Right now my car is at the Mazda shop. The reason why is because its leaking coolant. The tech said that I need a new coolant tank. Both of the Mazda dealer here in Las Vegas have nothing in stock as of right now. I asked them how much and how long to order. They said $209 and its back order. I asked how long is back order and they reply about a month. The thing is I dont have a month to wait because I need it for work... Any suggestions where to purchase the coolant tank? Thanks for the help.

2004 RX-8 GT
Brilliant Black
38,250 miles
Original Engine
All recalls are done

 

possibly a local parts store MAY have it....Salvage yard/ look on the for sale section here and prob make a wanted ad...ebay is always a choice too

 

Here is what you need... $145 + s/h:
http://mazmart.com/ItemDetail.aspx?id=531

 

^forgot about them....good job

 

Thank you so much for the much needed help you guys..!! I appreciate that. Ok now another question... how hard is it to take it apart and put in a new one ? I'm just going to decide to do it myself since the dealer is charging me an over the top price...Thanks again

 

Isn't there a TSB for this? I swear my dealer replaced mine...

 

A TSB regarding about this issue? hmmm.... my dealer said that its around $400.
Did your dealer charged you anything or was for free? I dont have the warranty anymore or the 5 year 60,000 miles warranty on it.

 

^if you're out of warranty the TSB will not be covered BUT the TSB was for a malfunctioning coolant level sensor not a leak....some ppl were getting a low coolant light and the res. was full so the sensor was bad and they just gave u a new one...had nothing to do with a leak...

 

True. I didn't know anything about it all. I went in for an oil change--2 hours later, they told me they replaced the fuel filler cap, coolant tank because of a TSB, reflashed to latest firmware for pcm and something else, I don't remember. I only paid for the oil change, but of course my car is still under warranty.. I had no problems with a low coolant light or anything, they just replaced all that stuff. Later, I took it in to get the sunroof fixed. There was a TSB out on that as well that I found out about here in the forum..So far, the baby is running smooth..