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Peryn · 09-28-2003, 10:23 PM

eeyy....there are a number of things that could be wrong. System too rich means that you are either putting too much fuel into teh engine, or not getting enough air into the engine for how much fuel is there. You may have passed the test but by how much? That means the computer will automatically give it less fuel, and you will run on the right amount, or toolittle if there is an error. Your car could run hotter, less powerfull and have an increase in the NOx emissions.

A few questions for you. How long did it take for this CEL to get thrown after getting reset? If you reset it yourself, or just before the test, how far can you go before it gets thrown? If you reset an engine light they will not know. Unless it gets thrown frequently enough to show up while its on the dyno. If the problem exists it will show up reasonably fast. If it hasn't shown up in a couple days of driving, both hard and easy driving, long and short trips, then you will probably be OK. You might want to have your mechanic look at teh Oxygen sensors. One of those could be causing your problem. It could also be a leaky injector, plugged/clogged air filter, in a extremely rare case as bad as a flatened lobe on your cam.

Go have a mechanic check the O2 sensor and see how long it takes for the CEL to come back on. Chances are, your sensor(s) are bad or you can get away with turning off the code and resmogging it. If you do turn of the code long enough for smog, you will still want to fix whatever the problem is, as it could have more serious problems later on. Sorry if im blabbing, im tired. ill check back in teh morning.

09-28-2003, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	eeyy....there are a number of things that could be wrong. System too rich means that you are either putting too much fuel into teh engine, or not getting enough air into the engine for how much fuel is there. You may have passed the test but by how much? That means the computer will automatically give it less fuel, and you will run on the right amount, or toolittle if there is an error. Your car could run hotter, less powerfull and have an increase in the NOx emissions. A few questions for you. How long did it take for this CEL to get thrown after getting reset? If you reset it yourself, or just before the test, how far can you go before it gets thrown? If you reset an engine light they will not know. Unless it gets thrown frequently enough to show up while its on the dyno. If the problem exists it will show up reasonably fast. If it hasn't shown up in a couple days of driving, both hard and easy driving, long and short trips, then you will probably be OK. You might want to have your mechanic look at teh Oxygen sensors. One of those could be causing your problem. It could also be a leaky injector, plugged/clogged air filter, in a extremely rare case as bad as a flatened lobe on your cam. Go have a mechanic check the O2 sensor and see how long it takes for the CEL to come back on. Chances are, your sensor(s) are bad or you can get away with turning off the code and resmogging it. If you do turn of the code long enough for smog, you will still want to fix whatever the problem is, as it could have more serious problems later on. Sorry if im blabbing, im tired. ill check back in teh morning. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.