Don't replace. Stops replacing please stop. Just do what the Indians from India do. Take out the catalytic Use 3 gallons of diesel fuel and flush catalytic converter and after u flush it let it soak in dawn or any dish soap fully submerged with water 24 hours and rinse shake rinse shake then flush with distilled water ur cost 30 bucks 😉 and done u will have another 100k miles u welcome
Hey. I have the PO420 code. I smell fumes etc in my car. Is this also Carbon Monoxide being released in my car. It smells bad, and I can smell the fumes on my clothes
Can a clogged converter cause engine failure? Took my f150 in for a front engine cover change due to a leak. Next time I drive it my engine stalled out. I had a p0420 code and they’re saying that the converter cause the engine to go out?
My old F-350 got the clogged cat, i thought at first it could be the torque concerter or the tranny going bad, just to discover the first honeycomb was turned into ashes and clogged the cat, it was running pretty well, but i guess a 2k mile trip loaded was too much for the old cat😅😅😅
Thanks for the informative video. Will my 2007 vehicle start having a bad catalytic converter at 140,000 km (87,000 miles), or this is still too low of car mileage for it to be significant?
My Catalytic converter stopped working at 125,000 and I’m stuck with p0421. I just got the car with 112,000. I just kept driving and driving and nothing happened. It’s just gonna be a little sluggish. gas mileage is not affected. My catalytic converter is trying to work, but it keeps clogging up and unclogging.
My Subaru just destroyed its cat so that is where all my oil was disappearing off to it was burning it and now it wont pass inspection in my state since its required to meet emissions until its 15 years old mine is 10 years old so yeah…. Even worse I have loan for $13,000 on it and the car lost all of its value only worth now $2,000 so im just not going to take it in I know structurally and mechanically its safe just wont meet emissions
2006 Prius 211000 miles check engine light came on again after being in the shop for a month. Before that there was a burning smell while I was driving it on the freeway over 70 mph and triangle of death on. Mechanic said the hybrid battery and he sent the battery to some place to be replaced but they sent it back saying the hybrid battery is in good condition. I picked up the car yesterday and the check engine light came on. What could be the problem?? The car runs fine
My Mechanic just told my Catalytic converter is going bad today 2/12/24 I have to replace it I’m not having any of the problems yet you said He said that the oxygen feed was not constant at 65 mph So that a sign he said But all the other lack of power or bad smells not happening yet I’m hoping it last two more weeks so I can get fixed
Mysterious stalling? My car just started stalling out of nowhere for no reason. Struggling going up hill? Yep Poor acceleration? Yep What I’m lost on is that I did a back pressure test and it was fine. Idk but so far it at least seems to lean more on it being a cat problem
Check your torque converter then if your car-truck is automatic, i thought at first my tc was bad because of rough idling and then don't even wanted to start at all, poor acceleration, etc, i put down the tranny and tge muffler just to get the first honeycomb of the catalytic converter turned into ashes, and that clogged the second honeycomb of the cat (damn you ford!), so now i had a clogged cat and a pretty functional tranny and tc😅😅😅
Don't replace. Stops replacing please stop. Just do what the Indians from India do. Take out the catalytic Use 3 gallons of diesel fuel and flush catalytic converter and after u flush it let it soak in dawn or any dish soap fully submerged with water 24 hours and rinse shake rinse shake then flush with distilled water ur cost 30 bucks 😉 and done u will have another 100k miles u welcome
My lancer has 265000 miles, and its having a lot of those symptoms. I think its time to get a cat. Thanks for this video
Remove it and remove the inside of the converter then put it back on the car, better without the cat, engine runs cooler too plus more power
Hey. I have the PO420 code. I smell fumes etc in my car. Is this also Carbon Monoxide being released in my car. It smells bad, and I can smell the fumes on my clothes
Check your o2 sensor, may be blown and not reading correctly, plus a fresh set of sparkplugs should be good too if you have never replaced them
I refuse to get mine done untill emissions
Can a clogged converter cause engine failure? Took my f150 in for a front engine cover change due to a leak. Next time I drive it my engine stalled out. I had a p0420 code and they’re saying that the converter cause the engine to go out?
