Catalytic Convertor failure
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Catalytic Convertor failure
Hey guys, my 2012 F-150 XLT V8 catalytic converter needs to be replaced.
Could you please advise which brand to use as a replacement? is the Davico Mfg reliable in this case?
Could you please advise which brand to use as a replacement? is the Davico Mfg reliable in this case?
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I can't answer your question about Davico, but I just wants to comment and make sure that it wasn't still under warranty. I think the converter and other parts of the emissions system have an extended warranty, like maybe 8 years/80,000 miles.
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No warranty as i passed 80000 miles already. What about removing the catalytic converter? would the sound be like crap?
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then the check engine light would be on because it checks to make sure the cats are doing their job.
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The engine light is on and the error given through the scanner is about the cat. The mecanic confirmed that i need to change the cats. The truck power has been diminished as well.
Now what choices do i have? Can i replace the cats with something else? What about hollowing my cats, would my truck sounds like crap?
Now what choices do i have? Can i replace the cats with something else? What about hollowing my cats, would my truck sounds like crap?
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Thanks for the tips but Flowmaster doesn't have the catalytic converter for this truck model (2012). Any other reliable manufacturer?
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It would sound like crap if you hollow them out.It would be loader though. I ran a few cars with no mufflers straight off the cats, put x pipes on which take cats off and ran through mufflers also.
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Sounds like some more diagnosis is in order unless you want to be repeating the same repair down the road. Check out this article:
Look upstream for the culprit in a converter failure - Eastern Manufacturing
I wouldn't hollow out the cat. It makes the truck obnoxiously loud, smelly, and is illegal.
Look upstream for the culprit in a converter failure - Eastern Manufacturing
I wouldn't hollow out the cat. It makes the truck obnoxiously loud, smelly, and is illegal.
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But NONE of them are a good option until you figure out why yours went bad.
