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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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Engine light stuck on

Hmm..ok so i never had this problem BUT i was in research of an exhaust system and people were telling me to get a cat back and some were telling me to get the turbo back....after doing some research i ended up getting a bushur 3" turbo back exhaust. People were always telling me before i bought the exhaust that when you get a turboback your check engine light will come on BUT you can fix this problem with a reflash..is this correct?

When i bought my TB exhaust i got it installed and did not witness this problem for 3 weeks then all of a suddenly my check engine light was on and stayed on.

I do have a turboback and the injen intake system.....with no reflash. But people are telling me that it does not matter..well i did a little digging and found out that it DOES matter. Will it make a big diffrence anyway.

I guess my question is if i did a reflash will my Check engine light turn off. Thanks
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TxFAkuma
Hmm..ok so i never had this problem BUT i was in research of an exhaust system and people were telling me to get a cat back and some were telling me to get the turbo back....after doing some research i ended up getting a bushur 3" turbo back exhaust. People were always telling me before i bought the exhaust that when you get a turboback your check engine light will come on BUT you can fix this problem with a reflash..is this correct?

When i bought my TB exhaust i got it installed and did not witness this problem for 3 weeks then all of a suddenly my check engine light was on and stayed on.

I do have a turboback and the injen intake system.....with no reflash. But people are telling me that it does not matter..well i did a little digging and found out that it DOES matter. Will it make a big diffrence anyway.

I guess my question is if i did a reflash will my Check engine light turn off. Thanks
what DOES matter?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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does the test pipe have a sensor?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Just like any car with OBD. Pull the code. Find out what the code says. If it is a P0420 which is the code you will get if your running no cat there are a couple ways to fix it.

Yes the code can be disabled in the ECU. But 2 spark plug O2 foulers to get that rear O2 sensor out of the exhaust stream work just fine

Read Up man nothing new here
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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the cel is most likely from your exhaust...you need a cel fix

the cel isn't hurting your car at all...and if you notice any physical differences the cel might be for something else and you should get it checked out

a tuner can delete current cel's with a reflash but it can come back again

search cel fix and go have the code pulled
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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http://www.lancershop.com/customer/p...productid=1259

Install on rear 02. Cheers.

edit: I did mine the DIY way and made mine such as in the How-To section. Either way will work, this is just more bling and requires no drilling.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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Get a mechanical CEL fix for your rear o2 sensor and you'll be good to go.

Also, I would highly recommend getting a tune asap, esp if your running a TBE and an intake. Trust me you'll be happy you did.
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