2004 Mazda3 4 door 2L Power Steering Pump

[kaleshnikov]

Seems that the power steering pump died on my car. The whole pump costs about $1000 from Mazda, but I'm finding kits on eBay that say replacing the top pump, while keeping the old motor, fixes 99% of power steering issues. I can buy a genuine Mazda power steering pump without the motor component for about <$100. The part I'm considering buying is BBM4-32-68ZR-01

Has anyone had experience with going this route rather than replacing the whole power steering system?

[peterm15]

Iirc there was a recall on the power steering pump for your year.
Have you looked into that first?

[Johns 08 3 GT]

IIRC the recall does not cover the 2004MY.

I would find out what the exact problem is first.

[kaleshnikov]

Yes the 2004 wasn't covered in the recall. I'm going to take the car for Jimmy to see at Street Performance but it likely is the pump

[TheMAN]

this is one of the reasons why I recommend people flushing the factory fill out and putting in quality synthetic ATF as a replacement... keep the pump and steering parts lasting longer :)