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1997 Mazda MX-6 Misfires Under Load With V6

Vehicles with a V6 engine may develop an engine misfire under load (acceleration). This can be caused by a valve cover gasket leaking oil into a spark plug well, shorting the spark plug to the cylinder head . To repair this concern, the valve cover needs to be resealed and the spark plugs and wires should be replaced.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects Mazda MX-6 model years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, .

8 people reported this problem

  • 1997 166,000 Miles
    Backfires under load rpms under load max out at 2200 rpms then drops to about 200 rpms and then catches back to idle keeps doing this
  • 1997 150,000 Miles
    Vehicle runs fine at idle but dies when acceleration Checked timing and it is fine. Please advise

Mazda MX-6 1997 Common Problems