[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by L695speed

I'm fighting this same code on my own daily driver. Vehicle being a 2000 Subaru Outback 5MT. I had it when I first got it, it needed a new exhaust anyway; and even after replacing the whole exhaust four years ago from the Y pipe back I was still fighting the light. With the Subaru, there were two sensors one before the cat, and one after. For me the light is intermittent it comes on, goes away, then comes back and stays on for months on end.

I've given up trying to fix the light, but with the subaru there are conflicting reports. First its automatically the cat, and mandates replacement, or its one of the two sensors. Or its something else throwing it. I have a friend who traded his WRX in instead of fighting that light. I am going to do the same thing before my emissions is due in August. Granted I have a laundry list of other problems. And with the exception of oil changes I am not fixing anything else as its become more of a money pit than even the two Pontiacs.

I would try the sensors before you do anything else, word on the forums is to go with OEM sensors for this. The aftermarket ones won't do much to fix the problem in the long run. If the sensors don't work, its time to look at the cat. Cat doesn't fix it...well, I hope you have better luck than I did. As for the emissions light...I cheated both times to get it through. Cleared the computer, drove it 50 or so miles and then took it to emissions, somehow their equipment read the OBDII both times. I may have gotten lucky though.

If you have to go in August, that's a good thing. Cat would get nice and hot.