it is ok to continue driving the vehicle while the catalytic converter is not working properly?
If you're referring to removing the catalytic converter from your vehicle, first off this is illegal. Secondly no modern engine will run properly with the catalytic converter removed. You must have a fully functional catalytic converter in place.
They are built to last the life of the vehicle if the vehicle/engine is maintained properly. What destroys a catalytic converter is an engine that is not running right and is ignored.
Yes, and it is also illegal to remove the catalytic converter. Your engine will not run properly with the converter removed and will have less power and will use more fuel.
The engine will not run properly with out a functioning catalytic converter and working O2 sensors.
Sensor 1 (before the catalytic converter) adjusts the fueling based on sensing if the engine is burning fuel rich or lean. The post-converter sensor detects if the converter is operating properly by looking for a difference in readings
First thing is that it is illegal to remove the converter from any vehicle. Secondly the engine will not run properly without the converter in place.
The engine warning light for emissions might come on in a Toyota Celica if the Oxygen Sensors are bad. It might also come on if the catalytic converter is not working properly or is plugged.
The catalytic converter is behind the engine.
It will not harm the engine but the engine will no longer run properly and will pollute. It is illegal to remove the converter from any vehicle.
Not unless it is clogged or damaged. You cannot run the car without a converter if that is what you are asking. It is illegal and the engine will not run properly with the converter removed.
The catalytic converter is in the exhaust pipe directly behind the engine.The catalytic converter is in the exhaust pipe directly behind the engine.
That depends on the engine and the fuel you've used. If the engine starts burning oil a catalytic converter can fail rapidly. Some fuel additives can also cause a catalytic converter to fail prematurely.