Subaru Loyale wagon, 1991, 93,000, 1.8 ltr.

1991 SUBARU
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Recently purchased at 91,000, the exhaust system looks fairly new. It sounds like there is a hollow que ball size object inside my catalytic converter that rattles loudly upon acceleration. What's going on in there?
Sep 22, 2007 at 10:48 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The insides of the the converter must have come loose. This can cause a back pressure problem, poor fuel economy, and engine failure. I recommend having it replaced.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Joe
Feb 28, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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