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      05-30-2015, 05:32 PM   #1
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CEL after installing downpipe

does anybody know how to clear CEL after installing the downpipes for N20? I read that in order to clear the CEL, I need to use JB4. however, I am using aFe scorcher now. is there another way to clear the CEL without buying JB4? (a little bit broke )
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You can buy a wifi or Bluetooth enabled OBD unit and connect it to your cell phone. Then buy an app that allows you to clear codes.

I cleared one like this before I had my flash tune that incorporates CEL delete.
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You can buy a wifi or Bluetooth enabled OBD unit and connect it to your cell phone. Then buy an app that allows you to clear codes.

I cleared one like this before I had my flash tune that incorporates CEL delete.
does the app need to buy from app store? or somewhere else? just research about OBD unit, where do you plug that on?
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Plugs into the OBD2 port.

Yes I bought from the App Store.

I pair $10 for the device and $10 for the app.
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Plugs into the OBD2 port.

Yes I bought from the App Store.

I pair $10 for the device and $10 for the app.
do I need to clear the CEL every time I turn on the car or it will clear the CEL from long period time?
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Plugs into the OBD2 port.

Yes I bought from the App Store.

I pair $10 for the device and $10 for the app.
do I need to clear the CEL every time I turn on the car or it will clear the CEL from long period time?
It's a lottery. Supposedly it's every 75 miles, but other folks have had more miles than that between cel's and also a cel's right after clearing one.
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Does anybody know which O2 sensor spacer on eBay I should buy? I am thinking of this in order to clear the CEL after installing downpipes (currently using aFe scorcher).
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Plugs into the OBD2 port.

Yes I bought from the App Store.

I pair $10 for the device and $10 for the app.
Can you monitor engine vitals on the wifi device and the app on your phone?
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Plugs into the OBD2 port.

Yes I bought from the App Store.

I pair $10 for the device and $10 for the app.
Can you monitor engine vitals on the wifi device and the app on your phone?
Yup you can manage a whole host of things. So many in fact that it becomes too much data.
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does anybody know how to clear CEL after installing the downpipes for N20? I read that in order to clear the CEL, I need to use JB4. however, I am using aFe scorcher now. is there another way to clear the CEL without buying JB4? (a little bit broke )
Unlike the Jb4, the scorscher does not auto clear the code. So you will need to manually delete it every 50 miles or so.
Lots of options to do so. We heard some people had good luck with O2 spacers or just get the BMS can flap module.
That being said, if you have downpipes then you need a stage 2 tune. Sell your AFE and get a JB4.
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