I have found the noise

[CTt3P5]

only until the car has 80000 miles. after that, you gotta shell the money out yourself

Will the warranty still be voided since he has already taken the car in and it has been documented? (dunno) I would keep calling to see if they have heard anything for fear of them dragging their feet intentionally if IT WILL NOT be covered after the 80k mark.

 

[susamafone]

good point. with him only having 600 or so miles til he hits the magic "we dont have to deal with it anymore" mark, the dealership might have that in the back of their mind

 

[Kansei]

Document your visits to the dealershpi if you're at 79,600 miles so they can't pullthat s***.

 

[CTt3P5]

Document your visits to the dealershpi if you're at 79,600 miles so they can't pullthat s***.

I second that!!

 

[chopperman]

He told me that if my check engine lite was on and is was a misfire that they would not be able to work on it. My motor does misfire once in a blue moon and basically the CEL is on all the time but when I got to the dealership it magiclly went off. But is it true that they wont do it if it I had motor misfiring. I dont see how that could effect it. Is it me or is that bs.

 

[aMaff]

it's BS, that shouldn't have an effect on a hole in your cat. Clear the CEL (since you know what it's for) and take it in

 

[2xsess]

I have that part in my shed if you need it. I'll sell it to you super cheap like $20+shipping. Car had about 60K on it when I removed it. But yeah I'm pretty sure the emissions warranty should cover it.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol thats some excuse they gave you...I wonder which employees ass they pulled that one out of...

He told me that if my check engine lite was on and is was a misfire that they would not be able to work on it. My motor does misfire once in a blue moon and basically the CEL is on all the time but when I got to the dealership it magiclly went off. But is it true that they wont do it if it I had motor misfiring. I dont see how that could effect it. Is it me or is that bs.

 

[chopperman]

it was the head guy who told me, well now that I know its bulls*** I dont have to worry cuz they have to fix it under warranty now. Yay

 

[RacerXGirl]

emissions warranty. MUST be covered.

+1

The emissions warranty exceeds the regular warranty. They *have* to cover it.

 

[lVlike-]

u c .. i told u guys earlier they r gonna try to pull sum bs and makes u think they r rite.. just like they tried with my EGR valve its just funny how they try stuff.. lol '' if u have misfire we dont do it '' wat kind of bs is that.. dont let them fool u chopperman bring the car in 2moro ASAP if they try to pull bs on u stay there and dont leave till they repair it

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Just buy a header. They're like $200...

 

[qualityrockola]

Just buy a header. They're like $200...

Maybe he cant run a header where he lives. Id be screwed if i took my car in to an emissions inspection with a header. California blows for aftermarket performance.

 

[Kansei]

Maybe he cant run a header where he lives. Id be screwed if i took my car in to an emissions inspection with a header. California blows for aftermarket performance.

All that hassle and the air is still crazy bad in cali.. sucks

 

[qualityrockola]

All that hassle and the air is still crazy bad in cali.. sucks

There's just tooooooo many people. On a positive note, pre-1976 vehicles are still smog exempt. Thats what the '67 el camino is for (glare)

 

[whitemp5seattle]

subbin' for updates! hope everything works out smoothly...

 

[chopperman]

Alright the dealership hasnt called me back, I called them earlyer today in the morning but they said that they still didnt hear from mazda yet. Im gonna try agian.

 

[Crazee D]

ME hungry me eat cat

 

[speedymp5]

Not to side with the dealer but as an ex service advisor, we'd try to get any work we could even though warranty work only paid a fraction of non warranty, (which is why I guess they want it to not be warranty) as far as warrranty expiring my dealership would often times cover past the warranty period within a couple of thousand miles as a way to build cust loyalty mainly because it works! I bought my mp5 used so i dont have a warrany guide for it but if the emissions warranty is still covered at 80k then this is a coverable item. If they are worried about a code stop by your friendly autozone on the way to the dealer and flash that biatch!

 

[chopperman]

UpDate: Car is going to be brought in Monday morning. We shall see what is going to happen.