Just wondering what frequence of on and off you all are seeing with the CELs?

Mine had no CEL after install then a couple days later the CEL came on and stayed on for a couple days. Now the CEL went off one day on the next and its back off. Will have to see what the tomorrow & the future holds.

I want to say my car is relearning but I'll have to see.

 

I have had a cel for about 2 weeks now. The lean code. It actually went out for about 10-20 miles the other day. But, it came back on, and has been on since.

 

Mines been on and off many times.


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Mine just stays on.
Joe

 

It sucks that you get a CEL, but does it really effect anything? Yea sure the MAF is detecting more air then the norm, and sure the tolerances built in for that ECU are going to throw a CEL because of that.

The truth be told Code may say lean, but it could very well be throwing that code because its detecting more air and thowing more gas into the engine then it was specified to do stock. Is this going to hurt your car? I dont think so. This is normal, the cars ECU picks something up different then stock, and thows a code "TO MAKE YOU AWARE" of the fact that something isnt meeting factory specifications.

Yes your not meeting factory specificaion sbecuase your sucking in more air and using more gas and gaining mor HP TQ. Is that hurting anything, I dont think so. IM no engine technician but that is my view on the situation. I think the CEL is more of an eye sore then anything. YOu still get a power gain and you still get wine just like someone with no cel. I wouldnt give it a second thought unless you start to have problems.

so your CEL comes on because you didnt tighten your gas cap all the way (3 clicks) , your car detected something out of the norm, does that mean its going to blow up, or break down, or take a huge bog in performance? No....

If your CEL was flashing you have a major problem, a solid CEL is a warning light letting you know there MIGHT be a problem or theres a problem but not super serious.

Thats my understanding.

 

If you're getting a lean code, I would say your car is NOT getting enough fuel.

 

Its getting plenty of fuel. Its just the amount of air the 02 is seeing in the exhaust vs whatever signal the MAF is sending is messing everything up. I think the MAFs are having a hard time reading the air coming across them... why that is the case... I have no idea