I've got a CX5 2.2d that's developed a leak on the inlet manifold O ring. Slight splatter of oil coming through so should be replaced at
some point. Mazda don't sell just the O ring, fair enough they only have the pipe running from the inlet manifold down to the intercooler.
£498 + VAT!!!!! Apparently it's not made of gold.
It's lubed with grease for now until eBay comes through.
Anyone got a better main stealer price mickey take that beats that?
A few years ago I had a Focus 1.8 TDCI and it looked like the potentiometer that feeds back the EGR valve position might have failed - a basic
potentiometer worth about 30p. Ford did not sell the potentiometer, only the assembly of the motor, reduction gear drive, potentiometer, valve and
intake manifold ... at nearly £900!
These are matters that we should really be raising with our MPs, under right to repair rules - pointing out that companies make repair uneconomic by
not selling individual spare parts, but only assemblies at massive mark-ups.
[Edited on 10/3/22 by SteveWalker]
I had similar with Ford. I needed a filter for some sort of exhaust feedback system on a CFI engine. They'd only sell the whole thing, so I just cut a sponge up and poked it in.
Vw eos roof drain tube repair spigot set
£126.83+vat !!!
I have fitted quite a few to customers cars as there was no other choice at that point in time, but can now print a replacement for a fraction of the
price.
If you look at repairing a w12 bentley/phaeton engine, vw/audi/bentley do not produce any replacement main or big end bearings, but they say there is
no problem as they sell a replacement short engine at £20k+vat.
Dave
quote:
Originally posted by obfripper
If you look at repairing a w12 bentley/phaeton engine, vw/audi/bentley do not produce any replacement main or big end bearings, but they say there is no problem as they sell a replacement short engine at £20k+vat.
Dave
Audi exhaust flexi pipe split. £1500 just for the part.
The weakest part of the hole exhaust attached to the most expensive part.
£20 for the part off Ebay and a bit of welding later. 
When I did the twin turbo conversion on toy car in 2009, I went to Audi for oil/water feed pipes for the turbos. The number escapes me for now but I'm sure it was around £900. Went to a local hydraulic specialist and got the fixings for about £20 and made my own.
Broke the bonnet release handle on my Nissan. Only comes as part of a whole lower dash, which was hundreds.
Doesn't matter how many breakers I phone, no-one will separate it from the lower dash piece (about 1/4 of the dash area).
Can you not measure the original O ring for a replacement? It’s I
The id x cross section. You may need to take an educated guess at the section as it will be distorted.
Back in the 90s I worked for a company making OE parts for some car manufacturers, their standard mark up on spares was 10 times, but looks like it is
more these days.
quote:
Originally posted by Dingz
Can you not measure the original O ring for a replacement? It’s I
The id x cross section. You may need to take an educated guess at the section as it will be distorted.
Back in the 90s I worked for a company making OE parts for some car manufacturers, their standard mark up on spares was 10 times, but looks like it is more these days.
I am blocking out painful old memories of price gouging for power steering bits for 1.9 diesel Mk1 Renault Clio (yes I know WTF was I thinking).
Subaru parts and service makes me weep for a grandad slow but very useful non-turbo 1.6 hatchback Impreza.
I did once, and only once, have a surprising result about 15 years ago at a fancy Landrover dealer when looking for a replacement rear door window for
my Series III after an inept but destructive car thief had broken into it using a scaffold pole (they could not start it as the battery was off and I
was doing some wiring and ignition repairs). Hey presto the part number I quoted to the dealers was the same as for a Defender and it was not too
painful a price (somewhere between £25 - £40 IIRC) - saved an expensive courier cost for glass and I could not get over to a specialist breaker. I had
expected crazy expensive - I think they were more surprised than me (not sure the parts guy knew what a Series III was and I bet would have fobbed me
off without a part number with ‘we do not sell parts for old models/computer says no’) particularly as my scruffy boiler suit did not go well with
their plush white tiled SUV showroom!
I also find that parts price gouging exists in the classic car world, if the part you want is also used on a more prestigious marque as well as the
lowly BMC/BLMC/BL model I often seek; if electrical or brake bits the use of Lucas and Lockheed parts numbers is handy.
Cheers
Mike
[Edited on 12/3/22 by Mike Wood]