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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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The CEL came on after running about 150 miles on a 93 octane tune with 91 octane fuel. I don't know if it is related...but I don't know that its not. The car is running fine, I haven't noticed any differences at all.

Heres the codes:
P0171 System too Lean (Bank 1)
P1131 Lack of Upstream Heated Oxygen Sensor Switch - Sensor Indicates Lean - Bank No. 1
P1151 Lack of Upstream Heated Oxygen Sensor Switch - Sensor Indicates Lean - Bank No. 2

The car has gears, 2/3 exhaust with o/r X, JLT RAI and custom professional tune.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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are they coming back or just popped on once? I would not worry a ton if its just a one time thing...
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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The light just came on once during a cruise...I haven't cleared them yet. I'm not super worried about it.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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I'm willing to bet it is just a freak occurance that happened to happen when you had the 91 in the tank. Every once in a ahwhile my car would pop the CEL on with the o/r X before I got the rear o2s shut off, it would always have some strange code that made no since.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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I'd tend to agree. I just wanted to be sure, especially if I end up selling the car in the next few weeks, I don't want to screw anyone over.
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Well...I haven't been driving the car much at all. It was three weeks or more after the time that I posted this before I drove again, another month or so before I cleared the codes. I've driven it probably 50-60 miles since. The codes came back today...and I know it has good gas in it now, so that is out.

I guess I really do have something happenin'...
Old Jan 6, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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Clean your maf.
Old Jan 6, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Have you been messing with egr or plenum lately, egr flow might effect downstream oxygen sensor, or exhaust leaks?
Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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ORIGINAL: oxfordgt

Clean your maf.
Not a bad idea, will do.

ORIGINAL: StangEatsRice

Have you been messing with egr or plenum lately, egr flow might effect downstream oxygen sensor, or exhaust leaks?
No, the only thing I've changed in the past few hundred miles was putting on a JLT RAI. I suppose it could be related, but I'd expect any vacuum leak would also cause rough or uneven idle. I don't think I have an exhaust leak, but that is another possibility.
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