A clogged catalytic converter can cause exhaust fumes/heat to back-up onto the engine and cause it to overheat.
Was it your cats cause that’s the only code I’m getting and my motor just stalled out randomly
My old F-350 got the clogged cat, i thought at first it could be the torque concerter or the tranny going bad, just to discover the first honeycomb was turned into ashes and clogged the cat, it was running pretty well, but i guess a 2k mile trip loaded was too much for the old cat😅😅😅
Will a bad egr valve cause this?
Can you delete your cat converter
Yes
Fantastic video. Thanks so much for posting this info.
Great information!!! 👍
Just remove the cat, better for the engine too
I’ve seen cat comv catch on fire
Thanks for the informative video. Will my 2007 vehicle start having a bad catalytic converter at 140,000 km (87,000 miles), or this is still too low of car mileage for it to be significant?
Very unlikely. Mileage is too low.
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Thanks very much for the quick response. 🙏
City driving reduces the life of the cat converter. Mine at 76k miles already clogged.
@@Top5AutoRepairsnot if do little mileage with city traffic.
My Catalytic converter stopped working at 125,000 and I’m stuck with p0421. I just got the car with 112,000. I just kept driving and driving and nothing happened. It’s just gonna be a little sluggish. gas mileage is not affected. My catalytic converter is trying to work, but it keeps clogging up and unclogging.
i got 2 on mine and was running it with one until it finally gave out
How long does the catalytic converter last ? I just replaced my honda 2012 catalytic converter in 2019. Please let me know. Thanks.
About 10 years
Depending on much you drive your car
Thank you for this video ! ☀☀☀
My Subaru just destroyed its cat so that is where all my oil was disappearing off to it was burning it and now it wont pass inspection in my state since its required to meet emissions until its 15 years old mine is 10 years old so yeah…. Even worse I have loan for $13,000 on it and the car lost all of its value only worth now $2,000 so im just not going to take it in I know structurally and mechanically its safe just wont meet emissions
2006 Prius 211000 miles check engine light came on again after being in the shop for a month.
Before that there was a burning smell while I was driving it on the freeway over 70 mph and triangle of death on.
Mechanic said the hybrid battery and he sent the battery to some place to be replaced but they sent it back saying the hybrid battery is in good condition.
I picked up the car yesterday and the check engine light came on.
What could be the problem??
The car runs fine
My Mechanic just told my Catalytic converter is going bad today 2/12/24
I have to replace it
I’m not having any of the problems yet you said
He said that the oxygen feed was not constant at 65 mph
So that a sign he said
But all the other lack of power or bad smells not happening yet
I’m hoping it last two more weeks so I can get fixed
Great helpful and informative video
Thanks 🎉
What if you just replace it with a pipe. Will it run fine?
gotta retune it. if you don’t retune, it’ll throw a CEL because the O2 sensors will read incorrectly and use the wrong fuel:air mixture
Yes but very noisy. Bad fuel mileage and risking the engine light to come on
Car running with bad 02 sensor
Does the catlitic converter cleaners work? Autozone cleaners
If your cat is less than 10 years old maybe if its older probably not
1 gallon laquer thinner with half tank of gas
Mysterious stalling? My car just started stalling out of nowhere for no reason.
Struggling going up hill? Yep
Poor acceleration? Yep
What I’m lost on is that I did a back pressure test and it was fine. Idk but so far it at least seems to lean more on it being a cat problem
Check your torque converter then if your car-truck is automatic, i thought at first my tc was bad because of rough idling and then don't even wanted to start at all, poor acceleration, etc, i put down the tranny and tge muffler just to get the first honeycomb of the catalytic converter turned into ashes, and that clogged the second honeycomb of the cat (damn you ford!), so now i had a clogged cat and a pretty functional tranny and tc😅😅😅
they dont go bad...
Thank you
I bought two aftermarket cat converter and my code still coming up what should I do?
What aftermarket did you buy?
Then check your o2 sensors, may had bad readings or they're clogged
Great information.