Cat Converter cleaning

[dave1645]

Just wondering , is there anything that really works to clean out a cat converter? we have 2 jeep GC’s
2000 year models both with the 4.0 il 6 my wifes is quick on take off , but mine seems to bog on take off till about 30 mph

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[Its me]

If it is really clogged, You may try to see if Scotty Kilmer’s technique works….. Some people do say it works… I have yet to try it…. Worst case, you just have to buy a new Cat anyway…

-Karl

[Kevin Criswell]

I saw that video of Scotty’s and am a bit…..uncomfortable with the idea of pouring so much lacquer thinner in the gas tank. That stuff can eat plastics and damage rubber lines, I am wary of “chemical fixes” for mechanical problems.

[Its me]

[quote=”Raistian77″ post=75168]I saw that video of Scotty’s and am a bit…..uncomfortable with the idea of pouring so much lacquer thinner in the gas tank. That stuff can eat plastics and damage rubber lines, I am wary of “chemical fixes” for mechanical problems.[/quote]

Yeah, I would agree with that…. I would like to try the bath though… If the cat is shot, there isn’t really much to lose….

-Karl

[Gumpy Guss]

It’s really unlikely that you could clean out a cat with a little bit of burnt solvent. Cats run at thousands of degrees, and that temperature would have burned off anything that a solvent can dissolve. Plus the solvent has already been burnt.

To clean a CAT you would need something that dissolves the deposits, whatever they are. It would probably take some strong acid.

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