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Exhaust warning light????

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:37 am
by 2DFLR
Hey the exhaust warning light is displayed on my dash does any one know what this means? also im having "hunting" problems... could the 2 b related??

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:27 am
by I8A4RE
Hunting problems??? Could be cat temp sensor. Is it on all the time or comes on at a certain point?

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:01 pm
by RalliartBoy
There is a exhaust warning light ??

What does it look like ??

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:06 pm
by maggsy
RalliartBoy wrote:There is a exhaust warning light ??

What does it look like ??
it's at the bottom of the left side. it's red and it resembls a picture of a cat with heat coming off it.

it comes on when the cat gets too hot. however ever since i got my new exhaust installed it stays on all the time now.

i figure it is probrably because of the high flow cat or not being wired in correctly.

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:14 pm
by I8A4RE
Thats right maggsy, but a high flow cat shouldnt casue the light to stay on unless the installer hasnt connected it back up (or incorrectly as you stated)

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:18 pm
by maggsy
yeh i think it needs replacing but i cbf doing it atm. :lol:

it can wait until the engine is getting done and ill just have it fixed at the same time.

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:22 pm
by RalliartBoy
never seen it.

i guess that's a good thing seeing i just put a new exhaust and high-flow cat.

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:11 am
by kid_dynamite
It's just a temp sensor for the cat.

A lot of cats don't have a fitting for the sensor, and usually it's left disconnected which is why the warning light comes on. Quick and easy solution is to simply ground the sensor.

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:40 am
by maggsy
yeh but sometimes my warning light turns off.

it has a mind of it's own ;)

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:50 am
by kid_dynamite
Could be loose wiring...

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:53 am
by BorepYano
maggsy wrote: ...it resembls a picture of a cat with heat coming off it.
Image

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:36 pm
by RalliartBoy
Oh really ??

I'll have to change it to a blue LED bulb and make sure it permanently stays on my dash as that looks cool.

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:18 pm
by maggsy
LOL yang....not quite :lol:

more like this :arrow:

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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:38 pm
by 2DFLR
yeah stays on all the time.. bought a half cut for a conversion so no cat, nore can i find a connetor or anything except the o2 sensor.....

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:47 pm
by RalliartBoy
2DFLR wrote:yeah stays on all the time.. bought a half cut for a conversion so no cat, nore can i find a connetor or anything except the o2 sensor.....

Did someone say $10000 fine and possibly 6 months in jail ???

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:51 pm
by 2DFLR
i'm aware of that which is why i got a cat on there when i got the rest of the exhaust since u only get down to the flex joint with a half cut

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:17 pm
by I8A4RE
RalliartBoy wrote:
2DFLR wrote:yeah stays on all the time.. bought a half cut for a conversion so no cat, nore can i find a connetor or anything except the o2 sensor.....

Did someone say $10000 fine and possibly 6 months in jail ???
yeah thats if the cops can get under your car muwhahahaha

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:07 am
by Richy
....may i ask, what is "hunting" problem??? :oops:

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:08 pm
by I8A4RE
Yeah i ask same question didnt get an answer though, never heard of it before

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:25 pm
by 2DFLR
HUNTING is when the car has a fluctuating rev at idle say the revs will fluctuate from eg 850- 1100 noticeably...