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Originally Posted by RETed
I used to know this by heart, but memory fails me...
All Mazda parts are grouped by:
XXXX - YY - ZZZZ
So "082010502B" is "0820-10-502B".
YY = location of part, which, in this case, 10 = engine
"0820" is year / model designation? Since it's 4 numeric, this means application over several years / models?
"502B" is the sub part # under "10" = engine.
The "B" at the engine is a revision letter, which just means it supercedes an "A" part.
So "N35010E02" is "N350-10-E02".
"N350" is 1989 - 1992 RX-7.
"10" = engine
"E02" = sub part # under "10" = engine.
Mazdatrix just rearranges the Mazda PN's for easier sorting...
"10-502B-0820" is...
"10" = engine
"502B" = sub part # under "10" = engine
"0820" = year / model designation
We got a Mazda parts tech in the house? 
j9df3s still around? 
-Ted |
hehe, would you believe i was in sweden?
that explanation is exactly right. just to add the application part of the part number, is the car it was originally engineered for, so 0820 is the R100 10A engine. N350 is the non turbo 89 rx7, etc etc. its not a hard and fast rule, there are exceptions.
10 is the engine block, 13 is intake exhaust, 15 is the cooling system etc etc.
the next 3 tell you what part it is, and in theory 15-200 is always a radiator, 13-111 is always an intake manifold gasket, but again, they change things here and there.
the supercession code is pretty meaningless to the consumer. sometimes the part is clearly different between A and B, sometimes it can be a price change. i have also seen revisions change the application part of the part number, the good example of this are the FD front iron housings. they start with an N3A1-10-whatever, and go to N3F1 and N3G1 as they get updated...
oh and an R or R-01 means its a remanufactured part
we got to tour the volvo factory, and you guys should see the press dies for the body parts, they are like small trucks! it takes something like 4 hours to switch dies in the press....