Q: Car has P0420 code and idles around 1500-2000
I know the code has to do something with the catalytic converter but does that also cause it to idle so high. It kills my gas. And is their anyway to fix the problem without having to buy a new catalytic converter.
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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