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Old 02-28-2020, 06:36 PM   #1
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Help CEL on

Whenever I turned my car on this morning it was shaking then the CEL was blinking for 30 sec.

As this happen to anyone? If so how did ya fix it?


I had an error code of
P04020 " which apparently is " catalyst system low efficiency (Bank 1 )"

indicates that the Bank 1 Catalyst system efficiency was below threshold for a predetermined period of time.
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Old 02-28-2020, 06:50 PM   #2
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You need a cat on bank 1. Drivers side.
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Old 02-28-2020, 07:06 PM   #3
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You need a cat on bank 1. Drivers side.
A new cat?
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Old 02-28-2020, 07:08 PM   #4
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It may go away and not come back for a while, but if it is the cat it will return and will likely increase in frequency.
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Old 02-28-2020, 07:13 PM   #5
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It may go away and not come back for a while, but if it is the cat it will return and will likely increase in frequency.
Yeah it keeps going away and coming back. But this time,the CEL started blinking and vehicle started trembling. Kinda like a misfire.
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Old 02-28-2020, 07:49 PM   #6
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Time for headers and no cats...

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Old 02-28-2020, 08:12 PM   #7
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Time for headers and no cats...

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Your cat is likely now starting to clog because it's been bad for so long. Replace it before you start sucking metal material from it back into the engine and damage pistons, cylinder walls, valves.
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Your cat is likely now starting to clog because it's been bad for so long. Replace it before you start sucking metal material from it back into the engine and damage pistons, cylinder walls, valves.
Catalytic converter?
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Old 02-28-2020, 10:18 PM   #11
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Yes a cat = catalytic converter on a vehicle. For the cost of the cat replacement you can buy set of headers with race cats and replace your catalytic converters and manifolds. More power..

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Old 02-28-2020, 10:30 PM   #12
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Yes a cat = catalytic converter on a vehicle. For the cost of the cat replacement you can buy set of headers with race cats and replace your catalytic converters and manifolds. More power..

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How much would that typically be?
Sorry I’m a noob at this whole thing. But I’m trying to learn lol
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$400-$800 depending on brand.
Yours is a v6 3.6L. Google headers for a 2011 Camaro LS.

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Old 02-29-2020, 01:08 AM   #14
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$400-$800 depending on brand.
Yours is a v6 3.6L. Google headers for a 2011 Camaro LS.

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I just did a scan code and code came up to be P0301
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