what is the warning light for that looks like a muffler with fumes comming off it??????? it is the light next to the handbrake one............i feel like a dumbass for not knowing but hey better to ask then find out so my car does not shit itself............it has only turned on a few times since i have had it and only for a short period of time a min at the max...........what is it???
catalyc converter overheat, not a huge issue ussually, probably loose wire or you are blowing flames out your exhaust
thanks ok cheers............so i am guessing that because its from the cat back i dont need to stress to much about it............it has only happened a couple of times but i will take a look at it.................thanks for the help
Not really.... it's telling you that your exhaust temps are "too hot". Could be a number of reasons including running too rich or shite cats as beaver suggested. Hook up with someone who can do a conzult for you and go from there.
I have only been running the car on high octane with octane booster as well.......as I just think it runns better on it.............would this be to rich for the car?? what does everyone else use??? i hope not discount unleaded...lol.........thanks
It can also be the result of dodgy coil pack connection I was getting the cat converter light when one of my coil pack connectors was stuffed (was old and brittle, kept popping off), I suppose it meant unburnt fuel was getting ignited on the way out. Might check the connectors as well as spark plugs.
did you get an aftermarket exhasut put on? or was it there already when yu bought the car? maybe previous owners knocked the cats out
yeah well i just changed the spark plugs a few weeks ago and checked all the coilpacks and they seemed to be fine.............the exhaust is standard but i will be changing it as soon as i get some cash..........thanks for the help guys
Yeah, I had an aftermarket zorst - from the cats back. I also had aftermarket dumps and front pipes. But as for the problem being the coil pack connectors, I'm as sure as I can be that this was teh problem because once I replaced teh connectors the car started running properly (firing on all 6) and the light didn't come on again. And it went back to proper fuel economy. Well, proper for a TT'd six, but you know.
Climb under the car WHEN ITS COLD and have a look at the exhaust. There are two probes that run from the floor pan in to the CATS via a plastic cable tray. If these have been disconnected (by a cheap exhaust fitter) then it may cause the light to come on. Discconecting these has also been known to cause fuel consumption issues.
