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I'm wondering if the cleaner is supposed to remove every trace of gum and deposits from the throttle plates, etc.?
I've heard ads for "BG" products, but not sure they would do any better.
Any thoughts? BTW, 45,000 miles on the car.
Can I use this type for my Mazda?
Good luck.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
My transmission really started to act up so I took it to the mechanic. I need a new transmission, $1900. To rebuild is 1000 dollars. Third gear is gone & reverse is slow, that's what they told me. I now get an updated transmission with new electronics & a 12 month, 12000 mile warranty. WHat do you think. The car is a 1993 with only 57000 miles on it. I am the original owner. PS. WHen I took it to the mazda dealer their response to when I suspected transmission trouble was "wait till it fails" WHat a bulls___ answer. I gues I'll keep the car for another couple of years.
57k does seem awfully early for a GF4A-EL to go south. Are they replacing all seven solenoids (I hope)?
I have a '97 626 LX-V6 w/ 5-spd. Only problem in 46k miles has been a power steering pump bearing that went bad. (Now, I could go into the problems it took to get that repaired, but that was 100% dealer service related, so I don't hold that against the car.)
I love the car, and I have no doubt it will last well beyond 100k miles with no significant issues. I think if you read through these posts, you'll find that the biggest recent problem with the 626 was the 4 cyclinder auto transmission built by Ford. Other than that, I don't think these are bad cars!!
With any car, there are people who are on a mission from God to tell the world not to make the same mistakes they did. There are, at least, a lot fewer of them here than there are at some other message boards we could name (but won't) which lately have turned into sounding boards for people nursing fifteen-year grudges. Far be it from me to deprive anyone of an emotional response, but too often it gets in the way of a rational discussion. I think we've covered the 626 here as sensibly as possible; there are some known issues, particularly with the early fourth-generation cars, and they've been put on the table for all to see.
The real question, then: Does Mazda - or, for that matter, Ford - take any of our kvetching, here and at the dealership, to heart? I think it's pretty clear that they do. The '93 and '94 cars were fitted with questionable ignition modules that once in a while went into thermal overload, necessitating distributor replacement at a price that would make your nose bleed. Mazda switched suppliers for '95, and for '98 got rid of the distributor entirely. We've already covered running changes to the CD4E transmission. The other loud complaint was about noise from the hydraulic lash adjusters. Guess what? The new ones ('98 and after) don't have HLAs anymore. This means that you'll go through a valve adjustment every 48k or so, but it beats the heck out of replacing a whole batch of lifters.
no lemons on this car.Some of these posts here talk about problems with 4 cylinder auto transmissions. I plan to show this car to certified mechanic and if I buy it will probably get a 4 year/48k mile warranty on it. My question is what should I look for in this warranty, showing it to a certified mazda service agent will help or not and what else should I look for on this car. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
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Check Engine Light (Topic #76)
Meanwhile maybe someone else has some other thoughts for you. Let us know what happens.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
For what its worth, my MX-6 had the 4-cyl 2.2L with 5 speed manual and was solid as a rock until I traded it with 99K miles on it. Even the paint job was a cut above the usual Big Three quality. But from reading these posts, it sounds like Mazda had a few bad years in the mid 90's..
Too bad 'cuz Mazda's are fun to drive cars..
(I'm just sick of the cupholders - they are a joke in my opinion and I wold love some armrest as well)
OBD-II compliant cars (which includes the 626 automatics since '94 and the sticks since '96) don't necessarily respond to the old disconnect-the battery-cable-and-hit-the-brakes method of clearing the CEL.
Oxygen sensors generally don't last too long on these cars, and if you have the V6, you have two of them.
The O/D Off light and the CEL don't have much to do with one another, other than reporting to the same computer.
I continue to recommend that anyone with transmission problems with any 626, whether G(F)4A-EL or CD4E, report them to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as safety-related defects.
The cupholders in my '93 were, to be kind, pathetic.
Did you try to jump-start it?
The most dramatic sign of transmission failure comes when you put it in D and go nowhere. Sometimes, though not always, there are warnings beforehand - slippage, jerky shifts, shifts at the wrong time, stuff like that, though at least some of the symptoms can also be caused by weird engine/electrical malfunctions.
... after all I read here (and having a '94 626 V6 with very jerky transmission) I start to think - well, if possible and cheaper I might get a manual (everybody says its a good unit) instead, when my tranny dies...
Hi,
I recently bought a 1999 Mazda 626 from the Hertz car sales. It is in great condition but I have a small problem. The Hertz guys buy directly from the factory and they have never programmed the keyless entry modules that come with the car. They have given me 2 brand new keyless entry modules and a flow-chart with instructions on how to program the keyless entry modules but no matter how many times I try to read and try, it does'nt seem to work. Has someone else gone thru the same experience, if yes or if you know anything about programming the keyless entry modules for the 1999 Mazda 626 LX, I am interested in hearing it.
Thanks in advance
mazda626owner
The blinking of the light means that some electrical malady has befallen the transmission, or the components connected to it; it doesn't bespeak actual transmission failure per se. (Of course, when it does fail, there usually isn't a whole lot of doubt.)
I don't recommend anyone file suit against Mazda (or anyone) without getting competent legal advice first.
Is this the four-cylinder or the V6?