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BarnshaW
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14th May 08 at 14:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lights on, used to be intermittent but now constantly on, manual states "exhaust emissions have deteriorated" does this mean i need a new cat?
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Could be a number of things. It's not just the cat that keeps the emissions down.
BarnshaW
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thats helpful. thanks. could you be more specific now please?
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lamba sensior maybe (i maybe completey wrong)
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
thats helpful. thanks. could you be more specific now please?


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Originally posted by Dean_W
Could be a number of things. It's not just the cat that keeps the emissions down.
So your only realistic option is to have it hooked up to a computer to see why the cars ecu thinks there is something wrong with it rather than asking on a computer forum for a load of random guesses
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I suppose you've tried giving it some death?

 
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