Cleaning Catalytic Converters

[Bill Judson]

I had a OBD II fault code P0420 (a generic code that is defined as “Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1) on the wife's car and found out that you can clean yo Catalytic Converter!

Catalytic Converter cleaning in less than 5 Minutes
Cleaning Catalytic converter with AUTOOL Kit

 

[Bill Judson]

I ran some Cataclean thru the fuel system and the code has never come back yet... so you might want to try Cataclean first and even use it occasionally as preventive

 

[Brian123]

I had a OBD II fault code P0420 (a generic code that is defined as “Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1) on the wife's car and found out that you can clean yo Catalytic Converter!

Catalytic Converter cleaning in less than 5 Minutes
Cleaning Catalytic converter with AUTOOL Kit

Have you thought about finding out why you are getting this Code?

 

[kschachn]

Have you thought about finding out why you are getting this Code?

Exactly. What is the issue that requires this cleaning, especially as a preventative?

Is there massive blow-by occurring?

 

[Bill Judson]

Have you thought about finding out why you are getting this Code?

I found out why... the cat was dirty and needed to be cleaned!

Hence the reason I ran some Cataclean thru the fuel system

Car runs perfectly before and after the code came up that one time so there is no restriction in the bank 1 cat... it was just dirty and needed to be cleaned.

 

[kschachn]

Catalytic converters don’t get dirty unless there is something amiss with the engine. Besides, “dirt” is a bit of a misnomer here.

 

[Bill Judson]

Catalytic converters don’t get dirty unless there is something amiss with the engine. Besides, “dirt” is a bit of a misnomer here.

Sure they do... watch the video and see for yourself.

This guy sticks a camera up in the cat and you can see the dirt... then he cleans the cat and sticks the camera back in and you can see how much cleaner it is.

 

[kschachn]

Sure they do... watch the video and see for yourself.

This guy sticks a camera up in the cat and you can see the dirt... then he cleans the cat and sticks the camera back in and you can see how much cleaner it is.

Okay.

 

[Bill Judson]

Is there massive blow-by occurring?

Nope, enegine runs perfectly and only has 64k on it.... it's barely broken in!

 

[4WD]

Just leave vehicle in Acres Homes (Houston) and they’ll remove the Cat whilst you sleep. Cleaning & return is slow/unreliable - but it will prompt you to get the new one needed …

 

[kschachn]

Nope, enegine runs perfectly and only has 64k on it.... it's barely broken in! View attachment 252950

Hmmm. I wonder where all that… dirt is coming from then? I’ve seen the insides of my catalytic converters, even my old ECHO and Sienna and I haven’t seen this awful dirt that generates codes.

 

[OVERKILL]

Nope, enegine runs perfectly and only has 64k on it.... it's barely broken in! View attachment 252950

"Barely broken-in" engines don't plug up catalytic converters.

 

[kschachn]

"Barely broken-in" engines don't plug up catalytic converters.

It’s just dirty.

 

[Bill Judson]

Cleaning & return is slow/unreliable - but it will prompt you to get the new one needed …

You pay hundreds... I'll just clean mine ever 50k to 60k or so

That way I can spend hundreds on fun stuff instead of on cats!

"Barely broken-in" engines don't plug up catalytic converters.

Mine never was plugged up...

 

[kschachn]

Mine never was plugged up...

No, just dirty.

 

[OVERKILL]

Mine never was plugged up...

Let me rephrase: "barely broken-in" engines don't set catalyst efficiency codes.

 

[Bill Judson]

It was a Efficiency Below Threshold code that only appeared once... you should check out the science the folks at Cataclean have published and get more educated on this topic!

It must be a mystery for you as to why O2 sensors need to be replaced sometimes...

No, just dirty.

Not dirty any mo

 

[OVERKILL]

It was a Efficiency Below Threshold code that only appeared once... you should check out the science the folks at Cataclean have published and get more educated on this topic! View attachment 252955

Yes, the "science" of people selling a product that's claimed to deal with the a problem they profit from "solving".

Catalysts should last the life of the vehicle (which is why the emissions systems warranties are so long). I've never had to clean a catalyst, let alone replace one. If a PCM is producing catalyst efficiency codes it's due to something influencing the readings it's using to measure catalyst efficiency, or something directly influencing the efficiency of the catalyst, such as a rich condition, oil contamination...etc. Something a healthy engine doesn't do.

Do you believe that Lucas "stabilizes" motor oil too by chance?

 

[M56959]

Enough