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General => General Technical => Topic started by: probedb on May 17, 2007, 01:15:53 PM

Title: Am I ok to use these bolts instead of Mazda OEM?
Post by: probedb on May 17, 2007, 01:15:53 PM
Looking to replace some bolts and want to know if I can use these as replacements? It\'s things from the bolts that hold on the oil metering pump through to the bolts that hold the actuator onto the exhaust manifold.

If they\'re not OK can someone point me at a place to buy some as need some to get my engine back together??

Any help/suggestions much appreciated :)

Cheers,

Paul.
Title: Am I ok to use these bolts instead of Mazda OEM?
Post by: McCARTHY on May 17, 2007, 02:07:08 PM
Give Clive a shout be be able to sort these out i would think.
Title: Am I ok to use these bolts instead of Mazda OEM?
Post by: Jit on May 17, 2007, 02:18:29 PM
or if not, i dismantled a whole engine 2 weeks ago and ive kept evey bolt or bracket what came off it.... ive left the box down at super7 so he can use it on my engine if theres anything missing...but if you need anything, i might be able to sort something out?
Title: Am I ok to use these bolts instead of Mazda OEM?
Post by: MikeLMR on May 17, 2007, 06:25:45 PM
use what?  theres no link.

Mazda engine bolts are usually oddball thread sizes so be careful buying replacements, for engine auxiliary bolts if you stick with grade 8.8 bolts you should be just fine
Title: Am I ok to use these bolts instead of Mazda OEM?
Post by: probedb on May 18, 2007, 11:07:31 AM
Oops, sorry they were on screwfix.com, bought some A4 stainless ones, we\'ll see if they\'re ok. Both Geoff@Hayward and Chris@re:worx just said various sizes and didn\'t mention odd threads at all. No harm in having spare bolts if they don\'t fit.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat.jsp;jsessionid=MCTPSDD0QILQCCSTHZOCFFA?cId=100044&ts=03942

one2watch, might give you a shout but it\'s my standard bolts that snapped...i think it must be metal fatigue or whatever they get as some are just like putty.