GTI 337/20th Anniversary :: CEL Came On After DV Switch Replaced - Code P0420
Aug 12, 2013
So I recently (within the last month) replaced my DV for a Forge 007 and my stock air box for an EVOMS v-flow. My cel came on after the DV switch and was throwing the P0420 code at me. Then I swapped the intake and it has been good but I felt like I was running a bit rich and pulled my codes and it now has P0030 in addition to P0420. Why this is? I have 88K miles. Spoke to a mechanic and he says he thinks it is my cat dying. I'm a bit confused since I have a turbo back exhaust.
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Scan shows : Trouble Code - P0420 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
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