Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan
Subject:gutted catalyctic
From:Rowland Rose
Date:Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:07:44 EDT

I own an 87 syncro in Indiana and decided to gut the catalyctic converter
since the vehicle already has over 100,000 miles on it and I figured the
catalyctic was contaminated and not doing much good anyway. The exhaust pipe
is now showing more carbon instead of burning clean. Will leaning the mixture
screw cure this? I thought the ecu did this automatically through readings
from the co exhaust sensor. Any advice other than 'buy a new catalyctic'
would be appreciated.

Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »