Engine management light

[sam55]

I'm looking at a 182 tomorrow, hoping this one will be a good one I fancy buying!

Just found out the car is de-catted and the engine management light has come on, apparently the light only came on after the battery had gone flat recently and a mechanic has quoted the current owner £15 to switch it off.

Just wondering does this sound right as I'd of thought the light would have come on immediately after the de-cat, and that it can't be turned off by plugging in a computer to the ecu? The light would just come back on again?

If someone could clear this up I'd appreciate it as the car seems immaculate apart from this!

Also will the ecu run the engine correctly with a de-cat considering the car hasn't been remapped? I've found a few things on this but opinions seem to vary.

Cheers

 

[jack_kemp]

That's pretty normal mate. It shouldn't affect the Car at all, but might be worth getting it turned off anyway.

 

[sam55]

Cheers mate I'm gonna assume the light is just triggered by the de-cat, but I'll get a diagnostics test straight away if I buy the car!

 

[Fred@BTM]

make sure you get the OE cat

 

[Gouldy]

ill turn your EML light off for a fiver.

 

[brett54]

if your after a standard cat, i've got one in my shed, just removed from mine as put full k-tec system on including sports cat...open to sensible offers on it