Don't knock the ceramic out, the dust is very very bad for your lungs.
Take the cat out, tie up the exaust with wire, road test, see if that
helps.
Check the mixture, adjust if nessisary.
Invest in an a/m high flow cat, they don't cost that much.
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Towle" <davidtowle@...> wrote:
>
> The catalyst on my turbogas was exchanged for a relatively clean used
> one by Mike Aube 1.5 years and 15,000 miles ago. Already though I am
> starting to have the same symptoms of blockage again, including lots
> of blowback when the oil cap is pulled off, plus the idle drops way
> down when the oil cap is off, and the third symptom is the gas mileage
> is down, much more on the highway than in my normal driving (17 mpg
> highway, 20 around town). Right after the new catalyst was put in I
> was getting 21 around town, 24 highway.
>
> The car uses about a half quart oil every 5000 miles, and no
> antifreeze, so why does it seem to be getting blocked up so quick?
> Should I pull off the catalyst box and knock out the ceramic to prove
> this is the problem before I go buy a new one?
>
> Thanks, Dave Towle
>
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