check engine light due to headers...
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Teching In
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From: Knoxville, TN
check engine light due to headers... i'm looking into several trans ams trying to find the right one and i found one that is reasonably priced however, the CEL is on due to the installation of headers [The check engine light is on because of the AIR Injection and EGR have removed because of the headers]
is this something i should be weary of? or is there a way to fix this and still keep the headers. what are my options?
is this something i should be weary of? or is there a way to fix this and still keep the headers. what are my options?
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Manitoba , Canada
ya, they can turn the light off but wont be long till she comes back on. You will need to tune them out on your pcm, i believe some handheld tuners can do this. Great idea to throw it on the obd 2 scanner and see what else is possibly wrong. If its only the o2's or air system throwing the light then you could just live with the light being on.. wont hurt nothing. IMO, get ob2 scanned to see what is actually triggering the light then send then pcm away for a tune and get the 02's and air system shut down for good. Youll be killing two birds with one stone and gaing some hp's in the process!! good luck
No those scanners only scan and delete the codes, but not for good. If you want to delete the codes completely from the system you will need a tuning program like HP tuners. Or find someone else to do it for you.
Have the car scanned and be sure that is the code. Don't take the seller's word for it. If it comes back as a AIR system code or bank 1 or 2 sensor 2 codes, then you should be fine. It's easy enough to have someone tune that stuff out. If it it something else turning the SES light on it maybe be a little more involved to get it fixed. You can always call us with the codes it has and we can tell you want it is or send us the ECU and we can delete the codes for you.
Jon
Jon
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