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I had my CEL 0420 and 0430 codes checked out and it's my cats.

What's the story on the "secret" 8year or 80,000 mile cat warranty from Ford?

It's no secret, it's the normal warranty on emissions equipment as required by the Federal Clean Air Act. See page 11 of your warranty book. Ford should replace them for free under warranty.

Scott

As Pigeon notes, it is no secret. When I got the CEL at 78500, I took it to the local dealership. They told me that they would charge $80 shop time to pull the code, unless the code indicated a warranty repair. In my case it was a covered repair, bad cat bank 1. They didn't have the parts in stock, and then ended up ordering the parts for a Zetec. The second time around they ordered all three cats and the rest of the exhaust from the heads to the resonator! (Including a new flex pipe, bolts, everything.)

Because of the partsd mix-up the work didn't get done until past 82000, but because the car was diagnosed before 80K, the warranty was honored.

Total cost to me: $0.

I just tlaked with Terry Haines....for 100 bucks plus return of your old exahust manafold, you can get a modified exahust manafold with the pre cats gutted out.

not sure if you'd be intrested....you'd still have to buy the MIL adapters from SP Motorsports.com to prevent false CEL lights. but there 64.99 for 2...and from what im told all you need is 2 for the lower O2 sensore one on each pre cat.

ROZ

I got my Mil Eliminators here: http://www.ponyexpressperformance.com/smileliminators.html
They were alot cheaper. John

Thanks guys. I called my dealer, they said if they get the right code...it'll be covered.

I go in next week. I'll let you know.