Okay, I'm going from oil changes to something more substantial. I have an 05 325xiT with 175k miles on it and last week the "Service Engine Soon" light went on. Got a Peake R5/FCX(3) scan tool and it's reporting 19 E9 8D. Table 19 code E9 is "Catalyst efficiency below threshold, Cyl #1-3". Put my hand over the exhaust pipes and there's air pressure coming out of the left pipe but not the right. I took it to Curry's and they confirmed that the front manifold/cat needs to be replaced. Using BMW parts and 8 hrs of labor would run me $3k so I opted to do it myself with the help of a Bentley manual and parts from BavAuto ($600). Parts are coming in this week and I'm also ordering an engine lifting tool. Is there anything that's not in the manual that I should be looking out for? It seems like a straightforward plumbing job.
Also, anybody know what the 8D code is? It's not in the Peake manual.
Thanks.
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