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1.1 Catalyst monitoring: Notes

P0420/P0430 (KATmin/KAT2min) 

The diagnosis of the catalyst directly determines the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the catalyst and compares the result with that of a borderline catalyst i.e. a catalyst deteriorated to the malfunction criteria. The nonlinear correlation between conversion efficiency and oxygen storage capacity has been shown in various investigations.