catalytic converter Archives – CarTreatments.com Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cartreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-gear2-32x32.png catalytic converter Archives – CarTreatments.com 32 32 How to Use Cataclean (or Other Catalytic Converter Cleaner) https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/ https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:24:15 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510762 The modern vehicle features a number of specialty apparatuses within its emissions system, each of which is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of any vehicle to which it is mounted. One of the most vital of these components is ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/feed/ 0 Can You Drive Without a Catalytic Converter? (and What to Expect) https://cartreatments.com/can-you-drive-without-catalytic-converter/ https://cartreatments.com/can-you-drive-without-catalytic-converter/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:21:22 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510409 Your vehicle has hundred of different components on it, and this can lead to quite a bit of confusion. One component that’s often talked about is the catalytic converter, and if you hang out around gearheads long enough it’s only ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/p0430/feed/ 4 How to Clean a Catalytic Converter (2 Methods) https://cartreatments.com/how-to-clean-catalytic-converter/ https://cartreatments.com/how-to-clean-catalytic-converter/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:19:08 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505376 If your vehicle has a working catalytic converter, it drastically decreases pollution and your carbon footprint. Catalytic converters turn carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and other exhaust engine emissions into less harmful compounds, so they don’t hurt you or the ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/how-to-clean-catalytic-converter/feed/ 15 6 Symptoms of a Bad Catalytic Converter (and Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/catalytic-converter-symptoms-and-replacement-cost/ https://cartreatments.com/catalytic-converter-symptoms-and-replacement-cost/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:10:53 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=1089 Catalytic converters (not cadillac converters as some like to say) help remove carbon monoxide (and other toxic gasses) that a car produces from entering the outside air that we breathe. While it’s likely you will never need to repair or ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/catalytic-converter-symptoms-and-replacement-cost/feed/ 78 8 Best Catalytic Converter Cleaners (for Clogged Cats) https://cartreatments.com/best-catalytic-converter-cleaner/ https://cartreatments.com/best-catalytic-converter-cleaner/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:52:45 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2018 During the internal combustion process of an engine, there are exhaust gases which are emitted as a result of the air and fuel mixture being ignited. These are very toxic gases which could become dangerous pollutants if they were to ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/best-catalytic-converter-cleaner/feed/ 18 P0420 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix) https://cartreatments.com/p0420/ https://cartreatments.com/p0420/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:58:45 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2466 As cars have developed, so has their impact on the environment. Earlier versions of cars pumped harmful gas in the form of exhaust into the air without regulation. A vehicle’s catalytic converter fixes that. The catalytic converter’s main job is ... Read more

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