Is Catalytic converter Cleaning Dangerous?

[muhammad.hammadkhan]

Im going to clean my Catalytic Converter for Mira because its average is pretty low even after tuning, oil change and every other single stuff. But some people are saying it can damage my car as it did theirs. But upon more conversation, they told me their mechanic removed and cleaned it for them whereas im about to go for machine cleaning and the guy is saying that it has 0% drawbacks and if anything goes wrong, im responsible. He is btw known in Karachi for his Catalytic converter Cleaning and has the FB page named as CatClean AutoMobile services.
What are your thoughts on it? Should i go ahead or what?

[ahmar.mirza]

You must get it cleaned. Chocked catalytic converter can give bad mileage and if it gets chocked 100% your car will even stop accelerating. And then some mechanics break all the things inside it which means your car will produce more pollution and will give bad mileage.

And getting it cleaned by machine is not a problem at all. Many mechanics open the cat converter and wash it which also is not an issue as well but it requires more time and must be done by some good mechanic. I got my vitz catalytic converter cleaned by the machine. They showed me with the camera and it was almost 80% chocked the time i got it cleaned. And the guy recommended that due to bad petrol in pakistan we must get it cleaned every 15000kms. Although the petrol quality is improved here now but still it is recommended by manufacturers that it must be cleaned every few thousand kms ( can vary depending on manufacturer )

[krafiq]

Don't use acid for cleaning the cat converter. Ask your mechanic what product he uses for cleaning.
Also there are products available like liquimoly cat converter( one type is used through the engine bay, second type is added to petrol tank). It works in cases where cat is not fully choked.

[alibintahir]

What are your thoughts on it? Should i go ahead or what?

There is NO danger in getting the catalytic converter cleaned if done properly by some professional mechanic. Getting it cleaned with Acid is NOT a recommended method at all to get the catalytic converter of your car cleaned.

I hope it helps.

[muhammad.hammadkhan]

Thankyou so much. I will make sure he doesn't use acid

[muhammad.hammadkhan]

I think mine would be choked

[nomi01]

Plz elaborate "some professional mechanic" and how its done "properly"

[krafiq]

Give liquimoly one a try. Just drive at high RPMs after using it for a while. If you are in Punjab, motorway and ring roads are suited. See if non evasive method works i.e getting cat cleaned without taking it out and washing and putting it back in

[alibintahir]

If you see the previous replies to the post clearly, then I don't think that I have to elaborate anything further about the procedure, I just added my one cent to tell the OP that it is safe to get the catalytic converter cleaned by some "professional mechanic" (who actually knows what he's doing).

I hope that I have answered your query.

[supraman2jz]

I got my Corolla's cleaned through a fb page, don't rem if it was the same. Workshop was in gulshan. Observed improvement in mileage and low end torque. The min I drove away from there, I noticed improved power.

[krafiq]

What's the procedure they followed for cleaning the cat?

[supraman2jz]

They poured a green colored liquid through the O2 bung, let it sit for 10 mins then flushed it out. Mileage started adding up and landed at +2 after that. My car also had the tendency to loose power when on operating temps, would work fine when cold. Cat service fixed this problem as well.

[krafiq]

Do share the content details of the service center where you got cat cleaned

[dms664]

Go for italian tune up once in a while and you will never need to clean the cat from mechanic.cat clogs in cars which are used in cities on slow speeds or hyper miled on long route.

Google Italian tune up. Take the car for a spin at motorway or open roads and it will clean the cat itself.

[supraman2jz]

The previous owner clocked very less miles on my car, most of them being highway miles. They were also hyper milers, and probably used bad quality fuel most of the time. The minute I got the car it was an Italian tune everyday, made some difference but not much. Catcon service made the best improvement. I still redline it every once in a while, it loves to chirp 2nd gear.

[supraman2jz]

Search fb for carcat automotive

[dms664]

Yes right once it is choked then Italian tuneup cant do much but if it is clear and u do Italian tune up off and on then it ll never get choked

[muhammad.hammadkhan]

Im getting it done from CatClean AutoMobile services

[dms664]

keep us posted with the results

[supraman2jz]

Good luck man