MIL Light Eliminator

[tonyhetherington]

You may have seen that I've bought the full de-cat from Larini :thumbup: :thumbup:

I've seen some notes about a mil light eliminator which would be needed as the lambda sensor which goes in the car would make the light on permanently.

Done a search and the threads have shown that elise parts do one. all good so far!

But 17 quid !?! Is that fair for what it is or could it be done with a bit of wire and a kit-kat wrapper?

Also, how easy is it to fit (i.e. what do you actually do?) and are instructions supplied with it?!

Thanks guys
T

[MJK 24]

tonyhetherington said:

You may have seen that I've bought the full de-cat from Larini I've seen some notes about a mil light eliminator which would be needed as the lambda sensor which goes in the car would make the light on permanently. Done a search and the threads have shown that elise parts do one. all good so far! But 17 quid !?! Is that fair for what it is or could it be done with a bit of wire and a kit-kat wrapper? Also, how easy is it to fit (i.e. what do you actually do?) and are instructions supplied with it?! Thanks guys T

It's basically just a resistor that tells the ecu that the cat is operating within its set parameters.

Nothing fancy, and if you know which resistor was in there, you couls make one up for less than £1.

[Muncher]

tony, I have one on my VX220 for the same reason (well, a race cat actually)

Get it from www.02sim.com

It does work, it is proven and it is the most reliable way of doing it. The device is also well insulated etc. It's cheap, instructions are supplied and delivery is relatively quick.

Installation for the VX220 involves removal of the NSR wheel arch liner and joining a couple of wires, no biggy unless you are unsure which end of a hammer is which.

Give me a shout if you need help, I'm sure there's loads of info on SELOC about it.

[tonyhetherington]

cheers peeps

[Muncher]

MJK 24 said:

It's basically just a resistor that tells the ecu that the cat is operating within its set parameters. Nothing fancy, and if you know which resistor was in there, you couls make one up for less than £1.

Is simulator just a resistor?

No. Our simulators are based on affordable microcontroller which creates stable and accurate signal. There are many sites claiming that a resistor connected to the o2 sensor wires will do the same trick. That is not true, though it works on some vehicles.

For the sake of £17 it's not the kind of thing I'd want to try and bodge.