Catalytic convertor cleansing

[Lazerskull]

In CA. catlaytic convertors are required by law
Not only that the corrupt mafia government makes your truck have the CA. compliant ones only or you get an automatic fail at the smog inspection. ****!

one of my cats is the weird bendy one that sits sideways that one alone is like 2 GRAND the other one is around 500 wtf?????

So my question is. Has anyone ever taken em off and cleaned them????

I am thinking of getting a nice size kiddie pool and just dunking them in cataclean and maybe vinegar ... my explorer has everything either rebuilt or replaced except the cats and muffler.

 

[410Fortune]

What’s wrong with your current cats?
can you have aftermarket ca approved ones welded in at exhaust shop? Dyno max and flowmaster make good ones for decent prices

 

[Mbrooks420]

I don’t think I’d try it. I’d also use something more reasonable than a kiddie pool, like a tall bucket. Getting a catalyst efficiency code?

 

[Lazerskull]

I don’t think I’d try it. I’d also use something more reasonable than a kiddie pool, like a tall bucket. Getting a catalyst efficiency code?

Ya p420

 

[Josh P]

Spark plug anti fouler works wonders, but if the inspector sees it, they will fail you

 

[J_C]

It would be off topic if you hadn't mentioned it but yeah... you want to live in CA, you play by their **** rules.

Yes there are people who have taken cats off and cleaned them out... depending on what was wrong, seek youtube videos and don't narrow the search to Explorer cats because the same principles apply to most/all of them. Then there are some that just wasted their time. It's a gamble possibly worth the bother if you have the means/chemicals to do so. Also depends on what happened to it.... melted cat from a misfire or oil contamination, if you manage to clean it, that won't fix the upstream problem causing it. Cats are supposed to be a lifetime part, never needs replaced until they rust out or are fouled by some other problem... Granted, lifetime is a marketing word used by those who assumed most would replace their vehicle before it reached 25+ y/o.

 

[Josh P]

J_C is correct that there is probably another issue that needs to be addressed. If the cats are failing or performing marginally then it probably won't pass the sniffer test.