robertwallace

I need to buy a new charge release solenoid for my fd3s 13B. whilst have got my car in bits I was going to change all the solenoids but ive just got the price of one and they want £40 plus VAT. Does any one know were on the UK I can get them a little cheaper?

spooledUP7

Try a dismantling yard. Mazda used the same solenoids on several vehicles as far back as the ‘70s. I know for fact all RX-7 have had the same solenoids.

dgeesaman

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Note that they are generally interchangeable - the little filter on the end can be popped off and moved around as needed.

In fact, it would be better if you found some solenoids from another model Mazda - they are less likely to have suffered the hellfire under an FD UIM.

tiger18

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Robert theres a way to check the solenoids using a mityvac and a battery,, i bought a bag of 12 solenoids from america (second hand off a guy on this forum, cost me 12 quid),, i plan to test all my solenoids very carefully (maybe by heating them in the oven to make sure they aint sticking under heat load),,, then make sure i have a good complete set

nashman69g

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if you read in the FSM stickied, it will tell you how to test it...basically you connect the batt to the terminals of the solinoid and listen for a click sound...