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Catalytic Converter Cleaner: Does It Work

Catalytic Converter Cleaner Explained: What’s in It and Does It Work? Quick summary You have a P0420 code and want to know whether catalytic converter cleaner works. Well, yes, sometimes it does. Most of the time it doesn’t. These expensive cleaners may help reduce carbonaceous deposits on the converter’s substrate and slightly improve combustion upstream of the converter. However, they cannot repair a melted, cracked, or mechanically damaged catalyst, replace depleted catalyst material, or reliably reverse serious contamination by noncombustible substances. The chemistry varies considerably between products: formulations may use … Read More