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2006 Galant P0431 Oxygen Sensor help

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#1 ·
I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4 liter 4 cylinder car.

Question1:
How many oxygen sensors does this car have total?


Question 2:
I recently got OBDII code P0431 witch says its bank2 sensor or catalytic converter. i would like to try to change the o2 oxygen sensor first but i dont know witch one to replace. Facing the front of the car I see 4 sensors, i see 2 (one on the top and another on bottom) on the driver side of the engine....and i see another 2 (one on the top and another on bottom) on the passengers side of the engine. which one(s) should i replace?

any input or feedback would be greatly appreciated
 
#3 ·
figured it out for my 2.4 ...
the oxygen sensor locations for my 4 cylinder Galant 4G69 2.4L engine


bank 1 o2 sensor 1 - ( upstream ) - passenger side upper o2 sensor BEFORE the catalytic converter
bank 1 o2 sensor 2 - ( downstream ) - passenger side lower o2 sensor on or after the catalytic converter

bank 2 o2 sensor 1 - ( upstream ) - driver side upper o2 sensor BEFORE the catalytic converter
bank 2 o2 sensor 2 - ( downstream ) - driver side lower o2 sensor on or after the catalytic converter


hope this helps others, took me like a hour of research to figure this out, was all confusing with the downstream uppe r lower banks and all this terminology that they use that all means the same thing but different ways of saying it.


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#4 ·
follow up:
sadly to say replacing my oxygen sensors didnt work and i found out my catalytic converters were bad and as soon as i replaced my catalytic converters (the main one thats part of the headers (this has 2 cat) and the 3rd one under the car (this 3rd one clogged from the deposits of the 1st 2 going bad) i was able to clear P0431 code. i went the cheap route and ordered online the main 2 main catalytic converters (the all in one unit with the headers) and the 3rd one i just cleared myself since the smog people dont check it. i personally dont see the point of the third.