Greetings, I have a few cars that I do much of the maintenance in the family. I have used RockAuto with great success in the past to keep costs down as unfortunately the pricing of parts in Australia can be outrageous at times even for aftermarket parts.
One recent example was for Gate that specifies the same part number for the Serpentine belt tensioner in Australia and US but has different part numbers for the belts. On closer inspection of the type and dimensions of the belts they are interchangeable.
2015 Mazda 3 2.0L Skyactive Engine
Main serpentine belt
Local Pricing/ Part Number
Gates 6PK965 AU $45.99
Roc Auto
Gates K060378 AU $17.65
Stretch to fit belt for waterpump
Local Pricing / Part Number
Gates 3PK787SF AU $74.99
Rock Auto
Gates K030309SF AU $14.15
Serpentine Belt tensioner
Local Pricing / Part Number
Gates Drivalign 39390 AU $301.00
Rock Auto
Gates 39390 AU $88.94
In this case I can confirm the dimensions and have completed the repair with a significant cost saving.
In other cases I cannot verify if they are playing the part number game of if they are indeed different from a part that is needed for a vehicle in Australia.
Does anyone have a simple way getting the OEM part numbers so they can try to cross reference those or any other simple method?
Any help is greatly appreciated
One recent example was for Gate that specifies the same part number for the Serpentine belt tensioner in Australia and US but has different part numbers for the belts. On closer inspection of the type and dimensions of the belts they are interchangeable.
2015 Mazda 3 2.0L Skyactive Engine
Main serpentine belt
Local Pricing/ Part Number
Gates 6PK965 AU $45.99
Roc Auto
Gates K060378 AU $17.65
Stretch to fit belt for waterpump
Local Pricing / Part Number
Gates 3PK787SF AU $74.99
Rock Auto
Gates K030309SF AU $14.15
Serpentine Belt tensioner
Local Pricing / Part Number
Gates Drivalign 39390 AU $301.00
Rock Auto
Gates 39390 AU $88.94
In this case I can confirm the dimensions and have completed the repair with a significant cost saving.
In other cases I cannot verify if they are playing the part number game of if they are indeed different from a part that is needed for a vehicle in Australia.
Does anyone have a simple way getting the OEM part numbers so they can try to cross reference those or any other simple method?
Any help is greatly appreciated