Miata Mailing List: June 1993, Message #25
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   From: buck@granite.ma30.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck)
Subject: Re: Cats/Warranties
   Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1993 07:18:55 -0400


> someone writes:
> Incidentally, the dealer warned me that they might break the catalytic
> converter in doing the work and checked that I really wanted to proceed.
> Sure enough, the bolts sheared, but the dealer discovered there was a longer
> warranty on the cat, so I got a new one for free. Seemed like a good deal,
> really.

> From: stortek!Steve_Grossman@csn.org (Steve Grossman)
> Subject: Re: Reverse
>
> ALL emmissions control parts are covered by a 5 year/50k
> mile warranty MANDATED by the federal government. On catalytic converters,
> this warranty covers the casing, the heat shield, and the substrate.


not to be picky, but i assume this warranty differentiates between
cases where the cat breaks by itself and cases where some Bozo with
a wrench damages it by not treating it properly?

i grant that the service dept. might have some obligation to
replace it for free, but more because they broke it rather than
due to any warranty...