catalytic converter How do you know
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catalytic converter How do you know
When its going bad? I have the rotten egg smell but only on hard accelerations and WOT. Here is the deal my in town gas mileage sucks:
1. I have done the tune up minus fuel filter because I cant find one, (flex fuel 3.0)
2. I have cleaned the MAF
3. Changed my driving habits in town
4. Began running different Gas (went from BP to Shell)
5. Had my exhaust checked.
6. Tires are inflated properly
7. Oil Change with Mobile 1 every 5,000 Miles
I am not a mechanic or anything but I do know that 11 MPG in the city and 15MPG on the highway isn't right. My truck just started doing this about 4 months ago and I have 55,000 miles on her now. I need as many suggestions as you can come up with that are realistic please.
1. I have done the tune up minus fuel filter because I cant find one, (flex fuel 3.0)
2. I have cleaned the MAF
3. Changed my driving habits in town
4. Began running different Gas (went from BP to Shell)
5. Had my exhaust checked.
6. Tires are inflated properly
7. Oil Change with Mobile 1 every 5,000 Miles
I am not a mechanic or anything but I do know that 11 MPG in the city and 15MPG on the highway isn't right. My truck just started doing this about 4 months ago and I have 55,000 miles on her now. I need as many suggestions as you can come up with that are realistic please.
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I don't know anything about the cats but
I had trouble getting the right fuel filter for my flex fuel engine. Yours has 2 inlets and one outlet correct? Every time I went to autozone or advance they would give me one that had 1 inlet and 1 outlet. I told them to try searching for just a regular 3.0L and they gave me one with 2 inlets and one outlet and it fit perfectly. I have no idea why its like that but I have had it on my truck for a while now and it did help gas mileage.
I had trouble getting the right fuel filter for my flex fuel engine. Yours has 2 inlets and one outlet correct? Every time I went to autozone or advance they would give me one that had 1 inlet and 1 outlet. I told them to try searching for just a regular 3.0L and they gave me one with 2 inlets and one outlet and it fit perfectly. I have no idea why its like that but I have had it on my truck for a while now and it did help gas mileage.
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Originally Posted by nbro3232
I don't know anything about the cats but
I had trouble getting the right fuel filter for my flex fuel engine. Yours has 2 inlets and one outlet correct? Every time I went to autozone or advance they would give me one that had 1 inlet and 1 outlet. I told them to try searching for just a regular 3.0L and they gave me one with 2 inlets and one outlet and it fit perfectly. I have no idea why its like that but I have had it on my truck for a while now and it did help gas mileage.
I had trouble getting the right fuel filter for my flex fuel engine. Yours has 2 inlets and one outlet correct? Every time I went to autozone or advance they would give me one that had 1 inlet and 1 outlet. I told them to try searching for just a regular 3.0L and they gave me one with 2 inlets and one outlet and it fit perfectly. I have no idea why its like that but I have had it on my truck for a while now and it did help gas mileage.
Still looking for answers to Cats though.
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Originally Posted by greygooseranger
Easiest way to tell if your cat is bad is by having someone follow you when your engine is fully up to temp and floor it a few times letting the motor wind out. You will get a rotten egg smell from the exhaust if its bad, and the smell will be obvious.
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Yeah, most likely it is the last (and largest) one, so I would just get a magnaflow high perf. cat and have a muffler shop weld it in. I know the one on my Bonneville was 80 some dollars. check out this site. http://www.justmagnaflow.com/
#9
The rotten egg smell does not mean that a cat is bad. It means that the exhaust mixture is overly rich. That seems to fit with your loss of fuel economy too.
I would have a shop check the fuel trims to see if you are way off to the rich end. There are many reasons why your truck could be running rich - MAF sensor, oxygen sensors, misfire, fuel pressure wrong, just to name a few. These may or may not give you a CEL immediately.
I would have a shop check the fuel trims to see if you are way off to the rich end. There are many reasons why your truck could be running rich - MAF sensor, oxygen sensors, misfire, fuel pressure wrong, just to name a few. These may or may not give you a CEL immediately.
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The rotten egg smell does not mean that a cat is bad. It means that the exhaust mixture is overly rich. That seems to fit with your loss of fuel economy too.
I would have a shop check the fuel trims to see if you are way off to the rich end. There are many reasons why your truck could be running rich - MAF sensor, oxygen sensors, misfire, fuel pressure wrong, just to name a few. These may or may not give you a CEL immediately.
I would have a shop check the fuel trims to see if you are way off to the rich end. There are many reasons why your truck could be running rich - MAF sensor, oxygen sensors, misfire, fuel pressure wrong, just to name a few. These may or may not give you a CEL immediately.
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The rotten egg smell does not mean that a cat is bad. It means that the exhaust mixture is overly rich. That seems to fit with your loss of fuel economy too.
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if you let your engine missfire for long periods of time the converter can suffer irreverseable dammage, but were talking weeks or a month without addressing the problem. the "check engine light" is something to not be ignored!
if you have a high idle i would suspect a vacuum leak, check the pcv hose first.
if you have a high idle i would suspect a vacuum leak, check the pcv hose first.
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