1998 Mazda 626 Car Alarm
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1998 Mazda 626 Car Alarm
Hey Guys, I've been fooling with cars for over 40 years and just ran across a situation that I've never encountered before. A college kid is offering to sell his 626 to me for a grand because he tried to put a new battery in it and the car alarm keeps going off when he hooks up the cables. He doesn't know how to stop it and to be honest with you, I don't either. I'd like to have this car because it's in pretty good shape with 189,000 miles or so on it and just a couple of door dents that I'm pretty sure I can fix. I just need to know what the procedure is for replacing the battery and reactivating the car alarm so I can drive it home. Any help would be greatly appreciated and any advice for things to look for before purchasing would be appreciated too. Thanks and I'm looking forward to being a functioning member of the forum here.
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I have no idea about alarms, aftermarket or original. It can be a real PITA.
I do not understand why the 626 automatic transmissions are so prone to failure but it is a well established fact. The same transmission is used in Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, Escape and Tribute. It is named CD4E. It cannot be the engine power because the Contour/Mystique with V6 engine is no slouch. Maybe Mazda didn't get the cooling right.
I do not understand why the 626 automatic transmissions are so prone to failure but it is a well established fact. The same transmission is used in Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, Escape and Tribute. It is named CD4E. It cannot be the engine power because the Contour/Mystique with V6 engine is no slouch. Maybe Mazda didn't get the cooling right.
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