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Offline ophidia31

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Disabling p0420 code
« on: March 26, 2012, 11:52:23 AM »
Well, cracked open the hptuners today for the first time in 3yrs since the car set off the p0420 code after about a week with the new cat. Solo sent the extension piece but the o2 would hit off the frame if i used it with the new cat-back since the bung is slightly angled. The mid-pipe must have been an off day for the welder.  :D

Anyway, on my last car, I just had to go into the dtc section and set it to not report and that was it. When I pulled the file from the saturn, there is also a post cat disable in the regular engine section. Would just disabling the post 02 check take care of it or do I need to change some other stuff?

Also looking through the rest of it, I have alot of learning to do. I think my brain melted a bit. This is like a supercomputer to the abacus that was the regals pcm.  :lol:
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Re: Disabling p0420 code
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 08:17:03 PM »
The only issue with disabling it is the readiness codes will not complete which might be an issue if your area requires that for emissions.

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Re: Disabling p0420 code
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 08:22:06 PM »
No problems for meeeeeeeeee :)

Almost none of the readyness codes complete in my car :lol:
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Offline ophidia31

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Re: Disabling p0420 code
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 09:00:51 PM »
The emissions in my area are a gas cap leak test and visual inspection. I got it though. Just did it the same way on my last car and it works.
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Re: Disabling p0420 code
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 09:06:23 AM »
Well, cracked open the hptuners today for the first time in 3yrs since the car set off the p0420 code after about a week with the new cat. Solo sent the extension piece but the o2 would hit off the frame if i used it with the new cat-back since the bung is slightly angled. The mid-pipe must have been an off day for the welder.  :D

Anyway, on my last car, I just had to go into the dtc section and set it to not report and that was it. When I pulled the file from the saturn, there is also a post cat disable in the regular engine section. Would just disabling the post 02 check take care of it or do I need to change some other stuff?

Also looking through the rest of it, I have alot of learning to do. I think my brain melted a bit. This is like a supercomputer to the abacus that was the regals pcm.  :lol:

All you need to do is disable DTC 0420.  Since you are still running a cat (even a high flow) you'll still want all the COT protection on.  So don't disable those.

As for whether emissions will notice.  Depends.  Some areas don't do a readiness check, but only a sniffer, and a lack of DTC codes logged.  So as long as you reset the 0420 DTC, and then set it for say 5 occurrences before it logs a code, it would pass.

These days, I'm running a punched out stock cat, which I'm considering putting a second wideband A/F onto, and a gauge.  And in about 4 years when I have to pass a sniffer test, I'll simply put my original stock cat back on for the test.  And then put the punched out one back on, with some new turbo studs and high-temp anti-seize.  I've already removed and put back on the downpipe/cat many times.  I could probably use new studs by then.

I put in a new tune this last weekend, and my fuel trims are WAY off.  I've basically disabled my long term fuel trims.  I should start data logging my daily commute again to get the fuel trims closer again.

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Re: Disabling p0420 code
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2012, 11:13:29 AM »
yeah all i did was changed it in the dtc section and set it to no error report and unchecked the ses light box like i did on my other car.
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