Frequent blockages and the need for periodic cleaning make car owners seriously think about removing the catalyst on a foreign car. New is prohibitively expensive. Some drivers say that its price is equal to used \ in Zhiguli in excellent condition. Such a high price directly depends on the expensive metals that make up the catalyst. For most car owners, this is too expensive and only a few are ready for the new purchase.
How to understand that the catalyst is faulty
- Rumble, noise and rattle in the bottom area;
- level of turns below the normal mark;
- visual inspection is likely to detect bumps.
The main enemy of the catalyst - poor-quality gasoline and incorrect adjustment of the engine. If it consumes too much oil, then there is no need for a new catalyst.
If you intend to remove the catalyst, then it is worth predicting the risks to before. For this, you need to know all the pros and cons of removing the catalyst.
pros
- The power of the car will be a little higher and beat the previous figures;
- without a catalyst, fuel consumption will be lower (by about 10 - 12%);
- availability. Remove catalyst is an uncomplicated process.
Minuses
- The quality of exhaust without catalyst deteriorates. There will be dirty and smelly smoke that will not impress the driver himself or those around him;
- the sound of the work of the muffler increase significantly. Not everyone can like it, moreover, the vibration of the work can go to the salon;
- the muffler will burn through faster as high temperature gases will burst into it. Fire from the exhaust pipe can be quite normal;
- difficult car maintenance.
If you still decide to remove the catalyst on a foreign car, then you should take care of high-quality snag. A good flame arrester will also be useful - he “does not notice” poor-quality gasoline or oil. The choice of a flame arrester should be taken seriously. Because of the “cheap” solution, a resonator or silencer can be burned. If the power of the car needs to be increased, then sport catalysts are put.
