i couldnt afford to buy the cat delete so i went ahead and gutted my cat. i drove it for bout 2 weeks now and just today the indicator light came on to check my emission system. anyone now how to get rid of this light with out a scanner and if i used a scanner wud it just come back on after i restart the car?????please help!!!!!
thanks

 

your car is telling you you messed with the emissions system.

 

hahaha i know that!!!! but anyway of getting rid of it? and dosent it come one than with the cat delete systems?

 

i had a test pipe on my del sol and never threw a code, same with my fox mustang, and with my brother's obd2 del sol. idk dude.

 

I was a GM fan for years and when your "check engine" light went on and Mr goodwrench couldn't make it go away you went into the dash and unhooked the bulb. It's no wonder I drive a Honda after having that "great GM feeling" so many times. Unhook the bulb associated with the emission system warning light. It's your car, of course, but I'll bet that annoying light won't be the last of the "issues" caused by your "shortcut".

 

yeah i had my ota pickup gutted and never threw a code so idk either but o well i ges ill try a scanner or just live wit the light not that big of a deal

 

Good luck. It's a $684.48 replacement.

 

This is an excellent lesson. If it works DON'T FIX IT!

Is $685 just for the part?

If so then it could be an incredibly meaningful lesson assuming the owner ever hopes to sell the vehicle and get a decent price for it.

 

bull shit i can have a muffler shop throw on a new high flow cat for 80 bucks as long as my o2 censer is ok i still have vtech so i know it havent fried the o2 yet

 

It sounds like "yu gotter all figgered owt"!

 

pretty much just want to get rid of the light i lyk the power from not havin the cat

 

i dunno how to fix your problem. but if it's only $80 maybe you should just save up for a high-flow cat now.

 

prob good idea i dnt wanna spring for a new o2

 

That was the price I got for a replacement cat from Majestic Honda. And $80 could have practically got you the cat-delete in the first place.

 

haha i know o well i didnt think it wud throw a light

 

You can try a defouler. If it works on cat-deletes, I don't see why it wouldn't work on a cat.

 

yeah i was just wondering how a cat delete works...isnt it pretty much the same thing as a gutted cat so wudnt the cat delete throw a light to????

 

You'll need a defouler for a cat delete or you have a cel gauranteed. The defouler spaces the secondary o2 sensor further away from the exhaust stream "tricking" the ecu into thinking the cat is still there doing it's job. For the most part it should work, but it's not a guarantee that the cel won't pop back up.

 

ok thanks ill look into it if its not to expensive. its nice not havin a cat its got alot more acceleration lol

 

Defoulers should be less then $10 at any auto-parts store. Good luck