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Okay so just cleaned up all my new mtx parts, and saw that the hose (looks sort of like a fuel hose) is frayed and such. Just not "visually appealing". So I want to replace it. But I have a few ?'s:

1. Can you get this part @ advance or similar auto parts store? and If so, what do I ask for? I went to AA today and they couldn't tell me what to get..

2. I went to the Mazda dealer about it, but they were showing tons of parts. I don't know the part # of it as well. Also they wanted a VIN, but since mine is auto, it's of no help. If someone would be willing to PM their VIN# or something for a 4cyl manual I'd appreciate it.

But yeah.. here is a pic:



It's the black hose on the far right, connected to the cylinder.

Go back to AAP, and ask them for transmission hose. Take a portion of yours so they can match the diameter.

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Go back to AAP, and ask them for transmission hose. Take a portion of yours so they can match the diameter.

ok that works! I was going to go back to the dealer tomorrow for that part but if transmission hose works that's a lot better and cheaper

To be honest with you, I can't believe that the bozo who took care of you before didn't know that.
Maybe he was new...

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:To be honest with you, I can't believe that the bozo who took care of you before didn't know that.
Maybe he was new...

he just kinda.. stared at the hose.. and at first thought it was like fuel hose... but said he wasn't sure if the brake fluid would wear it out/corrode it (not his exact words but close enough)

So when he wasn't sure what to get me, I decided to get it from the dealer. But the dealer didn't know either LOL. Said they needed to go by the VIN, but since my VIN is auto, it would do no good. I felt stuck =/

Yeah. At least he was smart enough not to give you fuel hose. I don't know either if the fuel hose would fail, but I wouldn't take the risk.
Anyways, the transmission hose is meant to work with hydraulic fluid (which is exactly what brake fluid is), so it'll work perfectly.
While you're at it, I don't know about you, but one of the very few things I never liked about the MX-3 is the fact that the clutch cylinder shares the reservoir with the brakes. If you feel the same way, this would be a great time to install a separate one.

Any reason you dislike that they share brake fluid?

And if I were to make it separate, what would I need to do so?

In my experience (with one Protege and 2 MX-3s so far) it's the clutch system that always tends to leak. I've never had a brake problem on any one of them, but the clutch always leaked on all three.
I don't really care if my clutch runs out of fluid, but my brakes running out of it in the middle of the expressway is just an unappealing scenario for me...
So on the MX-3s I got a Mitsubishi clutch reservoir at a junkyard, and just routed the hose to it, and plugged the brake reservoir outlet with a bolt. But if you have the Auto reservoir you could use that one, and just add the separate clutch reservoir.

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:In my experience (with one Protege and 2 MX-3s so far) it's the clutch system that always tends to leak. I've never had a brake problem on any one of them, but the clutch always leaked on all three.
I don't really care if my clutch runs out of fluid, but my brakes running out of it in the middle of the expressway is just an unappealing scenario for me...
So on the MX-3s I got a Mitsubishi clutch reservoir at a junkyard, and just routed the hose to it, and plugged the brake reservoir outlet with a bolt. But if you have the Auto reservoir you could use that one, and just add the separate clutch reservoir.

Well on the auto reservoir it has the plug for the clutch if I'm correct. I could always go to the j/y and check for an extra reservoir and just bolt it in and use it as the clutch reservoir. But I'm glad you said that. Good to know!

The auto reservoir doesn't have the clutch connection, so it looks better (than the manual reservoir with a bolt on the side), and works perfectly.
Anyways, glad I could help.

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:The auto reservoir doesn't have the clutch connection, so it looks better (than the manual reservoir with a bolt on the side), and works perfectly.
Anyways, glad I could help.

Well then if I'm grabbing another reservoir might as well make the clutch reservoir its own thing. Any reason by chance you grabbed one off a Mitsu?

Dark_Rider2k3 wrote: Any reason by chance you grabbed one off a Mitsu?

Three actually:

1. It was available. You know in a J/Y you not always get to be picky.
2. It's round, and fits perfectly in the corner of the engine bay, right besides the brake booster.
3. Unlike most others that just sit on top of the cylinder, this one feeds it through a hose. The only problem is that it has 2 outlets, so you will have to plug one.

However, if you can find another one that'll work, go for it.