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FAILED EMISSIONS TEST NEED HELP!!! 200 1982

posted by  FitzFitzgerald on  Sat May 24 08:00 CST 2003
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Question: "What is the maximum life of a Catalytic convertor?"

Answer: They should last the entire life of your car. You can kill a cat by running leaded gas in your engine (3 tank fulls of leaded gas will effectively kill any functionality of a catalytic converter). Other issues can cause pre-mature failure such as mechanical damage, and possibly running a rich mixture for too long. The stock cat that is put on your car at the time of assembly should have a 'minimum' life expectancy of 10 years. This is required by the government and is included on most manufacturer emissions programs (whether written or unwritten).

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
--
'87 Blue 245, NA 214K






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