Hi guys, My Golf’s IV 1.4 16V catalytic converter broke yesterday, and I can hear a noise like that in this video (I know he’s not recording his catalytic converter, but the noise is the same), and I also identified that the noise is coming from the catalytic converter. Now the question is: What’s going to happen if I drive with catalytic converter broken for a while? It costs a lot of money to get a new one, and my parents just bought this car, even if this was over their budget (still paying for it). I just don’t want to make them sad, by paying for other things for the moment, and I can’t go to work this period (I have my lasts exams, because I finished High School).
Edit1: I also heard that I can replace it with an usual pipe/tube (I don’t know the right word in English), but there might be a problem with the second sensor, after catalytic converter. What should I do? Also, keep in mind that my car is a VW Golf…If I do something wrong, Christmas will come sooner in my the dashboard lights section… :))
Baby seals die, because of pollution.
Your car will be puking out way more emissions. It could also be blocked up depending on how the insidey bits have broke.
And, for example, if the catalytic converter will be blocked by those ceramic pieces, what’s going to happen with the engine? Stop working? Or way more emissions?
Get a test pipe if you can, or go to a junkyard and see if there is a model similar to yours with a functioning catalytic converter
You will not pass emisions and the car will sound horrible, also exhaust gasses may enter cabin space if you are unlucky. If you cant find a new one for the time being you could replace it with a straight pipe (temporarily) untill the next MOT.
I just want to drive it temporarily, and I’m lucky because I have to do my emissions inspection only in 2016. So, I’ll drive like this, and if gasses enter into the cabin space, I’ll replace it with a straight pipe, until I’ll get some money this summer. :)
Thanks everyone for your answers! I appreciate! :)
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Hi guys,
My Golf’s IV 1.4 16V catalytic converter broke yesterday, and I can hear a noise like that in this video (I know he’s not recording his catalytic converter, but the noise is the same), and I also identified that the noise is coming from the catalytic converter.
Now the question is: What’s going to happen if I drive with catalytic converter broken for a while? It costs a lot of money to get a new one, and my parents just bought this car, even if this was over their budget (still paying for it). I just don’t want to make them sad, by paying for other things for the moment, and I can’t go to work this period (I have my lasts exams, because I finished High School).
Edit1: I also heard that I can replace it with an usual pipe/tube (I don’t know the right word in English), but there might be a problem with the second sensor, after catalytic converter. What should I do? Also, keep in mind that my car is a VW Golf…If I do something wrong, Christmas will come sooner in my the dashboard lights section… :))
Baby seals die, because of pollution.
Your car will be puking out way more emissions. It could also be blocked up depending on how the insidey bits have broke.
And, for example, if the catalytic converter will be blocked by those ceramic pieces, what’s going to happen with the engine? Stop working? Or way more emissions?
Get a test pipe if you can, or go to a junkyard and see if there is a model similar to yours with a functioning catalytic converter
You will not pass emisions and the car will sound horrible, also exhaust gasses may enter cabin space if you are unlucky. If you cant find a new one for the time being you could replace it with a straight pipe (temporarily) untill the next MOT.
I just want to drive it temporarily, and I’m lucky because I have to do my emissions inspection only in 2016. So, I’ll drive like this, and if gasses enter into the cabin space, I’ll replace it with a straight pipe, until I’ll get some money this summer. :)
Thanks everyone for your answers! I appreciate! :)
Might just be a heatshield