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How do you remove the Catalytic converter from a 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 regular cab cummins. Will the engine service light come on and if so how do you get it off?
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∙ 15y ago
On a gas engine you don't. The check engine light will come on if you tamper with the converter, you will not be able to turn it off. The engine will also suffer from lower fuel economy and performance. I agree, with the above post. It is also illegal to do this. Why would you want to do this in the first place unless your converter was clogged, which is highly unlikely on a 2002 vehicle? Leave it alone, there is no positives in removing it and plenty of negatives. On a diesel just buy a complete aftermarket straight pipe system.
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Yes it can.
Will taking the catalytic converter off cause the service engine soon light to come on?
On any vehicle after 1996, YES.
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If the car is buit after 1996 you will need to install a new catalytic converter to get check engine light to go out if the code is for the cat.
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With out knowing what code is stored in the computer, that cannot be answered.
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Don't know what year, make or model you have but if you continue to drive that vehicle with the service engine flashing it may do serious damage to the catalytic converter(s).
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If it is not speced correct for it then, yes.
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2001 Pathfinder engine light problem you replaced 2 oxygen sensors then replaced 2 timing sensors the service engine light still on computer shows no code?
Wrong scanner?? If a check engine light is on, there are codes. Timing sensor? Check engine usually means a problem... Service means that scheduled service needs to be performed like oil change, or timing belt replacement. I would Check your Catalytic Converter. What often happens is the catalyst that is in the Catalytic converter Heats up and Blows out into your Muffler. This means It is not the sensor,but your converter and Muffler Need Replaced.I have just fixed two cars with this problem,and they had the same symptoms,Check engine Light.
2000 alero when I drive it I can't get it to do more than 40 miles per hour whats the reason?
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