cure for EML after decat sorted

[fastbikes76]

Hi Gent/Gal's

I recently gutted a spare set of stock cats (thanks again JohnM) and found I suffered with EML coming on saying cat threshold exceeded

I Have used O2 sensor spacers in the past with good results so decided to try the same on the R8. £20 delivered later for a pair of 304 stainless spacers and no more EML. The true test was today driving to BHP show which included a few blats, a couple of 11's and 2 hours of crawling traffic



Search on 'the bay' for O2 spacer if you are decatted and have EML issues, the ones i got are fomr profusion









And decided to fix the usual cracked bracket on pasenger manifold. Seems fairly common to snap off there and make a slight ticking noise (not loud at all).




Hope that helps others and saves them speding £££'s of Emulators and remaps etc when not always needed.

Cheers
Elton

Edited by fastbikes76 on Monday 5th May 21:11

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neiljohnson said:

Great news that it's worked

Pretty sure I saw you on the way into the show

Show was a complete fking shambles though!!

Yup, I'm happy. I've used them with great success in the past but that's not too say the R8 would be happy with them

Mate it was dire !! I done it around 5 years ago and que'd on the A2 for nearly 3 hours that time. So today I take a mate and my two little un's in and decide we would go at lunch time, surely the mad rush would be over by then..nope ! 2h15 on the A2 again and that's me done for good never never again

I was in a Blue R8 and parked just along from a red R8 V111 VXR I think ?

Ps due an MOT in July

[fastbikes76]

Cheers Ian,

you didn't miss anything tbh and I wont be going back in a hurry !

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well just too update that over a 1000 miles later including trip to France and I've not had the EML on ever again.

Quick, easy and cheap remedy for people running decats.

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Glyn84 said:

Are these the ones you got, M18x1.5?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304-Stainless-Steel-Exha...

Those are the exact ones and from the same seller.

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ringram said:

Looks like a lot of messing about for something that is "fixed" with a couple of mouse clicks in the ECU software.

How much is the software, probably just a 'little' more than the 20 fix above I'm guessing. I cant see how unscrewing a sensor and screwing in a spacer is a lot of messing about...took me 20 minutes to do on the drive with basic tools

Yes EFI live and HP tuners have their uses...but not if all you want to do is turn off a CEL due to decats.

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22BAndy said:

I bought a couple of these for my R8 - EML comes on with cat efficiency fault code every few weeks. I just reset and drive. will remap when I super charge & cam

You have fitted them and your EML still comes on ? Mine would trigger the EML every single journey until I fitted these...so far I have done 4000 miles and not one single code stored.

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r8black said:

Mine feels a bit quicker not sure really and doesn't sound much difference TBH not worth the effort .

Mine didnt make a vast difference either and If im honest it was probably a waste of effort lol.