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Diagnosis of catalytic converter

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05 Apr 2015 11:38 #141933 by chewy2
Hi,
I need your help to diagnose a problem I have.
Here are the symptoms:
1. I have a "check engine" light with the code: P0420: Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1).
2. Fuel efficiency has deteriorated from ~10km/liter to ~8km/liter
3. The Jimny feels weaker in the past few weeks. It's more difficult to accelerate in high speeds or uphill.
4. The engine stopped suddenly while climbing a steep slope (while in low) (happened only once)
5. Here are the readings from the O2 sensors in low and high RPM (I don't know if this is helpful):


My inexpert guess is I need to replace the catalytic converter.
Can you confirm that or maybe suggest other things to check?
Could it be that only the O2 sensors are causing this?

Thanks!
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05 Apr 2015 18:39 #141948 by Rhinoman
Whilst it could be a problem with one of the O2 sensors if you don't have any leaks then its more likely to be a cat problem.

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