[V8] Code 2341 - disconnected OXS, still rough, plus exhaust hissing

[Karl D. Middlebrooks]

Ah, OK. I built an LED doodad to use, and that's been working just great, 
but I didn't realize the codes were cleared automatically after blinking 
them out. That's perfect.

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From: "urq" <urq at pacbell.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:07 PM
To: "'Audi V8Q Mailing list'" <v8 at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [V8] Code 2341 - disconnected OXS, still rough,plus exhaust 
hissing

> You really don't need VAG-COM to read codes ... if you have the check 
> engine
> light wired up all you need is a jumper wire.  If you don't have MIL you
> need a light bulb and a jumper wire ... codes will be cleared after you 
> read
> them out with the blink method.  If a problem remains it will generate a 
> new
> code.
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> V8 #2 got a mostly new exhaust system today: new cats, eliminated the 
> front
> muffler in favor of straight pipe, and whatnot. There was a bunch of rust,
> and if funding was more plentiful, I'd have replaced the rear muffler as
> well, but that's a project for another day. Free-flowing exhaust helps a
> lot; all the knocking/banging sounds have stopped. I've got a new OXS 
> ready
> to go in, too.
>
> I'd pulled code 2341, and after I get the new OXS in, how can I clear the
> codes to see if it pops up again? Do I need to order VAG-COM or something,
> or is there another method I can use?
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>> Quick suggestion on the cats. I've replaced several on different cars 
>> over
>
>> the years from Jegs.com. I usually pay about $70 or so each, for higher
>> flow units. I've never had a problem passing emissions, either. Although,
>> I've only had to have one checked. Everywhere else I've lived has not had
>> testing. But, I like to replace them on my cars when they get about 20
>> years old or so.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Code 2341 - disconnected OXS, still rough,plus exhaust
>> hissing
>>
>>
>>> Okie dokie; when I put in a new OXS, I'll use a 4-wire and ground it
>>> accordingly. Both cats are dead, it sounds like. I got under there this
>>> morning and whacked both of them with a rubber mallet, and there was
>>> rattling aplenty. There's also a huge big hole rusted out in the pipe
>>> that
>>> connects from the exhaust manifold to the frontmost cat, and the bolts
>>> are
>>> totally rusted shut, so I'm gonna just send it out to an exhaust shop
>>> locally and let them deal with it.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, the 93 is back on the road again. I think I may have decided
>>> against doing the 5 speed conversion, so I may have some parts (tranny,
>>> pedal cluster, subframe, and driveshaft from a 200) up for sale soon. If
>>> anyone in the Pacific Northwest wants the stuff and will come pick it up
>>> locally in Portland in the next week or two, give me a holler.
>>
>
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