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catalytic converter/emisions warranty? #59297 04/25/02 04:56 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 17 M MS OP Junior Member
OP MS Junior Member M Joined: May 2001 Posts: 17	I have a '96 Gl wth Zetec and yesterday I noticed a rotten egg smell when accelerated. I think that it is a cat.conv.(burned/plugged). Will that be covered under Standard Ford warranty?I think that I heard that emission parts are covered for 7 (8?) years? Where and how to check this? How to check cat.conv.? Untill now I always passed emission test (loc.goverment testing). Thank you.

Re: catalytic converter/emisions warranty? #59298 04/25/02 05:02 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT J JSmith Member
JSmith Member J Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,567 Windsor, CT	I do know that at some point the federal government mandated that auto manufacturers warranty the emissions systems for a minimum of 80,000 miles, but I'm not sure of the number of years. "careful man, there's a beverage here." e-mail: boseraq@hotmail.com aol IM: madhat1412

Re: catalytic converter/emisions warranty? #59299 04/25/02 09:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 139 Waco, TX J Joshua at Baylor Member
Joshua at Baylor Member J Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 139 Waco, TX	It is 8 years, but I don't know exactly when they started the emissions warranty. 2000 Contour 2.5L ATX (Medium Steel Blue) Items for Sale SVT Indiglo Guages (NEW) Traction Control/Rear Defrost Switch (NEW) V6 Speedometer/Guage Cluster w/ Tach (51k miles)

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