P0420 code catalyst system below efficiency threshold bank 1

Discussion in 'Mechanical - Engine, Gearbox, Exhaust etc' started by Chris V6, Apr 17, 2017.

  1. my R26r has come up with this error code, the car runs fine unless I accelerate hard then it is like it is misfiring. It is running a de cat, should I put the cat back in ? Does it just not like having a de cat ? Or is it something else?

    I am not sure why it judders under hard acceleration ?

    Thanks for any help, don't really want the dealers to have my trousers down
     
  2. Have you had it remapped ??????
     
  3. I haven't but the de cat was put in before I brought it so I am guessing it probably has, don't really know if there is a way to check though.

    It ran fine for over a year, but I only did a few hundered miles in it, the problem just happened after it came out of winter storage

    Thanks in advance
     
  4. Might not be that then, probably needs a good run, lend it to me for a week and i will sort it :laughing:

    Run up my Merc today for the first time in 10 months and ohh my god sounded like a tractor for the first 10 minutes :sweat:
     
  5. Thanks for the offer to kind, I thought that it might just need a good run did about 100 miles in it, home from storage the light only came on after about 100 miles.

    The problem is I don't really want to hammer it as the judder under hard acceleration concerns me. I can turn off the engine light as I expect it to pop up from time to time as not having a cat but the judder/Miss fire is my concern. It's really strange as under normal acceleration it's fine.
     
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