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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / April 2008

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Check Engine Light -Catalytic Converter

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tdzik@hotmail.com - 21 Apr 2008 01:23 GMT
I drive a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan with 110,000 miles.

I had my check engine light go on a few months ago and a code that
indicated a catalytic converter problem.
The light was inconsistent for a period of several weeks with it
sometimes being off for a few hours or even a few days.

I had a mechanic do a diagnostic and recieved an estimate for $650 to
replace the converter. I balked at paying this, especially after doing
some research and seeing that there are a variety of factors that
could be causing this problem.

While having my oil changed, I bought the fuel injector cleaning
special. The mechanic told me I really needed the cleaning judging by
the amount of smoke he observed..

To my suprise, the check engine light was outright after the cleaning
and stayed out for over three months. I thought me problems were
solved for $39.95.

Unfortunately, the light went back on last week.

Any opinions on this? What would the partial solution obtained by
cleaning the fuel injectors indicate?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Rob
aarcuda69062 - 21 Apr 2008 02:39 GMT
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<610d6889-ab92-4e4b-a892-58220bf7a1a5@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,

> I drive a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan with 110,000 miles.
>
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> Any opinions on this? What would the partial solution obtained by
> cleaning the fuel injectors indicate?

That it wasn't a solution, partial or otherwise.
Kevin - 23 Apr 2008 21:29 GMT
aarcuda69062 <nonelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:nonelson-
015484.20393320042008@news.chi.sbcglobal.net:

> In article
> <610d6889-ab92-4e4b-a892-58220bf7a1a5@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>
> That it wasn't a solution, partial or otherwise.

 I don`t find that to be so. he could have had poor injector spray that
caused the converter to work too hard and start to degrade. then the
cleaning corrected the problem but the converter continued to degrade
untill it once again could not do the job.   KB
PS I have long said to throw a can of cheep cleaner in the tank every
month or so to prevent the injectors from getting that bad.

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aarcuda69062 - 24 Apr 2008 02:52 GMT
> aarcuda69062 <nonelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:nonelson-
> 015484.20393320042008@news.chi.sbcglobal.net:
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>   I don`t find that to be so. he could have had poor injector spray that
> caused the converter to work too hard and start to degrade.

It would  have set a rich or lean code, not a catalytic converter code.

> then the
> cleaning corrected the problem but the converter continued to degrade
> untill it once again could not do the job.  

Or simply, the oxygen sensor monitors didn't run because of the ambient
temperatures during the time when the light was off after the supposed
fix.

>  KB
> PS I have long said to throw a can of cheep cleaner in the tank every
> month or so to prevent the injectors from getting that bad.

It's not a GM product.
 
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