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Old 06-23-2006, 01:04 PM
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Check engine light?

I recently had the greddy sp2 exhaust installed on my car. Runs great, sounds great. The next morning the check engine light came on. I thought it had something to do with the way the new flow of air was being picked up by the computer. I un-hooked the battery, waited about 20 minutes, turned the car back on. Wa-la. Light went away, or so I thought. It has been about a week 1/2 and the light came back on this morning as soon as I started the car. Any suggestions other than take it to the dealer?
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Find someone with a CAN-compatible OBDII scanner and read the DTC. Only way to be sure what is causing the error. You can purchase such a scanner for about $60 if you want to buy one.

Having said that, if your new exhaust system does not accommodate the OEM O2 sensors, that could be the problem.
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did you get gas the day/night before the light turned on?
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When I put my Greddy SP2 exhaust on, I got no CEL.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
did you get gas the day/night before the light turned on?
I put gas in it around 5:30pm yesterday. I started the car once or twice before this morning. The light came on this morning when I woke up and started it.

But in between the light going off after the battery and now I have filled it up like 3 times.
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Possible loose gas cap. I the car still under warranty? If so, take it to the dealer. Cat back exaust should not cause a CEL.
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Possible loose gas cap. I the car still under warranty? If so, take it to the dealer. Cat back exaust should not cause a CEL.
Hmm.. yeah I called the dealer and they are "booked" until Wed the 28th. The car seems to be running fine I am just paranoid driving it with a CEL on. Call me a wuss. I am taking it in the morning of the 28th, or if I can find someone around town with that can compad reader.... I went to 2 different autozones and I got link errors. They couldn't even read it.
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As long as the light is not blinking and there is no driveability problems, you should be ok.
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