Code is catalyst efficiency failure (P0420) in the 97 service manual.
Bill
> Where at the Alldata site are the tables of DTC codes? My 1996 Grand
> Voyager is reporting a code of 72 which isn't in the table in my 96
> factory service manual (the highest code is 71). I'm assuming that there
> was a later update to the manual that I don't have.
>
> Matt
Matt Whiting - 14 Apr 2005 02:43 GMT
> Code is catalyst efficiency failure (P0420) in the 97 service manual.
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>>Matt
Thanks. Any idea how the ECM can tell that the cat isn't working?
Matt
Bill - 14 Apr 2005 03:03 GMT
>> Code is catalyst efficiency failure (P0420) in the 97 service manual.
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> Matt
Under certain operating conditions (hot engine, steady throttle, minimum
speed and engine temp and specific load) the PCM monitors the difference in
switching rates between the upstream and the downstream oxygen sensors.
Bill