[Dustin M Johnson]

no they only striped out bank 2. he put it on a diagnostic computer (with an apparent price of 2,500) and it “showed” the same thing autozone told me for free P0430 however since he’s the only exhaust shop in town i didn’t have the pleasure of going elsewhere.. and with the loss of power (there was a noticeable decrease in power for several weeks before the Check engine light came on) and me not wanting to be stranded with a damaged engine from back pressure, he cleaned out bank 2. i could be partly to blame on him cleaning it out like that. :unsure: :whistle: 😳

[Dustin M Johnson]

that is exactly what i thought… at 110K how could a cat go bad.. it’s kinda unheard of with how things are built now… however the deed is done and can’t be reversed without a lot of green. i will look into a possible broken hanger.. as for the resonator. i can deal with “that” noise.. it kinda sounds like blowing through the center of a roll of towels. but isn’t annoying.. (much lol) i think my best choice now… would be to save up the money and have the car tested at the dodge dealership. as they know more about the car then off the road shops.. though on a secondary note.. since he removed the guts from that cat my power has returned. though stinky acceleration is back to how it was a few months ago. but after the cat was cleaned out a mutable misfire code did show up.. i am going to get new plugs and air filter installed on my next oil change which will be in about 2 weeks (since this type of engine has a history of plugging it’s oil ports if it builds sludge up in it.) Cap269, you have my thanks. and once i figure out how to do that “thank you ” link thing i’ll do it :woohoo:

[Dustin M Johnson]

let me clarify what i mean by him cleaning… he removed the internals of the converter with a large chisel and hammer… and i’d had the crack in the resonator since i got the car… this is the type of converters my car uses Auto Parts Warehouse Catalytic Converter (which is still too high for me to afford to replace) i’m not so worried about the codes since there is no internals (which was full of carbon by the way as he shows me some blocks that was caked in carbon) what i really want to stop is that rattling sound when the engine hits certain harmonics it’s ear shattering and teeth rattling… and i live in a very “thick” community, there is maybe 20 Feet between houses. and when i come in from work.. (or leave for work) rolling along at 10 to 15 mph the engine is in low RPM and the sound is.. WOW. i eventually will put new cats on there and either a muffler or resonator. however finding a temporary way of stopping that sound until i can save up the cash would be nice.. btw thanks cap269 for replying

[Dustin M Johnson]

thanks, i appreciate your assistance, now knowing that the engine isn’t about to go kaput, i feel better banana:

[Dustin M Johnson]

thanks, i appreciate your assistance, now knowing that the engine isn’t about to go kaput, i feel better banana:

[Dustin M Johnson]

alright, i have the video of the engine,

Link: http://youtu.be/cJfUmmz-6-o

thanks for all y’alls input

[Dustin M Johnson]

alright, i have the video of the engine,

Link: http://youtu.be/cJfUmmz-6-o

thanks for all y’alls input

[Dustin M Johnson]

i will get a video recording of the noise once it’s daylight,
and link it on here. thanks

[Dustin M Johnson]

i will get a video recording of the noise once it’s daylight,
and link it on here. thanks

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