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91 miata radiator price
Hello,
The radiator on my '91 (130k miles) exploded and I'm looking to replace it along with my water pump (original), and timing belt (replaced around 67k miles). I've found the following: Local Mazda dealer: Radiator $234.30 W Pump $89.05 (reman) +$25core T Belt $52.65 Local Auto Parts sto Radiator $197.77 Pump $42.96 T Belt $31.88 I've found radiators from Radiator Doctor on Ebay for $130 This radiator will fit all Mazda Miata models from 90-97. It is a BRAND NEW radiator STILL IN THE BOX. Brand New Part with Lifetime What do you think about the one from Radiator Doctor? They have good feedback. Are the radiators all the same for 90-97, manual vs. auto, with or w/o AC. My car is a manual with AC. I wonder about quality since the feedback is left long before a radiator would likely fail. I see "racing" radiators advertised on Ebay, they're pricy and I wonder about fitment on a stock car. All metal would be nice, but expensive, and the original lasted 15 years. I was thinking about coughing up the extra $ for a genuine Mazda timing belt. Do you think it would be better than generic? It would seem that the remanufactured water pumps from Mazda or an autoparts store would be equivalent. -Eric -- Miss Baby was alright until me and Junior turned her head around. |
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Wreckless Eric wrote:
> Hello, > > The radiator on my '91 (130k miles) exploded and I'm looking to > replace it along with my water pump (original), and timing belt > (replaced around 67k miles). > > I've found the following: > > Local Mazda dealer: > Radiator $234.30 > W Pump $89.05 (reman) +$25core > T Belt $52.65 > > Local Auto Parts sto > Radiator $197.77 > Pump $42.96 > T Belt $31.88 > > I've found radiators from > Radiator Doctor on Ebay for $130 > This radiator will fit all Mazda Miata models from 90-97. It is a > BRAND NEW radiator STILL IN THE BOX. > Brand New Part with Lifetime > > What do you think about the one from Radiator Doctor? They have > good feedback. Are the radiators all the same for 90-97, manual > vs. auto, with or w/o AC. My car is a manual with AC. I wonder > about quality since the feedback is left long before a radiator > would likely fail. > > I see "racing" radiators advertised on Ebay, they're pricy and I > wonder about fitment on a stock car. All metal would be nice, > but expensive, and the original lasted 15 years. > > I was thinking about coughing up the extra $ for a genuine Mazda > timing belt. Do you think it would be better than generic? It > would seem that the remanufactured water pumps from Mazda or an > autoparts store would be equivalent. > > -Eric I would go with the Mazda parts for everything but the radiator, but I would order them from Trussville Mazda rather than the local dealer. http://trussvillemazda.com/ The prices are considerably better, the water pump is closer to $70.00 than $90.00, iirc. They sell a timing belt kit that contains the other bits and pieces that you would want to replace at the same time, (tensioners, etc.), it was around $70.00 the last time I looked. There is a local place where I live that sells all-metal radiators for about $100.00 that they guarantee to fit. I haven't put one on a miata, but I have replaced a couple of radiators on other cars with units from them and they worked great, so they are apparently well-made. If you have such a place in your area, the advantage would be that you could take it right back with no shipping hassles if there is a fitting problem. Finally, though this place has a "lifetime" warranty on their radiators, they have a clause that the radiator must be installed by a certified mechanic with the *idea* being that the mechanic will find out if some other problem caused the radiator to fail. Since my non-certified self did the labor, there is no warranty on these radiators for me. I would definitely check the fine print if this is important to you. Of course, you could also just order the all-aluminum one from Flying Miata, it is very nice but a bit pricey. :-) HTH, Pat |
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91 miata radiator price
another great resource for genuine parts is rosenthal...
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...intenance.html radiator $175 (might want to consider new cap, and upper and lower hoses) water pump $55 timming belt kits $97 or $85, includes other bits you need like valve cover gasket, crank seal, etc... ask them look at this link for a look at what's involved... http://www.miata.net/garage/timingbelt.html "Wreckless Eric" > wrote in message ... > Hello, > > The radiator on my '91 (130k miles) exploded and I'm looking to > replace it along with my water pump (original), and timing belt > (replaced around 67k miles). > > I've found the following: > > Local Mazda dealer: > Radiator $234.30 > W Pump $89.05 (reman) +$25core > T Belt $52.65 > > Local Auto Parts sto > Radiator $197.77 > Pump $42.96 > T Belt $31.88 > > I've found radiators from > Radiator Doctor on Ebay for $130 > This radiator will fit all Mazda Miata models from 90-97. It is a > BRAND NEW radiator STILL IN THE BOX. > Brand New Part with Lifetime > > What do you think about the one from Radiator Doctor? They have > good feedback. Are the radiators all the same for 90-97, manual > vs. auto, with or w/o AC. My car is a manual with AC. I wonder > about quality since the feedback is left long before a radiator > would likely fail. > > I see "racing" radiators advertised on Ebay, they're pricy and I > wonder about fitment on a stock car. All metal would be nice, > but expensive, and the original lasted 15 years. > > I was thinking about coughing up the extra $ for a genuine Mazda > timing belt. Do you think it would be better than generic? It > would seem that the remanufactured water pumps from Mazda or an > autoparts store would be equivalent. > > -Eric > -- > Miss Baby was alright until me and Junior turned her head around. |
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"Wreckless Eric" > wrote
> The radiator on my '91 (130k miles) exploded and I'm looking to > replace it along with my water pump (original), and timing belt > (replaced around 67k miles). In the summer of 2003 I bought an all-metal $130 radiator for the '90 from Radiator Express. It's been fine. Excellent service and shipping. Almost (if not) all after market radiators have the automatic transmission cooler. Oh yeah....I also called Marshall at Trussville and ordered a complete set of hoses. Painless. -- Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway [Remove the first two digits to reply] |
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Pat was off just a bit on the Trussville parts prices, the waterpump is $86,
the timing belt 'kit' ($92) includes valve cover gasket, cam (2) and crank seals and the tensioner spring (this thing ever fails?). It doesn't include the expensive tensioner bits which you should probably do at 130k if you can gather the cash. There's an idler pulley (about $60) and the tensioner pulley ($67). Of course you have to take shipping into account. Good luck, Chris "Ken Lyons" > wrote in message news:WKBCf.102$JO5.9@trnddc04... > "Wreckless Eric" > wrote >> The radiator on my '91 (130k miles) exploded and I'm looking to >> replace it along with my water pump (original), and timing belt >> (replaced around 67k miles). > > In the summer of 2003 I bought an all-metal $130 radiator for the '90 from > Radiator Express. It's been fine. Excellent service and shipping. Almost > (if > not) all after market radiators have the automatic transmission cooler. > > Oh yeah....I also called Marshall at Trussville and ordered a complete set > of hoses. Painless. > -- > Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red > Inside the Beltway > [Remove the first two digits to reply] > > |
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