Comments on: Mazda Fails at Rust Prevention http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/ News, technical articles, and lessons for those who own, fix, race, modify, or beat their 3000GT or Stealth. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 Chris Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:59:53 +0000 http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/#comment-7051 A new pan is $50 from RockAuto if you feel like tackling it yourself. I remember Clint split his pan on a rock a few years ago and ended up welding it successfully, but you're better off just replacing it. It shouldn't be too hard. You can usually substitute silicone (like Permatex) for a gasket. A new pan is $50 from RockAuto if you feel like tackling it yourself. I remember Clint split his pan on a rock a few years ago and ended up welding it successfully, but you’re better off just replacing it. It shouldn’t be too hard. You can usually substitute silicone (like Permatex) for a gasket.

]]> By: Michael http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/comment-page-1/#comment-6997 Michael Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:52:50 +0000 http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/#comment-6997 Oil pan on my 2003 Mazda Protege 4-dr sedan so badly rusted that it now steadily leaks oil and will have to be replaced. I have heard about this problem with Korean-built cars before, but never with vehicles manufactured by Mazda. Anyway, the pan needs to be replaced and I shudder at the thought of what Mazda will charge for this. Does anyone have any aftermarket replacement recommendations, including pan and gasket? And experience with this job...easy, difficult??? M Mazad oil pan rust Oil pan on my 2003 Mazda Protege 4-dr sedan so badly rusted that it now steadily leaks oil and will have to be replaced. I have heard about this problem with Korean-built cars before, but never with vehicles manufactured by Mazda.

Anyway, the pan needs to be replaced and I shudder at the thought of what Mazda will charge for this.

Does anyone have any aftermarket replacement recommendations, including pan and gasket? And experience with this job…easy, difficult???

M

Mazad oil pan rust

]]> By: 93lx http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/comment-page-1/#comment-3314 93lx Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:02:25 +0000 http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/#comment-3314 I found myself nodding my head over and over as I read this entry! My 93 Protege LX correlates strongly with Chris' observations: Rust atop the rear strut towers and also around the front passenger's side engine-mount/chassis rail/wheel well area. I enjoy driving the car and hope to keep her in one piece for another 5 years (in which I may or may not aquire a 2nd protege) So I am taking survey of all the major pointsof unibody rust and I'm applying POR-15 rust converter. Thus far I've hit the tops of the two rear strut towers (the struts were replaced last year after COMPLETE failure, the new ones installed fine) as well as along the floor pan/rocker panel seam. Now that I have identified the rust in the front passengers side wheel well (through to the chassis rail) that while not looking all that structural now, could affect the nearby engine mount, so I'm going to treat it too with the POR-15 and see what occurs. HOPEFULLY I'll have some success in stopping (or more realistically slowing) the spread of car chassis cancer. Any ideas are welcome :-) I found myself nodding my head over and over as I read this entry! My 93 Protege LX correlates strongly with Chris’ observations: Rust atop the rear strut towers and also around the front passenger’s side engine-mount/chassis rail/wheel well area. I enjoy driving the car and hope to keep her in one piece for another 5 years (in which I may or may not aquire a 2nd protege) So I am taking survey of all the major pointsof unibody rust and I’m applying POR-15 rust converter. Thus far I’ve hit the tops of the two rear strut towers (the struts were replaced last year after COMPLETE failure, the new ones installed fine) as well as along the floor pan/rocker panel seam. Now that I have identified the rust in the front passengers side wheel well (through to the chassis rail) that while not looking all that structural now, could affect the nearby engine mount, so I’m going to treat it too with the POR-15 and see what occurs. HOPEFULLY I’ll have some success in stopping (or more realistically slowing) the spread of car chassis cancer. Any ideas are welcome :-)

]]> By: The Pansy Patrol » Mazda Protege and Miata Parking Brake Fix http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 The Pansy Patrol » Mazda Protege and Miata Parking Brake Fix Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:28:52 +0000 http://www.pansypatrol.com/mazda-fails-at-rust-prevention/#comment-1363 [...] in their early-90s cars. One of the ways this lack of foresight manifests itself is in the brakes – namely the mechanical rear disc emergency brake or parking brake of the Miata and Protege. [...] [...] in their early-90s cars. One of the ways this lack of foresight manifests itself is in the brakes – namely the mechanical rear disc emergency brake or parking brake of the Miata and Protege. [...]

]]>