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Knocking from your catalytic convertor is due to the materials inside breaking down. Some are pilladium inside, others have different materials, but as the vehicle gets older the solid material inside breaks down into smaller pieces, usually from bumps and fatigue over time, the small chunks will knock and rattle inside the steel casing. New catalytic convertors are not cheap. If you can afford a new one installed by all means do it, but if money is tight, and I'm a licenced auto technician and certified welder, what I've done for people was cut almost a square out, maybe 3 inches square, but leave one side attached, so you'll end up with 3 cuts, that you can fold down out of the way, then chisel, and break all the material inside the casing, let it fall out. After the casing is empty, tap the cut metal back up and weld it up. It won't have the same emissions properties afterwards, so if you have air care testing it may or may not pass.
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Catalytic converter location 1994 Oldsmobile?
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The converter is plugged and needs to be replaced
Can you gut the catalytic converter on a 1998 dodge 1500?
Not legally and not with out the check engine light coming on and staying on.
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the substrate inside is breaking up,your cat-con is shot!!
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You need a catalytic converter
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