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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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5.5 gen cat on 5th gen

I got my hands on a 5.5 gen cat for free and was wondering if it would with my 3.0? I have the check engine light on for my cat and I figured I would give this a try considering I'm getting it for free.
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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IIRC, its 1/2" shorter nut it should fit. You are reffering to the main cat and not the pre-cats, right?
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Yes, one of my friends it getting a test pipe. I told him to hold onto the cat for me just in case it would work on mine.
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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Because my ses light is on will it get rid of the light?
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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you can just do a ecu reset and that will get rid of ses light

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Turn ignition switch on and wait about 3 seconds.
Repeat the following steps (2a and 2b) procedures quickly five times within 5 seconds.
2a. Fully depress the accelerator pedal (HARD).
2b. Fully release the accelerator pedal.
3. Wait 7 seconds, fully depress the accelerator pedal and keep it for approx. 10 seconds until the CEL starts blinking. (here is where i think you can get a code from this.)
4. Fully release the accelerator pedal (while the CEL is still blinking)
5. Wait about 10 second.
6. Fully depress the accelerator pedal and keep it for more than 10 seconds.
7. Fully release the accelerator pedal (The CEL light will continue to blink).
8. Turn ignition switch to “OFF” position and now you can start the car. The CEL light should be gone.
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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Thank you that is really helpful.^^^
Old Mar 21, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by asma123
you can just do a ecu reset and that will get rid of ses light
um, that's only going to get rid of the light for about 10 seconds. there's a reason it's lit in the first place; bad cat, bad sensor, or both.

you can try to reset it and it's possible it might go away, but tell your friend to hang on to that cat until you determine which of the above is actually causing the light.
Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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How do I found out what is wrong will the computer tell me whats wrong with it when I bring it in to get the code read?
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Dman that sucks my rear CAT on the stock headers went out major power loss and costed 895 for a new one California would of got a Magnaflow or the Cattman Headers for that price and get more hp's as a bonus hope you are not in Cali. but soon will get the headers anyway like F##k It-
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