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Old 11 March 2015 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Cpt Jack Sparrow
Heat in the CAT, took it for a run first

People should listen to me more often

The clue is the hydrocarbons (HC)...its low, which usually means the engine is pretty happy. Its just the cat isn't efficient/hot enough to convert the CO.
Old 11 March 2015 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rob84
Cat isn't hot enough, Noticed on the 2nd fast idle it had come down a touch. cats getting hotter. the cat is likely to be a little less efficient over the years, or it just stood to long
Originally Posted by ALi-B
People should listen to me more often

The clue is the hydrocarbons (HC)...its low, which usually means the engine is pretty happy. Its just the cat isn't efficient/hot enough to convert the CO.
That's all very true, I'm a tester & as soon as I read the figures I knew what was the issue and its exactly like you said
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