Tag: exhaust

Isn’t this just “bigger hammer” technology? Not anymore. And not if you don’t want comebacks.

Secondary air systems are designed to help the catalytic converter get up to operating temperature faster. When the system develops a problem, the ME control unit is capable of defining the fault. It’s our job to figure out the cause.

With very few exceptions, the catalytic converter has been on every gasoline-burning car sold in the U.S. since 1975. Over those 36 years, we’ve sometimes seen them clog and lower engine performance, or lose their efficiency, setting codes and/or preventing a vehicle from passing an emissions test. Here’s how to make sure that cat’s really dead before replacing it.