service engine soon light??
09-14-2006, 02:22 AM
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service engine soon light??
well the light just came on and now im pissed[:@] i just cut out my BBK hi flow cats on my H-pipe (i allredy have mils on) so i cut the cats out yesterday and the car ran way better cleaned out the low end and ran way smoother, So i put about 50 miles on the car today and then the service engine soon light came on and i think that my best guess is that the MILs are s hit, i dont know whats going on? let me know what you guys think? [:@]
09-14-2006, 02:36 AM
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RE: service engine soon light??
Sorry i cant help with the light, but i would like to know something... After you cut the cats off, how did you keep the piping goin? Did you already have some exhaust piping to put in the cats place, or did u go to a shop and get it done? I wannt cut my cats, but still a lil sketchy on the piping afterwards....
09-14-2006, 02:43 AM
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RE: service engine soon light??
ya i did the pipeing all my self i just had the shop Flair the tips for me and I cut the cats out it was just straight piping so i didnt have to bend anything just two 15in 2 1/2in straight pipes where the cats where and to Two new O2 senser bungs will post up pics 2marrow it only coast me 26bux ,
But i still do need help on the other stuff tho[:@]
But i still do need help on the other stuff tho[:@]
09-14-2006, 04:03 AM
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RE: service engine soon light??
It should run fine, but it is nice not to have the light on all the time... pretty soon you get use to it being on and neglect any other problems the light might be on for. The only sure fire way of making sure the downstreams never trip your CEL is to use a tuner to shut them off.
09-14-2006, 02:32 PM
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RE: service engine soon light??
Everyone argues, but my experience is gas mileage drops, the car's throttle response feels sluggish and the idle is irratic.
I had crappy MIL's, mine worked for 2 weeks before they failed.
Some people's O2's actually burn up shortly after putting an O/R mid-pipe in and it actually wasn't the MIL's that failed.
I vote to save your cash for a tuner and solve the headache easily.
I had crappy MIL's, mine worked for 2 weeks before they failed.
Some people's O2's actually burn up shortly after putting an O/R mid-pipe in and it actually wasn't the MIL's that failed.
I vote to save your cash for a tuner and solve the headache easily.
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