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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Check engine light :( car runs fine

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    ok i havent had time to find out what code its throwing but i have a feeling it was to do with going straight pipe....


    i did the straight pipe about 2 to 3 weeks ago and the car never threw a code....is it possible that this far after its throwing the code...

    car runs fine it seems but i wanna find out what it is...

    what is your guys input.

    Thanks!

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    Veteran Member Four Rings absolutegtr's Avatar
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    Re: Check engine light :( car runs fine

    yup it probably is to do with the test pipe.

    The car/computer must go through several full cycles (cold to operatng temp) and throw a code each time before it is displayed on the CEL
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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Re: Check engine light :( car runs fine

    Quote Originally Posted by absolutegtr View Post
    yup it probably is to do with the test pipe.

    The car/computer must go through several full cycles (cold to operatng temp) and throw a code each time before it is displayed on the CEL
    yeah i figured it was something like that...

    i blew 2 coil packs last week replaced them and everything was cool. now about a week later the light popped up. im sure its somehow related :(

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