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O2 Sensor or Cat Plugged?

  • Thread starter Thread starter One Red Ride
  • Start date Start date Feb 15, 2004

One Red Ride

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I have a high milage car (146K miles) with a P0430: "Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)" MIL code. Does this code point to an O2 sensor problem or the cat itself? Neither is a cheap fix, but the sensor is obviously the easier of the two.

Am I on the right track or are there other possibilities besides what I've listed?Thanks for any help you can offer.
 

pthornton

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Swap the sensors from left to right and see if the code switches sides.
 
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