 How to know that the catalytic converter is shot?, How to be absolutely sure? |
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 Mar 11 2004, 10:59 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27  |
....could ALWAYS sell the BigMoneyWaste.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
Two things made me realize I will never own a BigMoneyWaste again shortly after dumping our 2000 528.... 1. The service manager looked me in the face after having the same problem for 2 years and said..."Have you ever owned a BMW before?.....These are precision automobiles with a lot of high tech systems, and things like this are common..." 2. Right after that he told me how much my next service was gonna cost me...until then we were on the FREE service plan.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ....just about DIED right there on the spot... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) |
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Mar 12 2004, 12:46 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 174 Joined: 29-December 03 From: Erie, PA Member No.: 60 |
I've been asking the same thing about my truck. Here a a link I found that describes checking with a vacuum gauge to determine if the converter is bad. http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h64.pdf
The procedure is toward the end of the article. |
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Mar 12 2004, 10:37 PM
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Really Old Corner Carver Group: Advanced Member Posts: 1,209 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Atlanta Ga Member No.: 21 |
I just did that to mine. It rattled for along time (all the pieces floating around inside) until one day, the car had NO power and it sounded likeit was hissing.
We dropped the cat-back pipe and found a huge piece of cat gut blocking the exhaust pipe. We took a big air chisel and broke all the pieces up, started the car and blew it all out. That fixed it!!!! Sure sounds much better with my Hooker cat-back too!!!! I'm taking it to have it inspected for emissions soon, we'll see if it passes. I understand that sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. |
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Mar 14 2004, 03:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 364 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Somewhere past redline Member No.: 101 |
When I had my 2000 SS the cat went bad. I tripped a code and it was covered under warranty. Don't have to worry on my 02, no cats.
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