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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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I have a 05 with 5.7 hemi and the codes 0404 and 0420 are being shown. anyone or someplace on here that can i find the answer for these? also what's a good brand name for cleaning the TB?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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to the top!!!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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"P" code?

P0404 = EGR Position Sensor Performance

P0420 = Catalyst Efficiency

Codes in FAQ:

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...m-alldata.html
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Thanks for the find. I think i'll clean egr valve and see if that helps, if not i'll just replace it. will carb cleaner work pretty good or should i use something else?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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On second thought, do NOT attempt to download the file, it seems that the file hosting/transfer link has been hijacked. I just tried twice and had **** sites pop up on my screen along with a Norton's security risk that there was an attempted attack to my PC. WTF. Anyway, I have PM'd the moderator of that thread to alert him that something just isn't right.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Here's a DIY for TB cleaning for ya:

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...y-hemivec.html
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Thanks again..
 
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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http://www.obd-codes.com/p0420

Looked it up in my Haynes also:

P0420: Upstream Catalytic Converter (left cylinder bank) efficiency)
 

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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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Thanks FireFighter, going to see what i can do to take care of it sometime this week..
 
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