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Old 14 March 2014, 11:59 AM
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This popped on yesterday and I took it to a mates who plugged it in and said its my cat that needs replacing.

I have a 2005 WRX STI blob eye, what replacement cat would you suggest?

I currently have a sports cat so would like to replace with another sports cat.


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Old 14 March 2014, 03:19 PM
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what was the actual code
Old 14 March 2014, 03:46 PM
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Ah - Not sure. I'll get my mate to plug it in on Tuesday when I see him, so will update then.
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catalyst efficiency below threshold by any chance?
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I presume so. Will update when I get I plugged in again
Old 14 March 2014, 08:23 PM
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I bet it just wants mapping to suit.. If it's like most sports cats it will have removed the 2nd cat & is probably confusing the ecu. Usually a mapper can map this out so it doesn't bring that fault code on
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The sports cat has been on for a while and was mapped with it on though? It was on and mapped prior to me purchasing the car though.
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Ok. This week my mate who's got an 04 sti has a decat downpipe on his & his is mapped but the eml keeps coming on with that fault code. He's been in touch with a mapper this week & he can map it out so it stops it from coming on. Ur cat may not be at fault and could just be something as simple as that. I wouldn't buy a new cat just yet
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That would certainly save me some money, is there a way to find out if it actually is the cat?
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Yes get the actual fault code
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Will do. Hopefully getting it done on Monday so will update then!
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The code that came up - P0420
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