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Old 10-30-2007, 08:51 PM
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I'm getting code P0431bank 1 below threshold. It started out only happening about once a month, but now comes on and stays on. No affect in performance or gas mileage. I read that this is sometimes caused by a secondary air injection vacuum leak. I checked for leaks in my system and none. Do I have a bad CAT? Precat?
 
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Old 10-31-2007, 11:58 AM
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If you have a 6sp there is no SAI, it most likely a O2 starting to fail.
 
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P0431 warm up catalytic converter, bank 2 - efficiency below threshold

causes are cat, wiring, HO2S 2 ( heated o2 sensor 2 )
 
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:12 PM
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OK, thanks. Which O2 sensors or sensor is failing. Do you generally replace all 4.
 
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Old 11-05-2007, 02:30 PM
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sensor will probably soon throw a code. then replace that one. (for example Oxygen (lambda) sensor B2 S1 : open or short to ground)

B=Bank
S=Sensor
 
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Old 11-05-2007, 02:38 PM
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Also if your cat is bad and your under either 80k or 100k I believe it is under warentee
 
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