Catalytic Converter Questions
- 1990 Acura Integra problem
- Got it diagnosed today, guy said I needed an O2 sensor replace, and new catalytic converter. I got them both today, got it tested, and still...
- Asked by u8myric3b about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1999 Dodge Truck problem
- My 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 with a 318 engine has 100,000 miles on it and it idles great, but when you press the gas it boggs down and has very ...
- Asked by rodter about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1935 Mazda Protege problem
- My 99 Mazda Protege (1.6L with manual transmission) stops running after 30 to 40 minutes driving. She just splutters then stops. It will ...
- Asked by malcolmgrey about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Suburban accelleration problems problem
- I have been having problems with a 97 K1500 Suburban with about 250K miles on it. The problem only happens after a number of hours into a ...
- Asked by philrosso about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1994 Volkswagen Other problem
- I have a 1994 vw jetta III, GLS, 164,000 miles. I think it is a 1.8. It is in the shop now for almost 3 weeks. I have the usual electrical ...
- Asked by losgann about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 2000 Hyundai Other problem
- I was told that to replace the catalytic converter I have to replace the whole piping. Is this true? What is the name of the part and where ...
- Asked by coqui about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1994 Ford Explorer problem
- I have a 1994 Ford explorer with 4.0 v6 automatic and 4wd with 84000 miles. I filled up with gas drove 80 miles then it lost all power only ...
- Asked by mpzbest about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1995 Jeep Cherokee problem
- I have a 1995 Jeep cherokee, 4.0l inline 6 motor with 100,000 miles on it. It is 4wd. When I take off from being stopped it makes a ...
- Asked by vw99golf about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1996 Ford Taurus problem
- I own a 1996 Ford Taurus GL. Mileage: 168,000 Problem: I have a lot of them. When I bought my car (used), there was nothing that wrong ...
- Asked by jbirdsilly about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1960 Subaru Other problem
- I bought a used 1985 Subaru GL wagon a week or so ago. The engine is a 1.8L, it's 2WD, and has a standard tranny. The mileage is very high...
- Asked by Rooster85 about 5 years ago - 5 Answers
- Exhaust blowback through pcv valve problem
- I have a '94 Ford Escort wagon, 110,000 miles, 1.9 liter, auto trans, A/C P/S. The car has been idleing rough and losing power (especially ...
- Asked by jmatthews01 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1987 Buick Lesabre problem
- My parents left me their 1987 Buick Lesabre V6 3.8L MPFI with about ~110,000 miles on it to work on over the summer. They haven't taken much...
- Asked by hiddenfalls about 5 years ago - 7 Answers
- 1985 Chevrolet Corvette problem
- We have a 1985 Corvette that has been sitting for approximately 2 years... when I recently acquired it, I had to purchase a new starter to ...
- Asked by vikkie about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- My car sounds like i am a nascar driver! problem
- Hi Everyone! I have a 2002 Mustang, 50000K miles, V6. I LOVE MY CAR! But the other day, I made a sharp turn and bumped the bottom of the ...
- Asked by jerlinger about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- 1999 Mercury Cougar problem
- I have a 99 V6 5-speed Cougar with 72000 miles. For some time now it has been shaking and bucking, mainly at lower RPM and sometimes even ...
- Asked by williskewl about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1996 Pontiac Grand Am problem
- I own a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am. It has 70000+ miles on it, it's an automatic. Its the 4 cylinder model. It really hasn't had many problems...
- Asked by TimW about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Catalytic converter problem
- I have a 2001 subaru outback, 120K. the car is running fine but the check engine light recently went on. the dealer scanned the code and ...
- Asked by sbien about 5 years ago - 5 Answers
- 1998 Volkswagen Other problem
- Hi, I have a 98 model Jetta VR6, The check engine light was on and i plugged it in to find that i need a new O2 Sensor (hence the rough ...
- Asked by mnojono@hotmail.com about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 2003 Nissan Altima problem
- A month ago my car starting loosing power... Thank goodness I have another car... but I want to get this working. I was told that is could ...
- Asked by sreece about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 2003 Nissan 240SX problem
- I have a Nissan Murano 2003 SE Fully loaded and purchased brand new. I did a lot of driving in the first 3 years and racked up (to date) 81,...
- Asked by Kelly9633 about 5 years ago - 4 Answers
- Mitisubshi montero sport problem
- 1999 montero sport 3.0 v-6. 126,000 miles. the montero has no power. origionally it died and my niece had it towed to a shop and they put on...
- Asked by dave_toolsnstuff about 5 years ago - 8 Answers
- Volkswagen passat catalytic converter problem
- 2000 VW passat 92,000 all-wheel drive 6 cyl. Emissions workshop light came on; because we were away from home car continued to be driven a ...
- Asked by Maryrack about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Engine will not start problem
- I have a 2001 Chevy Blazer, 4.3 liter, automatic, 4WD with 103,000 miles. It has never given me any trouble until now. Off and on for ...
- Asked by nichkat about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1990 Toyota Camry problem
- Hi, I have a 1990 Toyota Camry All Trac, Automatic, with about 65,000 miles. I'm sorry I do not know the engine size. All I know about ...
- Asked by x90camry90x about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1995 Chevrolet S-10 problem
- Hello, I hope you can help I'm at a loss. My 95' S10 has 185,574 miles on a 4.3 CPI W motor. It recently developed a spitting and sputtering...
