2001 Mazda 626 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2001 Mazda 626 deals with a single body, the 4-door sedan, offered in ES and LX trim. Either a 2.0L inline-four or a 2.5L V6 could power it; both are gasoline engines with dual overhead cams and no forced induction. The manual gives procedures, specifications and torque values for those engines, the fuel, ignition and cooling systems and the transaxle, and for the brakes, suspension, steering and body, and its wiring diagrams trace the sedan's electrical system.

Engines covered

• 2.0L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.5L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• ES
• LX

Known issues on the 2001 626. Owners have lodged 188 complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626 with NHTSA, and the powertrain is named in 139 of them. Engine and engine cooling follow with 20, the air bags with 11 and equipment with 9. Eleven complaints reported an injury, 10 a crash and 4 a fire. The manual's transaxle diagnostics and its engine cooling procedures and specifications speak to the systems these owners describe.