A bad catalytic converter can cause hard starts if it has become clogged. This produces excessive back pressure in the engine.
Yes it will, plus loss of power, & poor mileage.
No a bad muffler shouldn't, but a clogged catalytic converter will.
A clogged converter will cause an extreme loss in power, poor mileage, and hard starting. If it is clogged really, really, bad it may cause the engine to not even start.
catalytic converter
Yes. Oil is hard on Catalytic converter.
It could be a stuffed catalytic converter.
Loose of power, hard starting, poor fuel mileage, and the converter will get red hot.
Hard starting, loss of power, poor fuel mileage are symptoms of a clogged converter.
Hard starting, loss of power, poor fuel mileage, a blowing sound under hard acceleration, and the converter will get very, very, hot.
Hard starting, loss of power, poor fuel mileage.
its the catalytic converter.....im going through the same issues with my 1990 firebird cheap catalytic converter on rock auto http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1251986,parttype,5808
Hard starting, loss of power, & poor fuel mileage.