Pre cat question.
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Pre cat question.
looks like one of my pre-cats is hosed, running real hot & smoking. I'm going on vacation for a couple weeks and when I return going directly to Carlisle. Other than the smell and little smoke is it ok the drive the car, or is there a danger of more damage. car is 86 coupe.
thanks for your help.
thanks for your help.
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If its going to be a long trip or alot of driving, then this needs to be fixed first.
It will hurt performance of the engine, gas mileage will deteriorate as well.
It will hurt performance of the engine, gas mileage will deteriorate as well.
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Originally Posted by vader86
If its going to be a long trip or alot of driving, then this needs to be fixed first.
It will hurt performance of the engine, gas mileage will deteriorate as well.
It will hurt performance of the engine, gas mileage will deteriorate as well.
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I read a big informative poster at a muffler shop recently, and it said that if your precats/main cat fail, that it is an engine problem...not a cat problem. Whether it's true or not, I don't know, but it's definitely something to think about.
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Originally Posted by zaragoza
I'm flying on vacation, but when I get back the drive to Carlisle is about 400 mile round trip.
And its not necessarily an engine problem, they will eventually plug up or break no matter what.
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Wouldn't chance it! It would be better to fix and replace the cat now before latter! You'll have peace of mind and a safe trip!
Thanks,Matt
Thanks,Matt
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Originally Posted by vader86
If you can deal with the mpg loss, but if you know its plugged then you should fix it first. You can order a front Y from the catalogs and have it waiting on you when you get back.
And its not necessarily an engine problem, they will eventually plug up or break no matter what.
And its not necessarily an engine problem, they will eventually plug up or break no matter what.
By the way my mpg is about 14-16 street and about 23 on the highway.
I do have a slight hesitation on accelaration, but otherwise the car runs real good. The car only has 31k original miles, and I just had a full tune-up done by County Corvette back in april. But I think that you guys are right no use taking a chance.
Thank you all for your input,
rich z