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1GoZoom · 03-29-2011, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Midship Runabout

Uh I'm not so sure on this.

I am! Huge issue with the 6s as its happened to 1/3 of Mazda6S owners on the forums. Exact same situation.

And yes the CEL was illuminated, but I had an intake that set off the CEL long before then and had straight pipes, so I never heard it knocking. By the time it started flashing the CEL, it was too late.

1GoZoom · 03-29-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RRnold

It guess this qualifies as a common problem with Ford... I mean Mazda 6's

http://forum.mazda6club.com/engine-d...e-problem.html

Haha. yea. here's a link that's a tad dated but explains what many of the guys ave dealt with (myself included)
http://forum.mazda6club.com/3-0l-v6/...lure-poll.html

1GoZoom · 03-29-2011, 11:23 PM

There's a bigger thread out there with tons of people saying they had trouble (its n 6Crew), but the site is buggy and I can't search for some reason. Ergh.

NESW20 · 03-30-2011, 04:54 AM

did you ever pull codes after you put your intake on? there should be several P0300 codes stored if the spark plugs look like that.

it's just odd that the whole time i worked in a mazda dealership, i never witnessed anything like this.

1GoZoom · 03-30-2011, 02:59 PM

It generally happens after 100k miles. Mazda refused to do a recall on them cuz it would cost a ton with blown motors and such. I do believe there is a TSB out for it though.

I did pull the codes and took it to the stealership who charged me 300 bucks to put it on the rack and replace an ignition coil. That's when they said the plugs were fine. They never looked at the plugs or they'd have known the plugs were wasted.

RRnold · 03-30-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 1GoZoom

Haha. yea. here's a link that's a tad dated but explains what many of the guys ave dealt with (myself included)
http://forum.mazda6club.com/3-0l-v6/...lure-poll.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1GoZoom

There's a bigger thread out there with tons of people saying they had trouble (its n 6Crew), but the site is buggy and I can't search for some reason. Ergh.

Damn, Mazda should change their slogan to BOOM-BOOM!

1GoZoom · 03-31-2011, 02:58 AM

Yea. The motor its self is INCREDIBLY stout. The only issue is the headers that were used on them were absolute trash. Every other car that used this motor has had no problems at all. I was planning on upgrading to the headers later on anyway, but now I'm kind of forced into it.

03-29-2011, 11:23 PM	#17
1GoZoom Mazda and Ecotec Owner Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 2004 Mazda 6S Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	There's a bigger thread out there with tons of people saying they had trouble (its n 6Crew), but the site is buggy and I can't search for some reason. Ergh. __________________ 2004 Mazda6S MTX 2006 Saturn Ion 2.4L "Sport" MTX

03-30-2011, 04:54 AM	#18
NESW20 2.1L 3SGTE Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: MR2 Turbo & Tacoma Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,248 Thanks: 29 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	did you ever pull codes after you put your intake on? there should be several P0300 codes stored if the spark plugs look like that. it's just odd that the whole time i worked in a mazda dealership, i never witnessed anything like this. __________________ 1991 MR2 Turbo - 2.1L high compression stroker 3SGTE 2006 Tacoma 4x4 TRD Off Road - All-Pro front bumper, Old Man Emu shocks, Old Man Emu HD front coils, All-Pro leafs 1990 240SX Coupe - sold 2008 Civic Si Sedan

03-30-2011, 02:59 PM	#19
1GoZoom Mazda and Ecotec Owner Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 2004 Mazda 6S Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	It generally happens after 100k miles. Mazda refused to do a recall on them cuz it would cost a ton with blown motors and such. I do believe there is a TSB out for it though. I did pull the codes and took it to the stealership who charged me 300 bucks to put it on the rack and replace an ignition coil. That's when they said the plugs were fine. They never looked at the plugs or they'd have known the plugs were wasted. __________________ 2004 Mazda6S MTX 2006 Saturn Ion 2.4L "Sport" MTX

03-31-2011, 02:58 AM	#21
1GoZoom Mazda and Ecotec Owner Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 2004 Mazda 6S Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Yea. The motor its self is INCREDIBLY stout. The only issue is the headers that were used on them were absolute trash. Every other car that used this motor has had no problems at all. I was planning on upgrading to the headers later on anyway, but now I'm kind of forced into it. __________________ 2004 Mazda6S MTX 2006 Saturn Ion 2.4L "Sport" MTX

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