Poor fuel economy

Tiny
TIMOTHY ELEY
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I have a 2001 Sienna XLE, V-6, 3.0 l with 90K miles. Recently, the "check engine light" came on and a P-420 code was recorded. The dealer suggested replacement of the computer. He said until the computer is replaced, the gas mile will go down, which it did. Last week, the computer was replaced and on the first tank of gas, the fuel economy does not seem to be any better than before the computer replacement. Any suggestions?
Monday, July 30th, 2007 AT 1:20 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Sir
P0420. Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1) which normally points to an inoperatve catalytic converter not doing its job-

The oxygen sensors up/down stream has a major role in the efficienciy of the catalytic converter.

When was it last major tune-up?
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007 AT 5:19 PM

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