit the deal uses to perform the recall.