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lkchris · 04-30-2014, 11:59 AM

Codes are often set downstream of the actual problem.

Unless the CAT is broken up and rattling it would be the last thing I'd suspect.

A CAT can't do it's job if the "mixture" it receives is off. When it can't do its job the code sets, but the problem is the mixture, not the CAT.

04-30-2014, 11:59 AM	#5
lkchris Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 730	Codes are often set downstream of the actual problem. Unless the CAT is broken up and rattling it would be the last thing I'd suspect. A CAT can't do it's job if the "mixture" it receives is off. When it can't do its job the code sets, but the problem is the mixture, not the CAT. __________________ Kent Christensen Albuquerque 2001 Boxster 2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550 2 BMW motorcycles