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Got P0011 and P0420...Wait or take action ?

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Old 12-30-2010, 02:07 AM
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Got P0011 and P0420...Wait or take action ?

02 SE,119k miles,burning oil
I just got the codes today (my ses was on for 2 weeks)
P0011 cam shaft position.....(may be related to recent work on neutral position switch , and below the airbox area?)
P0420 Cat converter........(this scares me after those stories of engine failure due to clogged cats)
...codes are erased for now....should I wait and see if those codes would come back to be concerned ? or be concerned now (especially for the P0420) ? I recently noticed some loss of performance...
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Please, don't wait. The cats are shot.
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Old 12-30-2010, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Child_uv_KoRn
Please, don't wait. The cats are shot.
thanks for the reply ... do you think those 2 codes are related or just a concidence ?
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Old 12-30-2010, 12:48 PM
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i also got P0420, but i have no rear/main cat..

can anyone tell me if our cars have a cat in the Y pipe section of the stock exhaust?

When i looked up how to replace a cat using Alldata, it only has the rear/main cat as a cat to replace.

It also lists the front precat but only for California Maximas. No other cats are found ??
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p0420 codes are tricky basterds. I've gotten then to stay off by using better gas (Shell Premium) and running a couple cans of Seafoam through the gas tank.
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