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I have a 94 Hyndai Excel. I was wandering my catalytic converter went out about the same time my check engine light came on. Could that be the reason. Will the light come on when the converter is bad?
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It could be, it could be a million other things too though. The Check Engine Light is just a simple indicator that lights up when one or more of hundreds of things go wrong or are about to.How much does it cost to convert from automatic to standard 5-speed?
You can go to a place like Autozone and they can pull the code for the light and let you know exactly what the problem is for free, or take it to the dealership but they will likely charge you $.
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The check engine light comes on to warn you of an emissions system malfunction, so yes the light will come on if the catalytic converter is bad, it also comes on when the O2 sensors go bad.How can I make my Vauxhall Astravan Deisel Engine less noisy?
your repairs done at the dealership include turning off or resetting the light or you may have another problem. It could be the reason. It should be reset when work is done.Quality of Lifeline batteries 6v?
If the converter is bad it will set a check engine light, it will be one like catalytic below threshold, it may also set an oxygen sensor code.Yes it will. Goto your local auto store and they can read the code and tell you what it is. But yes..... a bad convertor will throw a code.
If the cat went out the light would not come on.What every took out the cat turned on the light . If the o2 sensor went out it could take out the cat and turn on the light . Do not just replace the cat as 99 times out of 100 something took it out. Good luck hope I helped
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The light does not come on when a converter fails. A failed converter will cause the car to fail an emission test.have the code scanned and it will tell you what component needs to be checked. What ever set the code may be the reason your cat failed. How do you know the cat is bad?
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a 94 is an obd1 system. there is only 1 oxygen sensor in that system, so the short answer to your question is no. if your car was a 96, the answer to your question would be yes. 96 and later are obd2 systems, therefore have multiple oxygen sensors. the ecm looks at and compares oxygen sensor voltages up and down stream of the cat(s), and therefore uses part(not all) of the sensor voltages outputs to the ecm to determine cat. converter efficiency. a 94 does not have this capability.I have a 1995 Arctic cat 580 ZR EFI snowmobiel.?
Yes the light could and the only way to get it to go off is take it some place and have it taken off electronically.Or just do like me .Find the wire and cut it so it does`nt bother you anymore.More Questions & Answers ...
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