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Old 06-Jun-2008, 11:47 PM
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Engine light coming on all the time, normal or not?

I recently swapped a jdm gsr, my engine light comes on almost everytime i drive it, my mechanic who did all the work says its normal, Becasue of the jumper cable on my ecu. My car overheated yesterday and when i hit vtec, it doesnt sound as strong as it did a few days ago.

is this bs?
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Old 07-Jun-2008, 01:41 AM
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i'd find out exactly what code you're throwing. you have to becareful with overheating issues. the last thing you'd want is to cook the motor and crack the cylinder head.
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Old 07-Jun-2008, 10:47 AM
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CEL on all the time is not normal. Like the above post, get the code pulled and go from there.
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Old 08-Jun-2008, 12:19 AM
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its normal if you drive a volkswagen
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its normal if you've got a hack mechanic
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Originally Posted by zeeman
its normal if you've got a hack mechanic

I agree, when my swap was done a CEL came on when my mechanic first fired it up, he pulled the code fixed the problem and I haven't had a CEL since.
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