Well, I've been getting a CEL for almost 6 months now, reporting that the warmup catalyst is operating below efficiency..
And not its time to take the car into DEQ, so I cant pass currently.
If I erase the CEL, DEQ wont pass me either (the car reports the sensors arent ready, and error out)
I had a friend read the sensor's output the other day, and both sensors report fine after the CEL comes on (weird, eh?)
I dont remember the numbers, but the front and rear had different, almost halved-numbers, so the cat -was- doing something, but must not be meeting the requirements.
I got a quote from one shop, $600 to replace the cat (federal emissions).
Should I keep shopping, or is that market rate?
Ive got almost 2 months till my tags fully expire, so I've got time... I might even look into that o2 sensor trick to get the car to think the cat is working fine -- its way back in the forums, but Ill try to find it again... only thing is, its illegal to mess with the exhaust like that, I think
And not its time to take the car into DEQ, so I cant pass currently.
If I erase the CEL, DEQ wont pass me either (the car reports the sensors arent ready, and error out)
I had a friend read the sensor's output the other day, and both sensors report fine after the CEL comes on (weird, eh?)
I dont remember the numbers, but the front and rear had different, almost halved-numbers, so the cat -was- doing something, but must not be meeting the requirements.
I got a quote from one shop, $600 to replace the cat (federal emissions).
Should I keep shopping, or is that market rate?
Ive got almost 2 months till my tags fully expire, so I've got time... I might even look into that o2 sensor trick to get the car to think the cat is working fine -- its way back in the forums, but Ill try to find it again... only thing is, its illegal to mess with the exhaust like that, I think
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