Catalytic Converter in Cars
Catalytic Converter is a vital part of the automobile exhaust system.It converts the harmful compounds in exhaust to harmless compounds.
Keeping a catalytic converter clean plays a significant role to keep your car running smoothly by doing Catalytic Converter Cleaning under strict professional guidance.
Basic Functionality in Nutshell
Hot exhaust gases exit your engine and head through your exhaust to the catalytic converter. Inside this expanded tube, there is massive network of ceramics which has been coated with compounds that react with exhaust to eliminate harmful emissions.The converter works in conjunction with Oxygen sensor to come up with cleanest possible exhaust.
The three most harmful emissions from the exhaust are
- Hydrocarbons (in the form of burned gasoline)
- Carbon Monoxide(formed by combustion of gasoline)
- Nitrogen oxides(created when heat in the engine forces the Nitrogen in the air to combine with Oxygen)
Catalytic Converter when fails, needs replacing .
We, At Nahdha Auto, Ras-Al-khor also inspect the below conditions of your vehicle before replacing the catalytic converter.
- Engine out of tune
- Excess fuel entering the exhaust
- Oil or anti freeze entering the exhaust
- Deteriorated Spark plug & spark plug wires
- Oxygen sensor not functioning properly
- Road Damage or broken Hangers
Watch for the below signs, don’t wait to take your vehicle to an expert technician.
- Low engine Power
- Abnormal high fuel consumption
- Noise from exhaust system
Catalytic Converter Cleaning
Catalytic Converter will become clogged with excessive carbon buildup as when the car becomes old, so this part will require cleaning or replacement. However cleaning of Catalytic Converter is not an easy thing and is not recommended by many vehicle manufacturers. Hence it is extremely important to make sure the Catalytic Converter cleaning undergoes under the guidance of a professional mechanic.
Currently there are certain formulated products in the market that helps to clean the clogged Catalytic Converter and removes the carbon buildup inside it and clean up the complete exhaust system. We have the expert mechanics at Al Nahdha Auto Garage in Dubai branch and Abu Dhabi branch who are capable of doing Catalytic Converter Cleaning. They will diagnose properly whether the cleaning the Catalytic Converter can fix it or need to go for Catalytic Converter Replacement as sometimes cleaning the Catalytic Converter can be typically tried as a first step before you replace it.
We at Al Nahdha Auto, Ras-Al-Khor are fully equipped to assist you with any issues related to your car’s heart of exhaust system , the catalytic converter.
Check out some of the advantages of Catalytic Converter Cleaning
- Decreases Carbon Buildup
- Enhances Performance
- Decreases Fuel Consumption
- Improves Acceleration
- Droping of Damaging emissions
Attend to your car’s exhaust system faults immediately and be part of saving our world from disasters like Global Warming.
