Becuase there is trash in it, or your exhaust is loose.
Catalytic converters do not rattle. If it does it will need to be replaced as it may block the exhaust. Loose heat shield?
Normally the heat shield on top of the converter is the source of the rattle. It is possible the the converter medium itself has broken into pieces resulting in a rattle that sounds as if there are rocks in the converter. If the heat shield and the rest of your exhaust seems secure, it is likely the converter needs to be replaced.
Check heat shield on catalytic converter
None. Diesel Particulate Filters are much different from a car's catalytic converter.
the substrate inside is breaking up,your cat-con is shot!!
Maybe the heat shield on catalyytic converter Maybe the heat shield on catalytic converter Maybe the heat shield on catalytic converter Maybe the heat shield on catalytic converter
Sometimes the heat shields around the outside of the converter break loose or rust out and causes a rattle noise.
There could be hundreds of different things that could rattle. Give us more details. A common rattle is from the catalytic converter. The inside breaks and pieces get into the exhaust and rattle.
Yes, that is a sign of a bad converter. Just make sure it is the converter that is rattling and not the heat shield located above the converter which are notorious for rattling on older vehicles.
A catalytic converter is used to filter out the harmful gasses that vehicles put into the air. There are two way and three way catalytic converters, the two way cats are on diesel trucks and the three way cats are on gas vehicles.
Perhaps a loose baffle in muffler Perhaps loose heat shield on catalytic converter
Check the heat shield on the catalytic converter