How long have you left your CEL on?
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How long have you left your CEL on?
Ive taken my car in twice to get the CEL turned off but it just comes on again the next day 
the car doesnt do anything that would lead me to believe there is something detrimental going on that would cause future problems....so,
I was wondering if I should worry about it?
What is the longest that any of you have left it on?
And do any of you just not worry about it at all? If so, how long have you had the CEL on and has anything bad come of it?
My mods are listed below and the last time I took it in to the shop they said it had something to do with the cats but they found no problems with it. They just deleted the code.
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the car doesnt do anything that would lead me to believe there is something detrimental going on that would cause future problems....so,I was wondering if I should worry about it?
What is the longest that any of you have left it on?
And do any of you just not worry about it at all? If so, how long have you had the CEL on and has anything bad come of it?
My mods are listed below and the last time I took it in to the shop they said it had something to do with the cats but they found no problems with it. They just deleted the code.
Thanks
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We should have a sticky of all the CEL occurrences. It seems these cars constantly throw codes.
Ive had one on for close to a month for the Purge Valve issue. Went to the dealer 3 times for it, and just kept lighting back up.
Now i randomly get one for Lean Bank 1. what is your code?
Ive had one on for close to a month for the Purge Valve issue. Went to the dealer 3 times for it, and just kept lighting back up.
Now i randomly get one for Lean Bank 1. what is your code?
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apparently it has something to do with the cat? thats what the shop said.
ya, but i modded it so i have no one to blame but myself at the moment tell i can figure out why the hell it keeps coming back on
I agree with the CEL sticky because I did a search several times before I posted and came up with a little help but not much.
as for the code -- im going to have to ask the next time i take it in but like i said above, the shop said it had something to do with my new cats?
BTW -- my CEL has been on for about 2 months now :O
ya, but i modded it so i have no one to blame but myself at the moment tell i can figure out why the hell it keeps coming back on
We should have a sticky of all the CEL occurrences. It seems these cars constantly throw codes.
Ive had one on for close to a month for the Purge Valve issue. Went to the dealer 3 times for it, and just kept lighting back up.
Now i randomly get one for Lean Bank 1. what is your code?
Ive had one on for close to a month for the Purge Valve issue. Went to the dealer 3 times for it, and just kept lighting back up.
Now i randomly get one for Lean Bank 1. what is your code?
as for the code -- im going to have to ask the next time i take it in but like i said above, the shop said it had something to do with my new cats?
BTW -- my CEL has been on for about 2 months now :O
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Possible but the codes indicate that its the cat which may be covered under the Kleemann warranty. Ill just have to take it back to the shop and find out. Thing is, I dont drive the car much and the shop is an hour away.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
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Possible but the codes indicate that its the cat which may be covered under the Kleemann warranty. Ill just have to take it back to the shop and find out. Thing is, I dont drive the car much and the shop is an hour away.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
Take it back to your tuner and get it adjusted thru the ecu,its easily
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Ok, I took it back to the shop and the code read P0430
He said that we will keep working on the problem of a CEL but that nothing was going on that was harmful to the engine.
What is P0430 in your guy's opinions? (P0430 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)) Which side is bank 2?
He said that we will keep working on the problem of a CEL but that nothing was going on that was harmful to the engine.
What is P0430 in your guy's opinions? (P0430 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)) Which side is bank 2?
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Ok, I took it back to the shop and the code read P0430
He said that we will keep working on the problem of a CEL but that nothing was going on that was harmful to the engine.
What is P0430 in your guy's opinions? (P0430 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)) Which side is bank 2?
He said that we will keep working on the problem of a CEL but that nothing was going on that was harmful to the engine.
What is P0430 in your guy's opinions? (P0430 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)) Which side is bank 2?
2) An oxygen sensor is not reading (functioning) properly
3) There is an exhaust leak
First, inspect for exhaust leaks.
Next step is to measure the voltage at the oxygen sensor on Bank 2. In fact, it would be a good idea to test each oxygen O2 sensor while you're at it.
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Im just going to have to be annoyed by that yellow light for a bit longer until we can find a tuning solution for it. Hopefully
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3 days so far. Came on a month or so ago and went off after 3 days. A few months prior to that it came on and dealer replaced the purge valve. If it persists I'll take it to the dealer. Runs just fine. I'm not worried about it. Seems to be a fairly common occurrence with these cars.
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Possible but the codes indicate that its the cat which may be covered under the Kleemann warranty. Ill just have to take it back to the shop and find out. Thing is, I dont drive the car much and the shop is an hour away.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
I was just wondering how many people said "f|_|ck it" and just got fed up and drove with the CEL on anyway lol.
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3 days so far. Came on a month or so ago and went off after 3 days. A few months prior to that it came on and dealer replaced the purge valve. If it persists I'll take it to the dealer. Runs just fine. I'm not worried about it. Seems to be a fairly common occurrence with these cars.
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Well.. I have never left a CEL on.. but I live in a state where you have to get emissions checked every 2 years, and it's an auto failure if there is a CEL.
Then there is VA, where you have to get a yearly inspection, again, auto failure if any lights are on (not just CEL).
I guess if you don't have inspections, I would not worry about it if you can get in writing that it won't affect the engine in any way..
Then there is VA, where you have to get a yearly inspection, again, auto failure if any lights are on (not just CEL).
I guess if you don't have inspections, I would not worry about it if you can get in writing that it won't affect the engine in any way..
