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catalytic converter?
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Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:19 amby Toneco
I looked under my car couple times after i've taken it for a little drive and when I looked under it the first time the whole cat was Bright red is it clogged? this just started happening.
TIA
Posted:
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:27 amby JUICE
yup. most likely clogged up.
Posted:
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:29 amby Toneco
i thought so. thanks again.
Posted:
Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:56 pmby suspendedHatch
They get clogged for a reason. You're most likely running rich which is bad for power and reliability and will just kill the next cat you put on there.
Also check your ignition timing.
Posted:
Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:16 amby Toneco
^^^^^^ I had the car stalled for about a good 3weeks can that have affected it as well?
the cayt was like 3 years old.
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Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:49 pmby suspendedHatch
Stalled? Stored? Storing a car does not hurt the cat.
Cat converters are rated to last 100k miles and they'll last much longer than that if your engine is running properly. They only go bad due to certain types of contamination like certain chemicals that shouldn't be going through your motor like sealants or cleaners. Running rich is the most common due to neglect or poor choice of modification (such as fpr or injectors). Burning coolant, running lean. Ignition timing way off.
Posted:
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:09 amby Toneco
okay thats for the info.