Thread: Removing rear O2 sensor on 01-newer PCMs -- Things you should know

There are people who say tiny tuner has the ability to get rid of this diagnostic check.

old thread but i have a 01 gp and ever since i put in my catted dp i have gotten a code will a o2 sim work

Originally Posted by nascartech

old thread but i have a 01 gp and ever since i put in my catted dp i have gotten a code will a o2 sim work

Ripped straight out of the GM service manual for the P0420 code you said you are getting in the PM:

To control emissions of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), a 3-way catalytic converter is used. The catalyst within the converter promotes a chemical reaction which oxidizes the HC and CO present in the exhaust gas, converting them into harmless water vapor and carbon dioxide. The catalyst also reduces NOx, converting it to nitrogen. The converter also has the ability to store excess oxygen and release the stored oxygen to promote these reactions. This oxygen storage capacity (OSC) is a measurement of the catalysts ability to control emissions. The powertrain control module (PCM) monitors this process using a heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) located in the exhaust stream past the three-way converter. When the catalyst is functioning properly, the HO2S 2 is slow to respond to a large change in the HO2S 1 signal. When the HO2S 2 responds quickly to a large change in the HO2S 1 signal, the OSC and efficiency of the catalyst is considered to be bad and if subsequent tests also indicate a failure DTC P0420 will set.

Sounds to me like the cat that came with your DP isn't compatible with your car, or it isn't working properly.

-ryan

Originally Posted by FoSHO99

There are people who say tiny tuner has the ability to get rid of this diagnostic check.

I've heard the same thing and I have tinytuner. I haven't found anything in it at all that gives you the ability to disable these diagnostic tests. Now if there is a new version of TT that can do it, I would like to see it. But so far, nada.