Mazda 626 Repair Question
Trouble code P0421
Bill from ohio
Answer
Hi Irish,
Well there are a few things that could be going wrong.....
1. The front cat (right under the manifold) might be bad....this can be diagnosed by check the front and rear 02 sensors the see if they are switching at the same rate (ie the cat is bad).
2. There might be a PCM update for this code, but if left too long you might need to replace both the front cat and have the pcm updated.
So my sudgestion is to see a Mazda dealer for this code.
Cosmo
Mazda Tech
I have been told that Mazda has a 8yr. 80K warranty on their emissions. Is this true ?? I have reseached and only find said warranty on Miata model.
Bill
Well that depends on where you are....I am in Canada, here Mazda has a 3 year 80k warrenty on bumper to bumper warrenty, thern a 5 year 100km on their powertrain.
There is however a 7year 128,000km warrenty on some emmision components ie: cats and PCM's (but don't quote me). The bestthing to do is get in contact with your local Mazda dealer. Taking a detailed vehicle repair history with you would be an asset to you at the time of diagnosis as well.
Cosmo
Mazda Tech