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Kia Sephia 2000 Catalytic Converter

Dwayne’s  Question: Hey, I’m back again. This time it’s my wife’s car. It’s a 2000 Kia Sephia, and it won’t pass the inspection test due to trouble code PO552. It’s the code for inefficient catalytic converter. BUT, this Kia has two converters on it. How do I know which one is bad (they aren’t cheap.)

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Answer: Yes, the first one is built into the exhaust manifold, and it is known as the “warm up cat.” The second cat is under the middle of the car. I’ve seen a few guys mistakingly think there was only one, the one under the middle of the car, and when they replaced it the code didn’t go away. It’s normally the front one that goes bad and sets that code in a Sephia.

 

 



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