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Pontiac Other Repair Question


Topics covered: Exhaust, Gas.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on March 22, 2007

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I have a 98 pontiac thansport, it has a p0420 code
i cant figure out what i would look for in the #1 bank
doug
Avatar Asked by pitax1

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Replied on March 22, 2007

It has to do with the converter not being perceived as efiecient enough. Has the converter been replaced ?

Tiny Answered by Service Writer (expert)
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Replied on March 23, 2007

yes about a year ago.
there is only one converter so why wouldnt both banks have a problem

Tiny Response from pitax1
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Replied on March 23, 2007

If I could give you an intelligent answer on that I would. One possiblitly is a leak on that side that is allowing the exhaust gases to be altered. That will throw this code.

The code you show, suggests that if a converter was replace with one the varies from the original, such as a universal, the code will be thrown for that as well.

Tiny Answered by Service Writer (expert)
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