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[Dave L]

Im looking for a mechanic to do the timing belt and water pump on my Mazda Protege5. Does anyone have any recommendations. I am hoping to save a little as it cost $900 last time at the dealer.

[sjd]

Did they check the water pump to see if it needed to be replaced? I had mine done at Dave Wood in Newmarket and it cost less than $600 if IIRC. They did a pressure test on mine and said the pump was fine. Either way if you did have the water pump replaced last time you shouldn't need it this time. I put almost 200km on my P5 on the orginal water pump.

I'd recommend Dave Wood Mazda, if you are a Toronto Protege Club member you even get a further discount of 17%. They will also let you bring your own parts, I ordered my timing belt from Mazdaspeed Motorsports for less cost than the dealer.