1990 Cadillac Deville catalytic converter

1990 CADILLAC DEVILLE
140,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HERMAN DAVIS
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Im tryen to find out why my catalytic converter gets hot to the point it glows red, I have had it replaced twice and it still gets hot. I have changed the muffler,o2 censor and the ecm. The car also isn't given good gas mileage and does not have much power. please help me.
May 22, 2008 at 5:42 PM
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[quote:4b090d437b="Herman Davis"]Engine Performance problem
1990 Cadillac Deville V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 140000 miles
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Im tryin to find out why my catalytic converter gets hot to the point it glows red, I have had it replaced twice and it still gets hot. I have changed the muffler,o2 censor and the ecm. The car also isn't given good gas mileage and does not have much power. please help me.[/quote:4b090d437b]

sounds like the exhaust is too rich

pull your codes off and warmer on your heater controls at the same time, with your key in the on position, look for codes in the millage center, starts out 8.8.8 and ends with 0.7.0
May 24, 2008 at 3:01 PM