Catalytic Converter Failure

A catalytic converter is essential toward promoting overall environmental cleanliness; most state auto inspection stations will check to see if yours is working as part of their regular inspection of your vehicle. If your vehicle fails inspection your catalytic converter may need to be replaced. Let's take a look at what a catalytic converter does and how you can save money in replacing one should it fail. As your engine burns fuel, it produces environmentally harmful gases. These gases, if not handled properly, will leave your car's exhaust and work harm on the environment. Pellets inside the converter work to change the harmful gases into harmless gases before they leave the tailpipe and out into the open air. Thus, a properly functioning catalytic converter is essential toward maintaining good air quality. Bits of substrate in other sections of the exhaust system. No rattle detected in a pellitized converter (If the converter doesn't rattle, the pellets may have melted together or fallen out).