1993 Nissan NX muffler whistle (rev related)

Tiny
MASHUTU
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  • 1993 NISSAN NX
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 121,600 MILES
When car is idling in park it makes a whistling noise from the exhaust and it also makes the idle rough when put into drive cars idle gos lower and noise get worse as im driving I can hear it and go with the idle unless u give it gas then it seems to go away with higher rpm id say 4 to 6 rpms when coming to a stop it makes the car almost die out u have to put it in nuetral to make it not sputter as bad the engine sounds fine but but the mufler whistles and it affects the acceleration
Monday, February 23rd, 2015 AT 10:09 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
  • MECHANIC
  • 41,815 POSTS
This is common when the catalytic converter goes bad and falls apart internally. You can be sure if you use the is guide which will show you how to test it to confirm the failure.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Monday, February 23rd, 2015 AT 10:58 PM

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