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Old Feb 14, 2019 | 06:53 PM
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Need help with check engine light

After installing the ARH, high flow cats, and x pipe on my c63, i get a check engine light after about 20 miles of driving. The code is the p0420 and p0430. I do not have any tunes on yet. As far as I know, all the o2 sensors are put back on after installation. Any idea how I can fix this? I read numerous threads but cant figure out what to do. If adding spacers to the o2 sensors, where do I get it and which one do I add the spacer to. Or is it getting a tune from eurocharged. Any help will be much appreciated
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Old Feb 14, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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After installing the ARH, high flow cats, and x pipe on my c63, i get a check engine light after about 20 miles of driving. The code is the p0420 and p0430. I do not have any tunes on yet. As far as I know, all the o2 sensors are put back on after installation. Any idea how I can fix this? I read numerous threads but cant figure out what to do. If adding spacers to the o2 sensors, where do I get it and which one do I add the spacer to. Or is it getting a tune from eurocharged. Any help will be much appreciated
With my experience of gutting the primary cat with stock headers. Those should be a codes saying that your cats are not working efficient and your car is running rich (don't remember if that is the same code I have off the top of my head). I have tried almost every amount of spacers by welding nuts together and even tried doing an L shape type of spacer from eBay but nothing worked (wasn't worth the time and money). I think the only way to clear the code permanently is coding out the o2 sensors or getting a tune. Hope this helped
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Old Feb 14, 2019 | 07:52 PM
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thanks. The cats are brand new along with headers. I went with cats in one of not having any cel issue. Guess i was wrong. If i go with a tune and coding out the o2, will i pass emission?
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Old Feb 15, 2019 | 11:51 PM
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thanks. The cats are brand new along with headers. I went with cats in one of not having any cel issue. Guess i was wrong. If i go with a tune and coding out the o2, will i pass emission?
no you will not pass emissions with the tune on. It turns off the rear o2 sensors so they will always be not ready. You will not pass. You have 2 options. One add cats to the mid pipe. Or you can try one of those mini catted o2 spacers on eBay. That may or may not work. Some have had good luck.
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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 02:39 AM
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no you will not pass emissions with the tune on. It turns off the rear o2 sensors so they will always be not ready. You will not pass. You have 2 options. One add cats to the mid pipe. Or you can try one of those mini catted o2 spacers on eBay. That may or may not work. Some have had good luck.
he has catted mids. There’s only one spot to put cats on the ARH setup. I’m not sure why the CEL is on.
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he has catted mids. There’s only one spot to put cats on the ARH setup. I’m not sure why the CEL is on.
missed that yeah no idea then. Maybe the cats are bad.
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Are you using o2 wire extensions? If so that is why you are pending codes.
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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 08:49 PM
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I would be really pissed if ARH sent me bad cats. I guess I will try the spacers and see what happens.
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