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2000 Miata - Check Engine Light
"KWS" > wrote:
>Perhaps I should have asked some more when I was doing this repair. I did >check many (many!) places on the web and did not find much of anything that >would work with this car. There were some online suggestions of going to a >muffler shop where some clever guy with a torch would put on a general >purpose cat. I guess I considered this sort of half assed and wanted to do >the job right. I can't say for certain it was worth it but ... damn....it >sure went together easy! finishlineperformance.com Fitted with no problems included gaskets. Leon >Ken > > >"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message .. . >> "KWS" > wrote: >> >> >The '90 Miata continues to keep trucking along on the original catalytic >> >converter. I bought a 2000 Protégé recently that had a bad cat (and about >> >120K on the clock). A new one from Trussville Mazda, with gaskets, was >> >around $350. Installation was easy, at least for the Protégé. >> >> Aftermarket M1 cats are less than half that. >> >> Leon >> >> >Ken >> > >> >"junktin" > wrote in message >> ... >> >> I had the same problem with my 2000 Miata this past summer. (At least >> >> the same results- fouled cat converter.) >> >> >> >> The car was out of warranty but the dealer replaced the cat converter >> >> under the longer emissions warranty. >> >> >> >> Question your dealer on this and perhaps visit another dealer but I >> >> understood the emissions warranty is something like 7 years. >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> In article >, >> >> Carol > wrote: >> >> >> >> > Looking for advice on a recent problem --- >> >> > >> >> > I have a 2000 Miate which started running horrible all of a sudden -- >> >> > check engine light on steady and then flashing and then on steady >> >> > again. Spoke to my mechanic's assistance and was told to drive it to >> >> > his place but watch for oil pressure guage and water temp guage and >> >> > not to "push" it. >> >> > >> >> > Started driving it (even though I really didn't want to). Drove >maybe >> >> > 10 km and then I was sure I smelled something "burning" so I pulled >> >> > over and had it towed. >> >> > >> >> > Turned out to be my ignition coil. Had it replaced. The next day my >> >> > check engine light came on again. Took it back, he checked it out >and >> >> > checked the settings for the Catalytic Converter (which showed OK). >> >> > Figured it was maybe just running through stuff that had been in the >> >> > gas tank when I had the original problem), and cleared the codes. >> >> > >> >> > To make a long story short, I have had the check engine light cleared >> >> > a couple of times now but it has come back on. The code says >> >> > something about the O2 sensor (or something like that). He is now >> >> > saying that I need to replace the Catalytic Converter (its around >> >> > $1200) !! >> >> > >> >> > Is there some way I can be sure that it's the Catalytic Converter? >> >> > Can it be tested someway BEFORE I spend that kind of money? Could it >> >> > be just a sensor of some sort or a loose wire? >> >> > >> >> > I live in Ontario where we have E-tests -- could having an E-test >> >> > check it out? (I JUST had an e-test in mid October and everything >was >> >> > fine). >> >> > >> >> > Not sure what to do but it's getting colder and I need to put the car >> >> > away for the winter but want to get the problem solved before I do. >> >> > >> >> > Does anybody have any thoughts or suggestions? >> >> > >> >> > MUCH appreciated. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Carol >> > >> -- >> Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) >> http://www.dommelen.net/miata >> EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) > -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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2000 Miata - Check Engine Light
I should have mentioned - I am in Canada too (Victoria BC) so your
question about that is covered. Dave In article >, junktin > wrote: > I had the same problem with my 2000 Miata this past summer. (At least > the same results- fouled cat converter.) > > The car was out of warranty but the dealer replaced the cat converter > under the longer emissions warranty. > > Question your dealer on this and perhaps visit another dealer but I > understood the emissions warranty is something like 7 years. > > Dave > |
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2000 Miata - Check Engine Light
Thank you EVERY ONE for the responses. I will contact a Mazda
