If it is some sort of rich combustion situation, it can indicate imminent cat meltdown (bad = expensive).
#Ford engine codes p430 code#
The P0430 code alone would tend to indicate a problem with the cat (manufacturing defect - which I would consider highly unlikely) or with the O2 sensor itself (or related wiring/connections) manufacturing or damage issue, which I would consider more likely.Įither way, having a knowledgeable dealer (good luck with that one) look at it as soon as it trips would be a good idea. Often, these would come along with other codes. So possible root causes include various types of combustion malfunction (which you should notice driveability and fuel economy wise) such as lean misfire, exhaust backfire, leaking injector causing overly rich mixture, etc. Code P1131 can be caused by a vacuum leak, fuel injector problem, ignition problem or. Too much O2 means too lean, Too little O2 means too rich. Trouble code P1131 means that the powertrain control module has detected a lean condition for engine bank No.1. Most auto repair shops charge between 75 and 150 per hour. The auto repair's diagnosis time and labor rates vary by location, vehicle's make and model, and even your engine type. The O2 sensors look for too much or too little O2 in the in the exhaust exiting the cats. The cost to diagnose the P0430 2008 FORD FUSION code is 1.0 hour of labor. An experienced technician will, such as one from. Recent relevant history is that 3 weeks ago I changed out 8 old plugs that were in horrible shape (electrode worn down resulting in overgap) and causing truck to run rough and cough/spit at high rpm. I got together with a ford mechanic friend of mine and come to find out that ford has a program for the pcm that fixes this problem on alot of different ford v6 engines that started with the contour v6. 2004 - 2008 Ford F150 - OBD Trouble Code P0430 - This is the only code coming up right now. Note that Cat performance is monitored with the downstream O2 sensors. The definition for the code P0430 is a problem with the catalyst or the sensors that keep track of its operation. Problem solved the po430 code alot of the time could be a bad converter but my escape was not.