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01-23-2013, 10:48 PM | #45 | |
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01-24-2013, 09:47 AM | #47 |
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I've probably on heard of this twice and both were speculation. I was going to try it when my time was up just to see what happens. But that won't be for another 2 years haha.
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01-24-2013, 10:09 AM | #48 |
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Really the DP on the n55 isn't nearly as hard as the N54 one. Really right now your best bet is to learn to do it yourself, it doesn't take too many tools and may take you an hour once you know what you're doing. So if 2 hours of labor to install/remove a part to go faster and pass emissions is too much for you, then maybe you shouldn't be modding to a point where it's considered illegal to be on the roads...or maybe you shouldn't be modding at all.
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No need to beat the guy up though, he's just stressed out. Nonetheless, it would be awesome to find a good fix, right? It would help out a bunch of people.
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01-24-2013, 11:07 AM | #50 |
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No need for a garage...just a flat surface and a good tall jack will do. Just remove the front passenger wheel and go in from under there. Wasn't trying to beat him up or anything. I think my post came off a bit crankier than intended. Could have been the lack of morning coffee on my end still.
Not gonna lie, the first time you change the dp it's a huge pain. But once you learn and get the tricks to getting it done down it goes quick.
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01-24-2013, 07:05 PM | #51 | |
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![]() I feel you, coffee is a vital part of every morning. No harm done ![]() The person that worked on my DP install had issues with removing the OE one because the O2 sensor was inaccessible and caught on something. Is there a trick to that? He eventually squeezed two hands up there to wiggle it loose but it seemed annoying.
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01-25-2013, 10:08 AM | #52 |
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Buy a O2 sensor wrench? If i'm not mistaken we undid the mid pipes and then loosened the clamp around the turbo and rotated the pipe a bit to get a slightly different angle on the sensor which helped.
Also if a kid can kick your car off a jackstand, he's superman in diapers. A car that's properly lifted on a jack + jackstand will have zero risk of dropping on you short of being pulled off by another car running into it.
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01-25-2013, 10:42 AM | #53 | |
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Haha yeah, but point being is it's not the safest place. Whether a car hits mine or not, there is always a car parked next to me which doesn't make enough room. Pretty much always prefer to do it in a garage regardless. Peace of mind, don't have to worry about any random car hitting mine, running over my legs, etc.
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I think it'll work. I was able to have a spacer and block the other side of it so its closed. I just hung the o2 somewhere else. I would recommend those who are in NYC to go to Ralph B auto in the Bronx and ask for Jimmy. He did it for me. he's awesome and very intelligent the way he worked around it.
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Yea we are lucky lol
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01-25-2013, 03:51 PM | #60 |
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That's a weird code. Wonder why you got it?
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01-25-2013, 03:54 PM | #61 |
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This is hurting my brain...if JB4 has an auto clear for SES and CEL lights for the N55 why can't they develop an auto clear for the DP only? I want Cobb but if they're not doing a DP fix then burger should develop something that preps readiness...or am I talking nonsense
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BMS stopped because "too many wires" or "market share isn't there". I think I'm getting the code because I might've WOT lol. I'll report back later today about the progress.
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Keep us posted! Still curious as to why WOT would have thrown that code, if that is the reason. How many miles are on the car?
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If you are in a state that has highly sophisticated emissions testing (Nevada being one of them), you will NOT pass emissions. States with older, simpler tests will be fine. But states where the testing machine checks to see if your O2 sensors are "ready" will fail you. I failed ten times before giving up and paying to get the DP removed (a mere 7 months after originally paying to have it installed. And worse, the guy who was selling the supposed "fixes" on here disappeared and stole my money. Installing the DP cost me around $2,000, total, when you count install and uninstall ($500), the nine failed tests (~$300), related dealership bills (long story) (~$500), late registration fines for not getting my car smogged on time (~$500), and guy who stole my money ($200). This doesn't even count the cost of the DP or my time and frustration (huge amoungs of both) Not to mention, I was pulled over when my car wasn't registered (because it didn't pass emissions), so I have a court date next week for that (luckily, I am a lawyer, so I don't need to hire one). There is no known fix for the n55 kittyless DP. If your state has modern emissions testing machines that read the readyness of your O2 sensors, its not worth it. Particularly in a state like Nevada where the car needs to be smogged every year. |
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01-25-2013, 04:10 PM | #65 | |
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Worst comes to worst, I'll just have my guy swap back my catted DP and then put it back after. Should be about $200 for everything including reinstall. Maybe in two years there will be a fix but who knows, whatevs. Gotta pay to play.
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