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Old 11-17-2005, 03:18 AM
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Hi all. More then 2 years ago i put two mil eliminators (same as these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8015413246) on my Bassani catted X-pipe. The light has been off ever since. Just two weeks ago the light came back on... I checked the computer read out, appears to be o2 code.

So did my MIL E's go bad after all this time? Has anyone had theirs fail? Is there a way to check which one? Any other solutions except for buying a new set?
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:52 AM
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Hi all. More then 2 years ago i put two mil eliminators (same as these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8015413246) on my Bassani catted X-pipe. The light has been off ever since. Just two weeks ago the light came back on... I checked the computer read out, appears to be o2 code.

So did my MIL E's go bad after all this time? Has anyone had theirs fail? Is there a way to check which one? Any other solutions except for buying a new set?
We were just talking to another guy about this. You can get a handheld tuner or a custom tune to shut off the rear o2 sensors.

Remeber, there are still your front 2 o2s to worry about as well, but a tune would tell ya for sure if it is or isnt the back set.
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Old 11-17-2005, 11:33 AM
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Thats what peeps at stangnet keep telling me - get the xcal2... but the price is out of range, even though it's a great device no doubt. when i get the cash, i will

What i want to know right now though is if there are people that have had their MIL elims fail? Is there a way to check which one? And is it a common thing?
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look at this https://mustangforums.com/m_801635/tm.htm
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Old 11-17-2005, 12:22 PM
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Thanks! saw it... i guess it's a fairly common problem and a good tune/MILE replacement is the better solution...
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Old 11-17-2005, 12:43 PM
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A lot of people have problems with MIL Eliminators.

My Steeda's made my throttle hang and my idle jump and stay high. Once they broke everything went back to normal.
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