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Opel Ampera low fuel level problem aka Catalyst System Efficiency issue (P0420)

by Kamil Oslizlo

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Published 29 Oct 2021

My Opel Ampera has already 300k km on the clock. For 1.5 year and roughly 25k km I was having issues with check engine icon and P0420 error code. Finally I have managed to diagnose and get rid of this problem. 👉Valve cover on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hJ4Pwl 👉My previous video about this problem: /watch/4j5ATnSMCuoMA 📺Subscribe To My Channel: /KamilOslizlo 💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡 • Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 P0420 • Fuel Low Level • Engine not available 🔴 * MY DESK SETUP* 🔴 👉Ikea Kalbry countertop https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/karlby-worktop-walnut-veneer-30335191/ 👉Ikea adjustable legs https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/olov-leg-adjustable-white-10264302/ 👉Ikea Alex drawer unit https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-beige-90409532/ 👉Xiaomi Yeelight Led Lightstrip https://amzn.to/3oSSW9j 👉Ultrawide Philips 34" (346B) Monitor: https://amzn.to/3vnFxJ0 👉Monitor arm NB: https://amzn.to/3oP0DO5 👉Grospol Ioo Ergonomic office chair https://www.ceneo.pl/11488357#crid= 440959&pid=23340 or https://amzn.to/3unLWCw 🔴 * MY GEAR * 📘 CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2Snr80N 🌎 LENS: https://amzn.to/2Snrch3 ❤️ TRIPOD: https://amzn.to/2S0HKvt 🔴 * BE MY FRIEND * ✅ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kgoslizlo/ ✅ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KamilOslizloYT/ #OpelAmpera #CatalystProblem #FuelLowLevel

