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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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I have mac headers and cats and i got an ses light. the codes were P0420 and P0430. could these be the rear o2's?? if so, should i get sims?
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Got any exhaust leaks? Are these cat's new? Anyway, yes simms will take care of it.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 01:40 AM
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i had the exhaust checked for leaks by a few exhaust shops, they all said they didnt find any leaks. the cats have been on the car at least since i bought it about a year ago. but ive only been having this problem for a few months. any ideas why? thanks
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 01:55 AM
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P0420-Catalyst System Low Efficiency
P0430-Catalyst System Low Efficiency Bank 2

Sounds like the cats are going bad. Do you have any tuning? You might be running too rich and the catalyst is spent in your cats.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 02:15 AM
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i dont have any tuning yet but i plan get some tuning done. i am also getting terrible gas mileage. but the car still seems to be running great.
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Old Jan 30, 2003 | 03:16 AM
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Yeah your running rich and you need some tuning. You might need new cats, but I would get the tuning done first. This is what causes your cats to fail. Running rich will do it.

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