00' Mirage 1.8 Engine light
#1
00' Mirage 1.8 Engine light
OK so here it is, have a 2000 Mirage DE auto 1.8. I'm getting a PO420 code for a bad catalitic converter. Pulled the part and it doesn't seem bad.....??? Current plan is to replace the part but, seeing as this is a $$$ eater looking to see if anyone knows if it could be throwing a false code.
Facts:
1. has stalled a couple times on cold start
2. if I clear the code it comes back in a couple of days
That's all I got.
Any help is much appreciated!
Facts:
1. has stalled a couple times on cold start
2. if I clear the code it comes back in a couple of days
That's all I got.
Any help is much appreciated!
#2
RE: 00' Mirage 1.8 Engine light
go to a scrap yard and get a new cat and just bolt it on. or, upgrade your exhaust and go with a test pipe. There's a way to wire up the 02 sensor so that it doesn't throw a CEL, but i don't know what it is. google it, or try going to mirageforums.net and search. i've seen it done on a friend's car, but since i've still got the cat on mine i don't know the bypass off hand.
#4
RE: 00' Mirage 1.8 Engine light
Your gonna need a catalitic converter and you wont find one at a junk yard, they usually cut them out for $$$. If you run a test pipe in place of the cat converter you'll need a "dummy" o2 sensor which can be gotten anywhere.
As for the stalling on cold starts, a bad cat converterwont cause that.
As for the stalling on cold starts, a bad cat converterwont cause that.
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