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Old 03-19-2014, 08:53 PM
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Help with check engine code p0420

P0420 catalyst system efficiency bellow threshold bank 1 need help with this code. Thanks in advance
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Old 03-19-2014, 11:37 PM
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The bank 1 pre-cat is not doing its job. Bank 1 is the side of the engine next to the firewall. Its possible that the downstream sensor after the pre-cat is bad, but it should throw its own code. Most likely you need a new pre-cat.
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The lacquer thinner works. I have been doing it when I first got the code and throw a gallon in every 6 months.
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Old 03-21-2014, 08:47 PM
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okay thanks guys
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