I'm not an expert mechanic but as far as I know there is no way to fix a plugged converter. It must be replaced. I did this to my passenger side 1997 crown vic police interceptor and it was a real pain. Mainly b/c the studs at the top of the flange (the point where the converter goes up into the engine and bolts on) were completely rusted and the old converter wouldn't come off. There is little space to work in this area, so be careful to not damage anything.
SO, sawsall to cut the bolts off, remove old converter and pipe, drill out snapped stud, put in a new bolt, and the ez part is put the new one on.
BUT FIRST BEFORE ANY OF THIS. Try to see if you have uneven exhaust pressure coming out the tailpipe. If one side of the exhaust is pouring out more exhaust than obviously something is wrong. If they're even then it's probably something else. You could buy 2 new O2 sensors and put them in there (lots of $$ and the old ones might be tough to get out). But scan the computer codes first (go to Autozone, they'll do it) and see if it comes back malfunction in one (or both) of the sensors.
Saturday, August 15th, 2020 AT 10:43 AM
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