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@Bykfixer MIKE! I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS!!! I was teaching my girlfriend to drive one night, and I literally noticed a hiccuped muffling noise coming from the bottom of the car. Did some research, came across a post in this forum I believe where someone had a similar noise, and found this video: So! I took it to a muffler shop, and lo and behold, exhaust leak! Literally paid 80 bucks to get it fixed, and noticed immediately how quiet the car got when I started it back up. Then took it for about an hour drive, and guess what? NO. CHECK.ENGINE. LIGHT. SO FAR! MY GUY! I JUST SAVED MYSELF FLIPPING 1300 DOLLARS ON A CAT EXHAUST COMBO! CAR IS RUNNING LIKE A DREAM! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THE ADVICE! I literally meditated on your comment while scrolling through hours of videos and forum posts. Hoping the light doesn't come on, and the cats give me another 50-60k miles. Thank you again! Take care brother. I'll see you on the road!

Thank you so much! I got two codes, and autozone tested my alternator. your gut was spot on. They told me the voltage regulator, verbatim. As for codes, I got: P0420: Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold ( bank 1) c1201 engine control system malfunction For now, I’m going to get my !Removed! into the engine bay and change the spark plugs + alternator. Thank you so much for the kind words! Really hoping it’s cheap. I want my girlfriend to be as safe as possible on our 6 hour trip. And of course, I love this damn car lol. It’s my second car, and I’d like to have it longterm- at least until we’re forced to drive iphones with wheels. 😄 To follow up: - I wonder if my alternator is wigging out my vsc, which in turn triggers by the engine system code? - Also, would my alternator be causing the o2 sensor wig out in my cat?