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CEL on my "new" 98!`
I Just picked up my "new" 98 boxster on Saturday! On Sunday, during a drive out on Long Island (New York that is!) my Check Engine light came on. Being a part time Autozone Employee, and adept with an OBD II I pulled into the shop, and pulled the code. "Low Cat Efficiency Bank " Usually this means a bad O2 (I think) How tough are they to replae, and is there anything I need to look out for?
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10-10-2004, 05:12 PM
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That is not a bad O2 sensor. If an O2 sensor is faulty, it will return a O2 sensor error (B1S1. B1S2, B2S1. B2S2)
Drive the car for a bit - really run it and get it hot. You may just have a contaminated catalyst. AFJuvat
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10-10-2004, 08:36 PM
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot! Besides, I really do need to see what this think can do!
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10-13-2004, 07:09 PM
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This is really an uneducated comment, but maybe the gas you bought is not what it wants. I have had lights go on since the advent of OBDI and II that go out and stay out on another tank of different gas.
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10-14-2004, 09:09 PM
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any luck? curious as I just bought 3 boxsters and one is doing the same thing, thanks
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10-15-2004, 06:49 PM
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I took the Box back to the used car dealer I bought if from, and after 2 days, I got it back with no light! They claim to have changed the o2 sensors. It remains to be seen if the light stays off though. Also, I contacted a Porsche dealer in my area, and gave them the VIN. 2 hours later, I got a call back and was happily informed that if they can confirm that the CEL (low cat efficiencey bank 1) is indeed a result of a failing cat, they will replace it under Warranty!!!!
I've got 70800 miles on my 98. I does help that they are a Porsche, Volkswagon Subaru dealer, (what a combination!) and I'm a Subaru Parts Manager! 
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98 boxster 86 944 n/a by choice still for sale!!!!!! 90 legacy wagon by neccessity ( now dead! thanks Alex!) 02 hyundai by mistake 02 WRX (damn this thins fast!!!) Now it's gone! 2000 Subaru Legacy. (damn this thinns slow!) 92 Corolla (that'll teach ya to total my subaru Alex!) Now dead! (hey kid! ever hear of oil?) Last edited by Mytoy944; 10-15-2004 at 07:36 PM.. |
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1986 Porsche 944 2.5
