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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 08:31 AM
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Only replacing one cat with high flow cat?

Hello all, in another post I was pointed in the direction of replacing my bad cat with an after market “high flow” cat. These seem to be cheapest and the best bang for the buck. Here’s my question, only one of my cats are bad (bank 2). Can I replace just this cat with a high flow and leave the rest of them stock? Or will doing so throw off fuel trims and timing with the differences in exhaust flow through the different catalytic converters? Thanks in advance for any help on this.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 04:13 PM
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Replacing the one cat will be fine.

That being said, if one is gone then the others probably won't be far behind. I know it's a costly venture to replace all four (as well as all four O2 sensors) at the same time, but you'll save in labor in the long run.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 04:26 PM
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Good to know. Didn’t realize I had to replace the o2 sensor with the cat. Thanks for the reply 👍🏻
 
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 05:16 PM
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Good to know. Didn’t realize I had to replace the o2 sensor with the cat. Thanks for the reply 👍🏻

Well, you don't HAVE to replace it, but it is a good idea.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 05:20 PM
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Yeah I see the logic in replacing it while I’m in there. Thanks again for your help.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 01:31 PM
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Good to know. Didn’t realize I had to replace the o2 sensor with the cat. Thanks for the reply 👍🏻
I've found out Ford no longer makes cats anymore ssd's o they are aftermarket o2 sensors not all go bad
 
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