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Catalytic converter on a Chrysler Cirrus how do you know if it is going out?
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The check engine light will illuminate. The code(s) that are set will tell you what's going on. The only check you can perform yourself is for a blockage in the exhaust system as a whole. This will not diagnose a problem specific to the converter, but plugged converters are possible. The test is simple: connect a vacuum gauge to read intake manifold vacuum. Then start the engine and note the reading at idle. Bring it up to 2000 RPM. Now release the throttle quickly (while watching the vacuum gauge). If there is restriction, the reading will either, never rise above 5 in Hg (measure of vacuum, 'in Hg' means 'inches of Mercury') above the normal (idle) reading, or will seem to hover around the highest reading for a moment before returning to normal. Again, this does not necessarily mean a catalytic converter problem, the restriction could be a plugged converter, or a banana in the tailpipe (yes, it's happened), or some other blockage. Also worth noting, a rotten egg smell associated with the exhaust is sometimes, but not always, an indication of a failing or failed catalytic converter.
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replace sensor,catalytic converters smell like rotten eggs when going bad
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Tap it and if you hear parts rattling around it's shot. A catalytic converter is made up of ceramic plates, if it rattles when hit it's broken up inside. Replace.
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