Yes car emission cause illness mainly Heart disease and breath disease.
Yes, it can if faulty or missing.
Can cause emissions to be worse and if left long enough it can cause additional wear.
Problems with the oxygen sensors are quite likely to cause emissions test problems. The car computer cannot properly adjust the air/fuel mixture to regulate the emissions.
Some believe fossil fuel emissions cause "Global Warming".
Yes, along with dozens of other things.
No damage to the car but you're releasing harmful emissions into the air.
All other things being equal, more emissions will be released by the older car.
No- Code P0440 is only an evaporative emissions failure and will not cause your car to use more gasoline. On the other hand having this code stored in your system will result in an emissions test failure.
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I don't think that it causes illnesses but mostly mental deseases..
A new catalytic converter will help to reduce your car's emissions, you can also take your car to a local garage and have them perform tests on it to see how else emissions can be reduced
Many diseases do cause mental illnesses, especially when they affect the brain. Sometimes there is a chemical imbalance in the body that can cause mental illness, too.