Mil Light & Cat Convertor

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Gidday Guys&Girls

Have a2008 Rspec with 23000km on it.

While on a drive on the weekend the engine mil light came on.

A mate of mine said this had something to do with the cat convertor is this true?

Contacted local ford dealership in regards to this problem but as warranty ran out in feb this year they were not interested.

Question 1 the light is on but not flashing is this to do with cat convertor?

Question2does removing the cat convertor have any adverse affect on the motor?

Question3 can anybody help me in this area?

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[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

MIL will come on if you change or delete the cat and don't get the tune adjusted accordingly.

[ratter]

the light can come on for many reasons, cat being 1 of them

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Thanks guys ,I haven,t removed the cat just checking to see ,just a bit pissed that this happened

so quickly could you please tell me what other symptoms this mil light could mean

thanks for the assistance

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[Pazzo]

vacum leak

running rich

fuel pressure regulator

faulty fuel cap, happend to me

fuel pump

o2 sensor's. sure there's more but can't remember.

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Thanks for that ,I had not heard of a faulty fuel cap the smarter they make the cars the dumber I become, can I check any of these myself

im not a rocket scientist

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[Pazzo]

do you or anyone you know have access to a scantool to check error codes, if the mil light is on it should throw up some codes. as long as the mil does not flash should be ok to drive until you get it checked out. when the mil light comes on it means the car is running out of emission regulation's, belive it or not even bad petrol could trow it up. just find someone with a scantool and get them to pull codes, goodluck.

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Thanks mate don't know anyone with a scantool I think I could have a bad batch of fuel in the system. I will run it out and then see what happens. If it isn't good after that then I might just take it to fraud

thanks for your knowledge

cheers efc63 typhoon

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jJust a quick line in regard to mil light the problem turned out to be moisture in the fuel there you go

Thanks for all the advise & it didn,t cost me a cent.

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