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ETCG when you put the lacquer thinner in your fuel it is not a coincidence that you check engine light came on. The air/fuel threshold of the thinner is much higher than gas so the O2 sensor is getting a lean mixture count.
Also the lacquer thinner will tend to dry the cylinder walls (wash away the protective oil coat), but I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know.
JM2CW,
Lawrence
Moved you to the proper forum. 😉
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Eric, you had a major hairstyle change in the middle of the video. Is your barber that far away? Thanks for the video, it was worth the try and made a great video. Disproving things is great information. I would be interested what caused the light. Also I have had bad luck with subbies of that vintage always having cat problems.
I’m surprised anyone haven’t suggested a blend of the two “methods” to clean the cat 🙂
Just remove the cat from the car, and then put it in a laquer thinner bath to clean it! :silly:
The best of both worlds…or the worst? :huh:
Well, for the “fun” of taking the cat out of the car, I’d say it’s the “worst”, but quite probably the full impact of the thinner on the cat’s dirt would clean it a lot better than soapy water.
Only thing that perplexes me is this: does lacquer thinner contain lead?
Because lead does indeed damage the cat… :whistle:Who knows?
Live long and prosper (and stay dirty!)
10nico
I knew this would get people talking. I think that’s a good thing. For those that have suggested soaking the cat in lacquer thinner, I don’t think this would be a good idea. It might clean the cat, but the residual cleaner left in the cat might present a fire hazard when you run the vehicle. The cat is designed to get very hot, if there’s still cleaner in there when you run the engine it might ignite and cause a problem. That’s only a theory though, one that I have no intention of trying.
With the price of cats being pretty cheap anymore, Walker makes 50 state legal cats that run under $300.00 I would just replace it and be done.
I still believe auto repair offers the best “bang for buck” of all the trades out there when it comes to paying someone else to do the work. My wife’s brother works installing windows and doors and I am amazed at what they charge. He told me normally they mark up parts 300-500% and charge $58.00 a square foot and a show up fee of $150.00.
Our shop has a contract with BG products. The salesmen told the shop that their 44K will clear a p0420 code as long as the cat is not melted or broken up…… If its true or not, as a technicians point of view I have to make money so i am going to weld a new cat in. Not sell you a 30 dollar can of snake oil and hope it clears your light. As a DIY buy a can of BG 44k and let me know if it works.
I really want to know if Scotty Kilmer can actually fix a car. or is he just a con on youtube.
[quote=”Raistian77″ post=77810]With the price of cats being pretty cheap anymore, Walker makes 50 state legal cats that run under $300.00 I would just replace it and be done.
I still believe auto repair offers the best “bang for buck” of all the trades out there when it comes to paying someone else to do the work. My wife’s brother works installing windows and doors and I am amazed at what they charge. He told me normally they mark up parts 300-500% and charge $58.00 a square foot and a show up fee of $150.00.[/quote]
I’ve had issues with 50 state cats. Sometimes the code comes back even with the new cat. Some vehicles have pretty tight tolerances when it comes to cat monitors, Hondas come to mind. It’s worth a try, but if it doesn’t work you’re out the cost of the aftermarket cat AND the one that will actually fix the code if you need the code gone. That would be a bad day indeed.
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