Delete emissions codes?

Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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do they have to go into the computer of the car and turn it off with a tuning device? or can i just try deleting them myself with a handheld hookup that just checks for and deletes codes?

i dont really want to dyno tune the car just to know im not making big numbers because of my stalled A4. plus that **** costs to much.
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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You don't have to get a custom tune, most shops can just delete them. And that will cost alot less than a hand held tuner.

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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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as in permanently delete them? or will they come back in the future?

cause i have one of those things autozone has.. is that the same thing?
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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permanently delete with tuner. the autozone tool is not the same it will delete the codes but only for a little while, they will keep coming back.
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ah, anyone know cost?
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Depends on the shop. Check out a sponsor that does tuning in your area and hollar at them. Got mine deleted for $50.
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^ damn thats cheap. did they ever come back?
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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they are permently deleted from your pcm, that VATOzone tool you have is just a temp. delete as soon as the pcm sees the code symptoms it illumintaes your ses light, a tuner with ls1edit, hptuners, etc, deletes them permentatly
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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^ damn thats cheap. did they ever come back?
PMed ya back. It's not a full dyno tune, just deleting codes.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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Hey,
If you are on the North SIde Call Jeff @ COnley's Performance PLUS. They have all software for Gen # and Gen 4 and acn delete for $50. Very easy and very fast.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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this maybe stupid but can't you use MIL eliminators? i thought it was the same for all cars. I made mine for like $5
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They don't make the O2 sims for my car either, and I've been looking at a set of off-road mid-pipes. I just don't want to have that crumby engine light on all the time. If $50 could make it go away, then it sounds to me like a cheap enough fix for me. I want that SES light to function in case another (more important) sensor goes foul. Besides, I can't stand driving a car that has the engine light on 24/7.
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^^ ditto its getting old fast.

and im in north dallas eaton.
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