How to Avoid Catalytic Converter Issues / How to Prevent your Catalytic Converter from Failing
I cover how to avoid catalytic converter issues or how to prevent your catalytic converter from failing. These are things that damage catalytic converters, giving rise to code P0420 and catalytic converter problems. If you are looking for how to prevent catalytic converter problems in other to avoid bad catalytic converter codes e.g. P0420, P0430, you will find this video helpful. Catalyst codes do not always mean that the CAT is bad, however, there is every chance that the dreaded expensive replacement will be the only fix.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Effect of a damaged catalytic converter
0:56 - Things that damage catalytic converters
3:56 - Final word
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Credits:
1. Melted catalytic converter image (1:30), Carcody.com - https://carcody.com/catalytic-convert...
2. Ceramic-core converter, By The RedBurn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
3: Damaged head gasket, By 2006 Lewis Collard - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_ga...
4. Broken catalytic converter image (3:34, 3:49) The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/bu...
5. obd-codes.com