- Asked by ajspade about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- 2002 Mitsubishi Other problem
- 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 6cl My check engine light came on and I took it to Auto Zone and the code was 0241 or something close to that...
- Asked by myersbuck about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Up to my ears in jeep repairs in 3 months. please help! problem
- Hey there! I'm new to this forum. I bought my jeep used three years ago ('96 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 97,000 miles) and she has run ...
- Asked by mvontobel about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1999 Jeep Cherokee problem
- Problem: My 1999 jeep cherokee sport (94,000 mi, 4.0L - 6) starts fine every time. After 15-20 seconds it starts missing. If you put it ...
- Asked by asanctuary1961 about 5 years ago - 6 Answers
- 1997 Ford Explorer problem
- I HAVE A 1997 FORD EXPLORER, 179,000 MILES AUTOMATIC, WHEN I TAKE OFF ITS FINE AS LONG AT I DO NOT GO OVER 20 MPH BUT IF I DO MY CAR ACTS ...
- Asked by BROOKLEIGHZMOM about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- High hc on california smog test problem
- I have a 1986 Honda Civic DX 4WD manual trans with a carburated 1500cc engine. It has 156,000 miles. The first smog test it failed HC at ...
- Asked by irishmustang about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Catalytic problems problem
- I have a 1998 Honda Accord EX w/ 98,000miles it's a 4cylinder. Almost a year ago I hade a "Catalytic Efficency Below Threshold" ...
- Asked by newman10 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 2004 Nissan Maxima problem
- I asked a question about my 2004 maxima getting 13mpg so it was suggested that i change the spark plugs which i really needed to do and have...
- Asked by Ksmooth227 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Front switches problem - mazda protege problem
- Hi, :mrgreen: First of all let me thank everybody who will read my message and who might help me to figure out where the problem comes ...
- Asked by nicolas2a about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Catalytic converter problem
- I took my car into an AAMCO repair shop to find out why my car has been giving me problems. The shop says it is the catalytic converter (1 ...
- Asked by toddrowwilson about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Manifold leaking? problem
- Honda Civic LX 1998, 78000. My check engine light went on and the repair guy said that the manifold was leaking. The price he quoted me ...
- Asked by magdatex about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problem
- I have a 2001 chevy monte carlo ss w/ the 3.8L engine and 128000 miles . It has a severe loss of acceleration problem. Codes that flash up...
- Asked by atdonley about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1915 Ford F-150 problem
- I have recently changed the cat in my 1996 F150, 4.9L truck. 130,000kms The direct replacement cat was $1500 from the dealer, so I went ...
- Asked by jmetherel about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Ford focus jerks and hesitates problem
- 2001 ford focus, 4 cyclinder, with 112,000 miles started to hesitate and jerk while going down the road. The yellow engine light came on. ...
- Asked by gw541 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Ford escort catalytic converter problem
- 1998 Escort, 2.0L, Automatic, 150,000km. I've traced a jingling noise to two rings of metal on my exhaust pipe on either end of the ...
- Asked by billkinkaid about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1997 Jeep Cherokee problem
- My 97 Jeep cherokee, 121,000 miles has just recently developed a problem. While driving it will act like its losing power but feels like it'...
- Asked by Dawn Walters about 6 years ago - 0 Answers
- 2010 Audi Other problem
- I have an 91 Audi 100 (2.3L?) with almost 200K miles that feels like it's choking out when I accelerate from stop to start. If I ease up on...
- Asked by zzepka about 6 years ago - 1 Answer
- Won't start when hot. problem
- I have 89 Corvette with a 350 engine that has 75000 miles on it. The check engine light came on a couple years ago. When I am in heavy ...
- Asked by ljohnson about 6 years ago - 2 Answers
- 1985 Mazda RX7 problem
- Two problems related or unrelated. When the car is cold (turned off for more than 2 hours) On starting, the engine starts with a lot of ...
- Asked by csghm about 6 years ago - 0 Answers
- Running at high rpm's? problem
- 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Supercharged 3.8 engine, 124000 miles. Doing 70mph down the freeway I noticed my mileage was down under 20 mpg, ...
- Asked by cek4 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers
- 2001 SAAB Other problem
- 2001 Saab 9-3 SE 118,000 Miles 5 speed manual 2 front-wheel drive 2 liter 4 cylinder turbo-charged engine No strange sounds or fluid ...
- Asked by a9n8d7r6e5a4s3 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers
- Stalling corsica problem
- 1993 Corsica,3.1L,260,000 kms.Has recently had full tune up;new plugs,wires,all filters changed,etc.Also new catalytic converter installed....
- Asked by ron carmichael about 6 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1995 All Other Makes All Other Models problem
- My Catalytic Converter basically blew in half the other day. I bought another one to replace it (obviously I need adapters for it) Anyways I...
- Asked by Riviera51 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer
- Ford focus zx3 2.3l problem
- My check engine light came on so I borrowed a friends code reader to help me find out what the problem was. Ufortanatly the answer it gave ...
- Asked by fuellenbach about 6 years ago - 6 Answers
- 2012 Chevrolet Camaro problem
- I have an 3.8L '02 Camaro with 82k miles. The car was driving normal until I went to pass at approx. 70 mph, and it lost its power. The ...
- Asked by thehatguy about 6 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1989 Jeep Cherokee problem
- I have a 1989 Cherokee, 4.0, automatic, 4WD,with Fuel injection. The Jeep has 142,000 miles but the engine only has 23,000 miles. It is a ...
- Asked by samuelje93 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer
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