Well, I just got my Check Engine light that comes off and on and it appears to be the infamous 16.

Question: I searched the forums, but couldn't find exact instructions on how to replace my EGR Valve...Can I clean it? Is it easy to replace and buy the parts from Mazda?

Any other ideas. I go in for my smog check in a few months.

 

just clean the egr vavle
no need to buy a new one
getting to it is a bitch though

 

+1 you beat me to it jic

 

Yep, that should do the trick. They're notorious for clogging - I'd say ditch it, but you have to keep it for emissions testing.

I think you can get to it just by removing the Y-pipe to the turbos - that should give enough room.

Dale

 

I saw a brand new Mazda EGR for sale on eBay a while ago, very cheap. You may want to go that route.

 

Where do you see the error codes? what do you have to do to bring them up?

 

http://www.fd3s.net/engine_codes.html