Mazda 626 Owners Manual

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where can i view an online owners manual for a 88 mazda 626?

The Mazda 626 is an automobile produced by Mazda for the export market. It is based on the Japan-market Mazda Capella. The 626 replaced the 616/618 and RX-2 in 1979 and was sold through 2002, when the new Mazda6 took over as Mazda's large family car. 4,345,279 of the 626 and Ford Telstar models were sold worldwide.

The 626 was also sold as the Ford Telstar in Asia, Australasia and Southern Africa, but this has been replaced by the European-sourced Ford Mondeo. While in Europe it was always considered a large family car, in North America the first two generations of the 626 were compact cars, and the third, fourth and fifth were mid-size cars.

1988
The 626 was updated for 1988 on the GD platform also used by the previous-year Capella. It was available as a sedan and 5-door hatchback while the coupe was renamed MX-6. The MX-6 was built in Michigan alongside its platform-mate, the Ford Probe at AutoAlliance International, while the 626 was still a Japanese import.

Consumer response was strong, and Car and Driver magazine named the 626 and MX-6 in their Ten Best list for 1988.

Engines were new, though still emphasized torque rather than horsepower. The base model now used Mazda's 120-horsepower 2.2 L 3-valve SOHC F2 producing just 6 hp (4.5 kW) shy of the old Turbo, and the new Turbo was up to 145 hp (108 kW), which some suspected was underrated by about 40 horsepower. Consider that a Ford Probe GT of the time did 0-60 in 6.7 seconds, nearly as fast as the 6.3 seconds of the 195-horsepower 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX.

4-wheel-steering was introduced to the 626 Turbo in 1988 (to mixed reviews) and was transferred to the MX-6 Turbo a year later. It was not very successful and died after 1990, never to be seen on a Mazda again. Mazda's system was electronic and more complex than the 4WS system introduced by Honda on the 1988 Prelude; these two marked the first 4WS systems for the American market.

The 626 line was facelifted for 1990 and gained motorized seatbelts; the hatchback disappeared after 1991 (in the United States).

UK trim levels were LX (1.8-litre), GLX (1.8/2.0) and GT (2.0/2.2). There was also a 2.0i estate model.

Model Years Engine Power Torque
Base 1988–1992 2.2 L F2 I4 120 hp (86 kW)
GT 1988–1992 2.2 L F2T I4 turbo 145 hp (108 kW) 190 ft·lbf (258 N·m)

Although the promised "paperless society" may never come to pass, today people know the convenience of downloading large documents and foregoing the bulky paper version. Automakers realize this as well, and almost all of them have made the voluminous owner's manuals for their vehicles available on their Web sites' "Owner's" area. Most (though not all) online downloads are free, whereas buying the paper version costs anywhere from $10-$30 or more.

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayOwnersHome.action?bhcp=1

Perhaps your manual is buried in a long-forgotten pile of papers. Maybe you've purchased a used car without the manual. Or maybe you want to check the details of a car before you actually buy it.