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P0420 appeared, cleared, has not yet reappeared. One-off, or cause for concern?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by George W, Mar 30, 2019.

  1. George W

    George W Active Member

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    Last week the dreaded 0420 code popped up. I had not ever seen it before in a year of owning the car. Logged it, cleared it, and have been expecting to get a repeat. So far it has not. 146K miles.

    This code coincided with a change of OBD app. A couple of times in the past, switching from Hybrid Assistant to Torque Pro and back has triggered the random error code that cleared after I restart.
    Do you think this could be a similar misfire or is a cat problem typical for a Prius close to 150,000 miles? Thanks.
     
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    could be either, but i agree with your analysis
     
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    So far, it hasn't returned. Thanks for your feedback.