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Re: Puh-lease help me diagnose mystery misfire before I go crazy
Went to Auto Zone today, and they claimed that there would be no codes thrown if there wasn't a SES light on. In any case, I think I'm going to pick up a new cat soon. Mine has been rattling for the past few months, and I think it's something inside the cat. I've tried putting a couple more screws into the heat shield on the underbody itself to see if it was the shield rattling, but to no avail.
However, I'm thinking my inconsistent power loss (at 1/2 to WOT) is something moving around and blocking flow inside my cat. The way I see it is thats the most restrictive part of the exhaust flow, and the more flow that goes through it during 1/2 to WOT is making something move around in there and restricting the flow even more. Becuase I don't notice anything when I'm just driving regularly.
Checked to see how hot my cat was tonight when I got home, and it seemed like it was pretty hot. More hot than normal, and I felt under the passengers seat, and it seemed like the carpet was warmer there than in other places. If the problem persists after the replacement of the cat, I suppose I've just checked that off the list of problems my cat has.
Went to Auto Zone today, and they claimed that there would be no codes thrown if there wasn't a SES light on. In any case, I think I'm going to pick up a new cat soon. Mine has been rattling for the past few months, and I think it's something inside the cat. I've tried putting a couple more screws into the heat shield on the underbody itself to see if it was the shield rattling, but to no avail.
However, I'm thinking my inconsistent power loss (at 1/2 to WOT) is something moving around and blocking flow inside my cat. The way I see it is thats the most restrictive part of the exhaust flow, and the more flow that goes through it during 1/2 to WOT is making something move around in there and restricting the flow even more. Becuase I don't notice anything when I'm just driving regularly.
Checked to see how hot my cat was tonight when I got home, and it seemed like it was pretty hot. More hot than normal, and I felt under the passengers seat, and it seemed like the carpet was warmer there than in other places. If the problem persists after the replacement of the cat, I suppose I've just checked that off the list of problems my cat has.
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