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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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hello guys i need some help here .. intrepid 2000 engine 2.7 ... ayways i have the engine light on n the code is p0420 catalyst but i think is not the catalyst cuz it doesnt make any loud noise what can i check first guys hope you guys can help me dont want to pay more money....
 
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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any one ?????
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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It may be a bad O2 sensor, but just because it makes no noise, dosen't mean it's not the cat.

Do you have emission testing in your state?
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:38 AM
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with a quality scanner, you can read the o2 sensor values and see if you have a catalyst failure. don't just guess and throw oxygen sensors at it hoping to fix the problem.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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well m8 i been reading n the common problem is the 02 sensonrs but wheres is the bank 1 cuz the code p0420 means someting bank 1 n dont know what else
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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i aint no good at the text lingo but il giv it a go. p0420 means catalyst failure. IDK WT- no noise has to do with it cuz a bad cat dont mean a noisy cat it means it dont clean the exhaust no more
 
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 02:03 AM
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OOOOOOO IS IT BAD IF I DRIVE THE CAR LIke that????
 
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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oooooo it could be bad or it could be just fine but w/o actually testing and diagnosing the problem you'll really never know until it's too late.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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well the car is driving good the only thing the i notice the gas bro ... is this a bad problem..???? am sking cuz this is my first dodge car n i been reading the this car have a lot of problems soo am learning from u guys ..
 
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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oooo you picked the worst car to own for your first. that 2.7 is one POS.
 
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