My First CEL

[Brent372]

Well I guess it was bound to happen. 78,000 on the clock.
It came on today. It was on for about 5 minutes when I pulled off the road and read the code.

P0420 ... cool... my car got stoned. LOL
Catalytic System Effeciency Bank 1

I cleared it and it hasn't come back on.

I have no exhaust mods.

I don't know if I should fee sad or proud. Sad because I got a CEL. Proud because my little Contour is all grown up now...

 

[Pienstars]

I got the same code about 6 months ago. I cleared it and my CEL came back last week for the same thing. I have no main cat. so I'm assuming my precats are shot. I'll probably just swap them out with a set of headers in the near future.

 

[KerryKool]

Did you replace your flex-pipes yet Vinny?

 

[Pienstars]

Did you replace your flex-pipes yet Vinny?

No, I actually just got done sending a PM to holyrollerz about his stock SVT exhaust for sale. Overall, my exhaust is in pretty bad shape so I want to replace the whole thing. I think the only part of my exhaust that is still in good shape is the resonators. If so, I'll use one of them to replace the stock SVT res. I have true duals now so i need a y-pipe too. I still have my stock y-pipe sitting around but I hate to put that back on because that's one of the most restrictive parts of the exhaust unless you optimize it. If I can work out a deal for holyrollerz' exhaust, I guess I'll try to find a high flow y-pipe real quick.

 

[JesusFreak]

dude, get a y-pipe from bat, and my bosal, you'll love the sound if you dont have headers...

 

[Pienstars]

I have my stock y but I'm thinking about picking one up from BAT or Trubendz.