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@KamilDziarczykowski3 years ago Tranks for the movie. It nice to hear another story about volt/ampera. 1
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@dalex81265 months ago Thanks kamil for taking the time to post this. Any good info on the ampera is very useful to me in the uk as the vauxhall garages don' t have much of i have the same code showing up on obd scanner but not the otherfunny thing is it started when we got the current spell of cold weather, so the opposite of your situation so it maybe is a different issue but i' m glad to have the knowledge that you passed on stored in my mind for future reference. I also have the p1e00 code which keeps coming back along with sometimes service high voltage system message and the car refuses to charge the battery at all. But that' s another story! Thanks. ...Expand
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@SirDrakeNewcanon11 months ago Thank you for the info! We have currently no such problems, but if we will have them, we already know the solution! 1
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@corkoran2 years ago Thank you kamil to share all your informations! 3
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@e-revmobility50503 years ago Hello kamil,
thank you for this video. It is good to know the cause of the problem so i know what to do or what to replace in case my ampera behaves . ...Expand 4
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@chuttenjr2 years ago Hi kamil, thank you for your video, how is the car holding up after all these fixes considering its been a year since then? Your videos are helping a lot in the ampera/volt community: 2
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@krekyificationlast year Wow what a story and dealers always want to take advantage of people i would newer go to dealer but great help with this video i am thinking to buy ampera my self year 2012.
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@peterkleinveld97053 years ago Hello kamil, what are the most efficient ways to preserve battery range when getting colder? I always use the pre heating option (twice) when the ampera is loading at home. 1
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@BenRudd32 years ago Where is the best place to source spare parts in europe for the ampera? Thank you.
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@laurensdenouden2 years ago I think i have the same problem. Now when its colder the engine icon is not showing up (but in the summer it was often, although the car and all the engines i wanted to ask you, the volt holt app doesn' t seem to work. I have a obd2 bluetooth device and a opel ampera from 2012, do you have any idea what i do wrong? Is the app just to activate the hold mode/standby mode (which i already have) or can you use is also to extract more from the battery than the approx 10. 5 kwh?. ...Expand 1
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@nerosapien2 years ago Can i ask a question if battery was depleted and i was driving only on petrol lets say for 120miles will i have any charge on the battery after 120miles? 1
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@jcarvalho15002 months ago Hello kamil! I have a 140k kms ampera with the engine warning light issue too. Instead of spending timei' m planning to go straight away and change the valve cover or maybe just the membrane. How did it go after changing the valve cover? Did you solve the issue once and for all or did it came back after a while?
thank you fornyour help and foe this very helpful video!. ...Expand
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@anthonyonwuna22893 years ago You should change the catalyst it' s self, or the sensor on the catalyst. 2
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@mariuszciechanski38223 years ago Cze kamil, potrzebujemy twojej pomocy czy mgby zmierzy faktyczny przewit ampery? Niegdzie nie ma tego parametru. 1
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@enotracoon92443 years ago On my ampera at around 5 celcius engine goes automatically on because of cold temperature, do you know how to disable this option? 1
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@andreasanastasiou83952 years ago Thanks for the videos. I found them really informative.
i am currently looking for a rhd vauxhall ampera as in my country that' s what we id="hidden9" drive. If you know anywhere that i can get an eu registration rhd ampera please let me know. I can' t wait to join the ampera club:. ...Expand 1
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@TYF45763 months ago I have the same issue with my 30k km ampera. Just ordered a obd scanner before i will go to the opel service center here in belgium. After 5 min. The car started again and the problem dissapeared.
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@Piotr-vu4bj8 months ago Witaj. Jestem z poznania i chtnie bym porozmawia na temat ampery, bo nosz si z zamiarem zakupu. Czy jeszcze jedzisz tym autem. Chtnie bym przejecha si z tob poczu ten komfort ciszy w samochodzie. 1
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@zxc-lx5hw2 years ago Fajne auto ale trzeba mie jakiego mechanika ktry si zna na takim aucie zanim si kupi.
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@robertkonstanty83772 years ago Nagrywaj w naszym jzyku ogldam twoje firmy poniewa posiadam ampere ale nie sprawiaj mi one przyjemnoci ty prosisz o subskrypcje ja prosz o nasz ojczysty jzyk pozdrawiam. 1
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@dalex81265 months ago Thanks kamil for taking the time to post this. Any good info on the ampera is very useful to me in the uk as the vauxhall garages don' t have much of i have the same code showing up on obd scanner but not the otherfunny thing is it started when we got the current spell of cold weather, so the opposite of your situation so it maybe is a different issue but i' m glad to have the knowledge that you passed on stored in my mind for future reference. I also have the p1e00 code which keeps coming back along with sometimes service high voltage system message and the car refuses to charge the battery at all. But that' s another story! Thanks. ...Expand
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@e-revmobility50503 years ago Hello kamil,
thank you for this video. It is good to know the cause of the problem so i know what to do or what to replace in case my ampera behaves . ...Expand 4
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@laurensdenouden2 years ago I think i have the same problem. Now when its colder the engine icon is not showing up (but in the summer it was often, although the car and all the engines i wanted to ask you, the volt holt app doesn' t seem to work. I have a obd2 bluetooth device and a opel ampera from 2012, do you have any idea what i do wrong? Is the app just to activate the hold mode/standby mode (which i already have) or can you use is also to extract more from the battery than the approx 10. 5 kwh?. ...Expand 1
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@jcarvalho15002 months ago Hello kamil! I have a 140k kms ampera with the engine warning light issue too. Instead of spending timei' m planning to go straight away and change the valve cover or maybe just the membrane. How did it go after changing the valve cover? Did you solve the issue once and for all or did it came back after a while?
thank you fornyour help and foe this very helpful video!. ...Expand
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@andreasanastasiou83952 years ago Thanks for the videos. I found them really informative.
i am currently looking for a rhd vauxhall ampera as in my country that' s what we id="hidden21" drive. If you know anywhere that i can get an eu registration rhd ampera please let me know. I can' t wait to join the ampera club:. ...Expand 1