lol, ok then

dealer 2day, lets see what ends up happening

Well so far I've been at the dealer 4 hours...1st I got told as soon as I got here that they don't check my cat unless the CEL is on..2nd they are still looking at it and they threw me a free compression test instead of paying 100 for it because they think I might need a new engine..lol..greeeat

Cat can still be bad without a CEL. There are two elements in the cat. One can be melted and clogging up your cat. while the other is still doing it's job. Ask them if you need a CEL for them to check your brakes or suspension too?

lol, ill ask right now..and yeah right now im in the last steps for getting a confirmation on me needed a new engine..they are just doing a decarb now...which i did on my own last week..lol

So in the end this is what happened..didn't get my cat looked at..but I do need a new engine.all free even install..should get it in 2 to 3 weeks..all I need to buy seperate is plugs and coils..also I need my transmission fluid changed because it was pitch black

so another update for whoever is following this...today i took my car in for the new engine, about 3 hours after i took it i get a call telling me im gonna get a free cat because the one i had was pretty much useless..so what i needed was a new engine, new cat, new coils, and new spark plugs..lol..now when everything is installed all im missing is my coils. I ordered the ignition system from BHR so ill tell yall how that is, the dealer didnt recommend using all those new things with the bad coils still on, so im waiting on my ignition 2 arrive now

Imagine that. The cat was bad even without a cel. ;)

Agreed on installing all at the same time. BTW: The BHR ignition system comes with wires and you can buy plugs separately as well. Don't bother buying them separate.

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Fixed that for ya. :D:

yeah my cat was going crazy and they still would check it! lol..but when my light finally came on i checked my cat and it was all red and stuff...and about the plugs, i got them separate, the ones you add in the kit are almost an extra 90 dollars. So i just got the NGK laser iridium ones from autozone..lol.there like 90 bucks 2, but my brother works there so i got them for like 50..lol

so replacing the cat or getting straight pipe?

just getting the free cat from the dealer for now

AAAAAH! FML! i wrote this long thing and it didnt submit, ill give it another shot..lol

so the final diagnostics about my car was a new engine (free), new cat (free), new coils (350), new NGK plugs (60)...and yeah car runs great now! apparently BHR coils will void your warranty so i had to buy the stock ones..dammit i dont remember what i wrote before..lol..well yeah people if your car feels even a little weird dont be afraid to get it looked at by the dealer! idk about yall, but here in houston a diagnostics is 90 bucks, if they think u have low compression they will give u a free compression test, which usually runs for 200 dollars...then if you flunk that they will need to give u an engine clean up which is 109 dollars, just to make sure its just not dirty...if that fails 2, you will get a new engine for free, only if ur under 100k miles...if u do get the engine the diagnostics will be free, so all you pay is the 109 for the clean up..and thats it!

hope i help people with this thread, thanks for following guys! and thank you mazurfer and shaunv for telling me about the cat, im sure mazda probably wouldnt have..lol THANKS!

Free engine...woohoo!!! Lucky you.

Excellent! I'm happy everything has worked out for you. enjoy!

Were you able to keep using the car till the new engine arrived, or did it have to stay at the dealer?

-Shawn

thanks man, and yeah shawn i could still drive it the whole time, but it just kept feeling worse and worse

Nice to hear that... so no spending and just free, free....

yeah most of it was free, so thats always great, i just needed 2 buy the small parts, just the plugs and coils