They must be replaced.
They must be replaced.
replace sensor,catalytic converters smell like rotten eggs when going bad
Running your car without a catalytic converter is better than running it with a fouled ( plugged ) one. It will cause your car to release more pollutants into the air and may be illegal where you live. It is best to remove your bad convertor and replace it with a new one. It is illegal in all 50 states to remove a converter. Minimum fine is $2,500 if you get caught.
A shop can cut the bad converter out and weld a new one in.
It is flatly illegal to remove the cat converter in every state in the union. If you get caught, you get burned - bad.
If a catalytic converter is indeed bad, it's far more cost-effective to replace it rather than try to repair it
An overflow of good converts to bad
Check engine light will come on due to bad readings from oxygen sensor after cat
There's no possible way to pass inspection with a bad catalytic converter, if if you find out you have a bad catalytic converter during your inspection you have a chance after you after you have replaced the catalytic converter and the inspection no no charge/free!!
The only fix for a bad converter is to replace it. The price of the converter varies greatly form one model vehicle to another.
A defective "cat" becomes a plug for the exhaust system. Not only will you notice a great lack of power, but it isn't good for the engine.
Yes.
They can.They can.