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Whats the connection? I went from a single to a dual exhaust on my 2000 2.5. Why is there a CEL? My gas mileage sucks now.
Any ideas?
Should I get a scanner on this?
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Finding which CEL code you are showing after a few miles is a good idea. Are you near an Autozone store?
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Single to dual...my best guess and prolly a bonehead mistake, no MIL eliminator. 
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if this is a catback, why would i need a MIL eliminator?
A while back I had called Autozone or Kragen/schucks and they told me that under some new CA law, they could no longer SCAN any cars. I was thinking of buying a scanner. I figure it's a good tool to have around. Only about $120 or so.
I dont think its a clogged cat because i actually feel the car quicker. I kept spinning the wheels for the first couple of days just getting used to the torquiness of the car. So unless an O2 sensor happened to go bad as a coincidence, I dont know quite yet. My buddy said that when he did his catback system, Samething happened but ut went away after a couple of days.
Do I need MIL eliminators?
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ok, you didn't specify cat back, i assumed you had duals made. so you have quasi-dual like an SVT then. There is no reason you would have a CEL from a catback being put on. Either it's just a coincidence or try resetting your PCM. If you reset it and it comes back, then get it checked out. Harbor Freight Tools sells a scanner for $49, serves me well.
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I did a search for the PCM reset procedure and it says to pull fuses 4 and 11 from the distribution box, but my manual for a 2000 2.5 says that #4 is not used. What the? Also is fuse #6 related to this its titled EEC(ignition module)MEMORY according the ford manual.
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Yes, it's fuse #6 that holds the power for the computer memory, so if you pull it, you wipe the memory of the fault codes! 
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Great! but before i go do it, let me make sure. I should pull fuses 6 and 11 or only 6.
thanks for your help
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hey, or you could just pull the left battery cable off and leave it off for like 15 minutes. That usualy works for me.
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Originally posted by PDXSVT:
Finding which CEL code you are showing after a few miles is a good idea. Are you near an Autozone store?
its no longr legal for Autoparts store in CA to do CEl checks...unfortunatly he is in CA.
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