right my cars booked in on monday for a timin belt change and service, the first its had, so i need to buy everythin i need and take it to the garage, so what do i need? iv checked the service schedule on the guide but dont know what half the stuff is. so this is what iv got:


oil filter (already purchased)
oil (already purchased)

timin belt (already purchased)

fuel filter - was told by the guy in the car parts place that there isnt one listed) anyone bought one?

air filter (replaced with a pipercross permanent one not too long ago)

Spark plugs - (changed to bosch super 4's a few months ago

what else?

never had a car serviced so not got a clue whats done
please ad anything you feel should be done or that i need to get, cars booked in for monday so il check on it and buy anythin that comes up, cheers

[color=blue]Be handy to have a sump plug washer too, you can re-use old one (I have) but the nut has to be done up tighter than it should to stop oil leak, so it'll be a problem to undo when next change is due, and more worringly, damage could happen to nut (wringing head etc)[/color]

I'd check that the mechanic knows how to align the camshafts before he takes the old cam belt out. A few people have reported mechanics getting it wrong, and it's quite a mission to get it corrected later ...

71,000 miles or km?? While we're on this - is the counter of mazda ba's in miles or KM?

[quote="drunkenmunky"]71,000 miles or km?? While we're on this - is the counter of mazda ba's in miles or KM?[/quote]

Both depends on which country u are in. The UK ones have MPH.

71,000 ? Well - if it's miles, you're well overdue for that service. If, however, it's km's, then you are only supposed to replace the cambelt on 90,000 ...

yeah its miles, i didnt own the car till late 60's, i assumed the previous owner had done it but iv now learnt otherwise, iv been meanin to get it serviced aswell cos it had no history,

Oh dearie me !!!

I suggest you get the cambelt replaced ASAP, if you don't want your valves and pistons getting together and throwing noisy parties ....

its booked in for monday, so is that it, have i got everythin i need for my service?

How about new alternator/aircon belts, seeing as they have to take them off anyway to get to the cam belt ?

Oh yeah - you'll probably need a thick wad of cash too ....

not got aircon, and the price is alot less than i expected. a friend of mine's family business is to buy accident damaged cars and repair them and sell them, so theyve got alot of bargaining power when they spend £15 - 20 grand a year with one garage or spray shop. so iv got what i consider to be an excellent price for the timing belt change and service. same story when i had my back bumper resprayed, and alarm fitted, so the wod of cash needed isnt as much as you'd think.

right im all serviced up, a few hitches along the way though, turns out the car did have a fuel filter and you can only get it from mazda, so i did £16.00.
then about an hour into it the guy phoned me and recomended if im goin to mazda i might as well get the official timing belt instead of the one id bought, £27.50. he said it only gets done every 59, 000 so might as well get the original stuff, abit of a mission jettin down to mazda but i have to admit i appreciated it,

anyway all done and im gonna pay the guy tomorrow on my way to gettin my m.o.t done. also my mate was that impressed with my f that hes seriously considerin gettin the v6 version. so pretty successfull day all in all. i had to buy all the bits an pieces but the timing belt and service cost me £80. ver pleased with the way it went.