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Old 08-12-10, 01:57 PM
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So I had a hole in my exhaust that I got fixed yesterday. I never got a CEL from it but thought maybe cuz of where it was on the exhaust?
Anyways, driving the car for 30 mins AFTER I got it fixed the CEL came on. I checked it and it gave me a Cat code, that it wasnt running properly/efficiently or whatever. Which is strange because I shoulda had that code when I had the hole, not after. I cleared it and it hasnt come on during my drive to work today.
Should it be something of concern? Should I be worried that my ECU isint functioning properly or something?
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My CEL came on again on the highway. Anyone have an idea why it would be doing this after the hole was patched?
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might be a clogged cat, and the hole was letting the air out, and now that it is sealed up, its goin though the cat and the codes pops up
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I agree with codye----that is the only common sense conclusion I can come up with also.

Since the code is in tune with the work that you had done(exhaust-muffler), I would say there is no reason to think your ECU is acting up.

Good luck.
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Thanks guys! I'll check that..
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Nope. Your ECU knows that cat is bad when reading from pre cat O2 sensor are the same as readings from post cat O2 sensor. Before when you had a leak reading was different between sensors even with dead cat, now with cat patched up reading are the same. Blink. Blink. MIL
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