dealership tomorrow and see what I can find out. It's GREAT to know that help is available and I appreciate it very much. You may have saved me $1500!! (I hope!) I'll let you know how it all turns out. Carol On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:00:25 GMT, junktin > wrote: >I should have mentioned - I am in Canada too (Victoria BC) so your >question about that is covered. > >Dave > >In article >, > junktin > wrote: > >> I had the same problem with my 2000 Miata this past summer. (At least >> the same results- fouled cat converter.) >> >> The car was out of warranty but the dealer replaced the cat converter >> under the longer emissions warranty. >> >> Question your dealer on this and perhaps visit another dealer but I >> understood the emissions warranty is something like 7 years. >> >> Dave >> |
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2000 Miata - Check Engine Light
"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message ... > "KWS" > wrote: > > >Perhaps I should have asked some more when I was doing this repair. I did > >check many (many!) places on the web and did not find much of anything that > >would work with this car. There were some online suggestions of going to a > >muffler shop where some clever guy with a torch would put on a general > >purpose cat. I guess I considered this sort of half assed and wanted to do > >the job right. I can't say for certain it was worth it but ... damn....it > >sure went together easy! > > finishlineperformance.com > > Fitted with no problems included gaskets. > > Leon > Leon, I believe that would be a good enough reason to visit Virginia. Thanks, Ken > > >Ken > > > > > >"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message > .. . > >> "KWS" > wrote: > >> > >> >The '90 Miata continues to keep trucking along on the original catalytic > >> >converter. I bought a 2000 Protégé recently that had a bad cat (and about > >> >120K on the clock). A new one from Trussville Mazda, with gaskets, was > >> >around $350. Installation was easy, at least for the Protégé. > >> > >> Aftermarket M1 cats are less than half that. > >> > >> Leon > >> > >> >Ken > >> > > >> >"junktin" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> >> I had the same problem with my 2000 Miata this past summer. (At least > >> >> the same results- fouled cat converter.) > >> >> > >> >> The car was out of warranty but the dealer replaced the cat converter > >> >> under the longer emissions warranty. > >> >> > >> >> Question your dealer on this and perhaps visit another dealer but I > >> >> understood the emissions warranty is something like 7 years. > >> >> > >> >> Dave > >> >> > >> >> In article >, > >> >> Carol > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Looking for advice on a recent problem --- > >> >> > > >> >> > I have a 2000 Miate which started running horrible all of a sudden -- > >> >> > check engine light on steady and then flashing and then on steady > >> >> > again. Spoke to my mechanic's assistance and was told to drive it to > >> >> > his place but watch for oil pressure guage and water temp guage and > >> >> > not to "push" it. > >> >> > > >> >> > Started driving it (even though I really didn't want to). Drove > >maybe > >> >> > 10 km and then I was sure I smelled something "burning" so I pulled > >> >> > over and had it towed. > >> >> > > >> >> > Turned out to be my ignition coil. Had it replaced. The next day my > >> >> > check engine light came on again. Took it back, he checked it out > >and > >> >> > checked the settings for the Catalytic Converter (which showed OK). > >> >> > Figured it was maybe just running through stuff that had been in the > >> >> > gas tank when I had the original problem), and cleared the codes. > >> >> > > >> >> > To make a long story short, I have had the check engine light cleared > >> >> > a couple of times now but it has come back on. The code says > >> >> > something about the O2 sensor (or something like that). He is now > >> >> > saying that I need to replace the Catalytic Converter (its around > >> >> > $1200) !! > >> >> > > >> >> > Is there some way I can be sure that it's the Catalytic Converter? > >> >> > Can it be tested someway BEFORE I spend that kind of money? Could it > >> >> > be just a sensor of some sort or a loose wire? > >> >> > > >> >> > I live in Ontario where we have E-tests -- could having an E-test > >> >> > check it out? (I JUST had an e-test in mid October and everything > >was > >> >> > fine). > >> >> > > >> >> > Not sure what to do but it's getting colder and I need to put the car > >> >> > away for the winter but want to get the problem solved before I do. > >> >> > > >> >> > Does anybody have any thoughts or suggestions? > >> >> > > >> >> > MUCH appreciated. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Carol > >> > > >> -- > >> Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) > >> http://www.dommelen.net/miata > >> EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) > > > -- > Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) > http://www.dommelen.net/miata > EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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