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Re: Catalytic Converter failure?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/24/2008

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There are three main failure modes for catalytic converters.

1. Normal sintering is the process of the surfacees gradually "smoothing out" and loosing surface area. This happens over time as they r... Login to read more.