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When mine failed it plugged up so tight the car could not get enough air through the engine to run. With these new computer controlled engines, you can't just knock a hole through the converter anymore. (that's how we used to fix them) It's just more cost effective to replace it.
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What happens if you put a muffler on without a catalytic converter?
It is illegal to remove a catalytic converter from any road vehicle.
What is the device fitted into car to reduce pollution?
catalytic converter
Can you take off the catalytic converter and replace it with flowmaster?
Legally you can only replace a catalytic converter with another catalytic converter.
When a catalytic converter should be changed?
There are no set time or milage limits for a cat replacement A cat is normally replaced only when it fails.
What happens if a catalytic converter is removed from your car?
Vehicle will run -however illegal to do so.
What happens when a catalytic converter plugs up?
You lose power, engine can't breathe.
Does a 1984 jaguar xjs have a catalytic converter?
Yes, it has a catalytic converter.
Is upstream before the catalytic converter and downstream after the catalytic converter?
Yes
What is the surface area of a catalytic converter?
what is the surface area of a catalytic converter
Is there a cover for the catalytic converter that stops theft?
There is not an antitheft cover for the catalytic converter. The catalytic converter gets extremely hot and cannot be covered.
How many grams gold there is in Mercedes S class Catalytic Converter?
There isn't gold in a catalytic converter.There isn't gold in a catalytic converter.
How do you pass emissions test with broken catalytic converter?
Replace the catalytic converter.
