Q: I replaced my 2 lambdas but engine light is still coming on what is wrong?

asked by on October 11, 2016

I changed my 2 lambdas but my engine light is still coming on. I was told that it might b pin holes in the cat making the lambdas read faulty is this a possibility. Or am I wasting more money and time if I change the cat?

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